Vantage research · November 2026 · fitness
What AI cites for “how to start running”
ChatGPT cited 2 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
2 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 8 words
- nhs.uk
- heart.org
Brands namedWeeks 1, Weeks 3, Weeks 5, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Since October: new heart.org; dropped cdc.gov
Gemini
0 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 25 words
Answered from what the model already knows: no sites cited.
Brands namedPhase 1, Running Shoes, Comfortable Clothing, Phase 2, Frequency, Warm-up, Cool-down, Phase 3
Same sites as October.
Perplexity
9 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 14 words
- health.clevelandclinic.org
- garmin.com
- hss.edu
- socom.mil
- nike.com
- rei.com
- healthline.com
- hoka.com
- brooksrunning.com
Brands namednone
Since October: new garmin.com, hss.edu, socom.mil, brooksrunning.com; dropped runnersworld.com, wikihow.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.