// AI RECOMMENDATION INDEX · 2026-W29 · n=30
What AI actually
recommends, measured weekly
We ask 5 leading AI models the questions real buyers ask — then publish exactly who they name, with sample sizes and the sources they cite.
> query the index — e.g. "best crm" ▍
[ 34 categories ][ 5 models ][ sources cited ][ csv export ]
reco --category accounting --week 2026-W29 open →
MENTION RATE · ALL MODELS · n=30
0193%
0287%
0370%
0467%
0543%
→ full_breakdown --accounting 34
categories tracked
5
AI models sampled
2026-W29
current week
Weekly
refresh cadence
START_POINTS // stronger category pages
all categories →EMAIL MARKETING
Mailchimp 73%
Open the prompt set, model split, and cited sources for this buyer-intent category.
ACCOUNTING FOR CONSTRUCTION
QuickBooks Online 87%
Open the prompt set, model split, and cited sources for this buyer-intent category.
STAFF SCHEDULING FOR RESTAURANTS
7shifts 97%
Open the prompt set, model split, and cited sources for this buyer-intent category.
SCHEDULING FOR MASSAGE THERAPISTS
Acuity Scheduling 80%
Open the prompt set, model split, and cited sources for this buyer-intent category.
THE_INDEX // 2026-W29
sort: mention_rate ↓ #CATEGORYTOP_PICKRATE%AGREEMENTΔWK
01 CRM Pipedrive ██████████ 100% ▮▮▮▮ HIGH new 02 Meeting Scheduling Calendly ██████████ 100% ▮▮▮▮ HIGH new 03 Accounting Software Xero █████████· 93% ▮▮▮▯ HIGH new 04 HR Software Gusto █████████· 93% ▮▮▮▯ HIGH new 05 Project Management ClickUp █████████· 87% ▮▮▯▯ MED new 06 Customer Support Helpdesk Freshdesk ████████·· 83% ▮▮▯▯ MED new 07 Business Password Manager Bitwarden ████████·· 77% ▮▮▯▯ SPLIT new 08 Email Marketing Mailchimp ███████··· 73% ▮▮▯▯ SPLIT new 09 Live Chat Software Crisp ███████··· 73% ▮▮▯▯ MED new 10 Web Analytics Google Analytics 4 ███████··· 67% ▮▮▯▯ SPLIT new MODEL_MATRIX // Accounting Software
Who each model recommends — mention rate per brand × model. Brighter = named more often. Every category page has its own matrix.
BRAND DS GEM KIMI GPT PPLX AVG
Xero 1001001008383 93%
QuickBooks Online 83831008383 87%
FreshBooks 67501005083 70%
Wave 83331005067 67%
Zoho Books 5033505033 43%
NetSuite 5017505017 37%
TOP_CITED // Accounting Software
1 quickbooks.intuit.com 20.8%
2 xero.com 14.5%
3 freshbooks.com 12.9%
4 wave.com 10.2%
5 sage.com 8.6%
METHODOLOGY.log read full →
[01] prompts/ fixed buyer-intent questions per category — what people actually ask.
[02] sampling/ each prompt × 5 models, repeated — frequency, never a single answer.
[03] publish/ every prompt, model & limitation public · raw data downloadable.
track_your_brand_
Weekly report of how often AI recommends you — and exactly what to do about the gaps.