Vantage research · November 2026 · tech

What AI cites for “best tablet”

ChatGPT cited 2 sites, Gemini cited 5 sites, Perplexity cited 8 sites. No site was cited by all three.

Updated every 3 monthsNext edition 1 February 2027

ChatGPTGeminiPerplexity dots beside a site: the other engines that cite it too

ChatGPT

2 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 29 words

  1. tomsguide.com
  2. bestbuy.com

Brands namedApple

Since October: new bestbuy.com; dropped engadget.com, techradar.com

Gemini

5 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 25 words

  1. pcmag.com
  2. get-it-easy.de
  3. youtube.comcommunity
  4. androidcentral.com
  5. refurbed.de

Brands namednone

Since October: new pcmag.com, get-it-easy.de, youtube.com, androidcentral.com

Perplexity

8 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 30 words

  1. pcmag.com
  2. nytimes.com
  3. nbcnews.com
  4. forbes.com
  5. cnn.com
  6. androidauthority.com
  7. wired.com
  8. cnet.com

Brands namednone

Since October: new cnn.com, androidauthority.com; dropped bestbuy.com, techadvisor.com, techradar.com, tomsguide.com

Cited by more than one engine

  • pcmag.com

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Each engine was asked once, in English, as from the United States, on 2026-11-01. Answers change from run to run, so read this as a snapshot. Download the data.