AI engine guides
How each AI engine decides what to recommend
Every AI engine recommends companies differently. Drawing on published industry analyses of AI search citations and how each engine retrieves information, these guides show you what drives recommendations on each engine, and how to get cited.
The 5 signals behind ChatGPT recommendations. 51% of B2B buyers now start research with an AI chatbot (G2 2026).
Read the guide →Why Claude is the most conservative engine, and how it picks who to cite.
Read the guide →How Perplexity's real-time retrieval pipeline chooses and cites sources.
Read the guide →How Google ecosystem signals (Business Profile, reviews) drive Gemini.
Read the guide →How AI Overviews differs from classic SEO, and what gets cited.
Read the guide →Why G2 reviews are among the most-cited B2B sources in AI search.
Read the guide →How Clutch reviews power AI recommendations for service firms.
Read the guide →The underused B2B channel that feeds Gemini and Google AI Overviews.
Read the guide →See how you rank across all 6 AI engines we scan
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