Vantage research · September 2026 · tech

What AI cites for “best tablet”

ChatGPT cited 4 sites, Gemini cited 0 sites, Perplexity cited 10 sites. No site was cited by all three.

Updated monthlyNext edition 1 October 2026

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

ChatGPT

4 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 39 words

  1. tomsguide.com
  2. rottenwifi.com
  3. techadvisor.com
  4. stuff.tv

Gemini

0 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 23 words

Answered from what the model already knows: no sites cited.

Perplexity

10 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 28 words

  1. bestbuy.com
  2. pcmag.com
  3. reddit.comcommunity
  4. nytimes.com
  5. cnet.com
  6. techradar.com
  7. forbes.com
  8. whathifi.com
  9. tomsguide.com
  10. laptopmag.com

Cited by more than one engine

  • tomsguide.com

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Each engine was asked once, in English, as from the United States, on 2026-09-23. Answers change from run to run, so read this as a snapshot. Download the data.