Vantage research · November 2026 · finance
What AI cites for “how to create a budget”
ChatGPT cited 0 sites, Gemini cited 0 sites, Perplexity cited 9 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
0 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 28 words
Answered from what the model already knows: no sites cited.
Brands named30% Wants
Since October: dropped consumer.gov, consumerfinance.gov
Gemini
0 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 45 words
Answered from what the model already knows: no sites cited.
Brands namedCalculate Your Net Income, Track Your Spending, Fixed Expenses, Variable Expenses, Zero-Based Budgeting, Short-term, Long-term, Automate and Monitor
Same sites as October.
Perplexity
9 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 13 words
- consumer.gov
- bettermoneyhabits.bankofamerica.com
- studentaid.gov
- dfi.wa.gov
- dfr.oregon.gov
- usbank.com
- us.hsbc.com
- huntington.com
- wellsfargo.com
Brands namednone
Since October: new consumer.gov, dfi.wa.gov, dfr.oregon.gov, us.hsbc.com; dropped chase.com, citizensbank.com, experian.com, fultonbank.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.