What people mean by AI search

ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and Copilot do not share one index.

Each provider has different models, retrieval systems, source coverage, and product behavior. A business can appear in one answer and be absent from another.

That is why provider labels matter. A result from the OpenAI API with web search should be described exactly that way. It should not be presented as if the same answer was observed in every ChatGPT account or on every other AI platform.

A useful result

Keep the evidence attached to the claim.

01

Question tested

The exact customer-language request, created without putting the target business name into it.

02

Outcome observed

Recommended, mentioned, cited, or missing, with the answer text saved for review.

03

Businesses and sources

The companies named and the pages used to support the answer.

04

Fix linked to evidence

A practical change tied to the missing fact, weak page, competitor advantage, or trusted source observed.

Current Cite N Seek coverage

One verified live provider is more useful than five invented ones.

The paid launch report checks OpenAI with live web search. We plan to add Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and Microsoft Copilot only after each adapter can run reliably, preserve evidence, and report failures honestly.

The free Vibe Check is different: it reads the public homepage and evaluates business understanding. It does not run recommendation searches.

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