Feature-led ask · Prompt 6 of 8 · July 2026

A real buyer question from the July 2026 snapshot, asked 3× to each of the three models. 9 answers recorded.

“I need to track brand citations across ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews with an API. What are my options?”

ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot

…Build your own “AI visibility tracker” (most control) Use APIs where available: OpenAI API (Chat Completions / Responses) to simulate ChatGPT-style answers Google Gemini API for Gemini responses For Google AI Overviews: Use a SERP API (SerpAPI, DataForSEO, Zenserp, Bright Data) that explicitly returns AI Overview blocks when present Method: Maintain a keyword set (the prompts you care about) Query each model with…

Named across its answers: 1. Profound2. OpenAI3. SerpAPI4. Peec AI5. Bright Data

Verbatim excerpt from one collected ChatGPT answer; formatting flattened, words untouched.

SerpAPI leads on raw mention rate (8 of 9 answers) while OpenAI matches it on first-recommendation count and cross-model consistency, making these two the only brands named by all three models. Profound's complete absence from Claude despite appearing in every ChatGPT answer shows how model-specific training gaps can quietly cut a brand's effective reach by a third.

AI-generated read of the July 2026 measurements.

Who wins this question

Leaning SerpAPI Consensus

All three models name OpenAI and SerpAPI on this question.

ChatGPT

Claude

Gemini mentioned · first · avg. pos

SerpAPI 93311221 8/9 · 3× first · #2.8

OpenAI 611144 6/9 · 3× first · #2.8

Google 22255 5/9 · never first · #3.2

Profound 17759 5/9 · 1× first · #5.8

Bright Data 126463 5/9 · never first · #6.2

DataForSEO 10431 4/9 · 1× first · #4.5

ValueSerp 212 3/9 · 1× first · #1.7

Perplexity 866 3/9 · never first · #6.7

Zenserp 1155 3/9 · never first · #7

Peec AI 499 3/9 · never first · #7.3

AthenaHQ 51010 3/9 · never first · #8.3

Authoritas 1278 3/9 · never first · #9

Each square is one collected answer; the number is the brand's position in that answer. Lime = the very first recommendation. Unlinked brands were named by the models here but sit outside this category's published top 15 overall. Showing the top 12 of 38 brands named at least once. Never mentioned here: BrightEdge, Conductor, WordLift.