Vantage research · November 2026 · wellbeing

What AI cites for “how to build better habits”

ChatGPT cited 5 sites, Gemini cited 0 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

5 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 8 words

  1. effectiveselfhelp.org
  2. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  3. psychologicalscience.org
  4. behavioralpolicy.org
  5. jmir.org

Brands namednone

Since October: new effectiveselfhelp.org, psychologicalscience.org, behavioralpolicy.org, jmir.org; dropped nia.nih.gov

Gemini

0 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 26 words

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

Brands namedPhase 1, Stack Your Habits, Design Your Environment, Phase 2, Temptation Bundling, Phase 3, Reduce Friction, Prime the Environment

Same sites as October.

Perplexity

8 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 22 words

  1. jamesclear.com
  2. newsinhealth.nih.gov
  3. heart.org
  4. psychologytoday.com
  5. healthdirect.gov.au
  6. learningcenter.unc.edu
  7. aarp.org
  8. penguin.co.nz

Brands namednone

Since October: new newsinhealth.nih.gov, aarp.org, penguin.co.nz; dropped healthline.com, healthy.kaiserpermanente.org, uclahealth.org

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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.