Vantage research · November 2026 · food
What AI cites for “how to make sourdough bread”
ChatGPT cited 1 site, 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
1 site · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 68 words
- kingarthurbaking.com
Brands namedIngredients, Water, Salt, Bake, 8 AM, 12 PM, 6 PM, 30 PM
Same sites as October.
Gemini
0 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 35 words
Answered from what the model already knows: no sites cited.
Brands namedPhase 1, Phase 2, Bread Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Water, Active Sourdough Starter, Fine Sea Salt, Equipment
Same sites as October.
Perplexity
9 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 26 words
- bbc.com
- bbcgoodfood.com
- cooking.nytimes.com
- allrecipes.com
- extension.illinois.edu
- billyparisi.com
- grit.com
- delish.com
- kingarthurbaking.com
Brands namedIngredients, Instructions, Shape, Proof, Preheat
Since October: new bbc.com, cooking.nytimes.com, allrecipes.com, extension.illinois.edu; dropped bbc.co.uk, feastingathome.com, food.com, healthline.com
Cited by more than one engine
- kingarthurbaking.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.