Comparative analysis β€” 553 prompts analyzed

ChatGPT vs Perplexity vs Google AI

How the 3 AIs cite sources β€” number of references, response rate, and favorite domains. Real data extracted from our multi-provider analyses.

Average sources per response

Average number of sources cited in each response

Perplexity
10.2
ChatGPT
4.5
Google AI
2.4
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Response rate

Percentage of prompts with a usable response

Perplexity
92%
ChatGPT
94%
Google AI
79%
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Perplexity

Sources / response10.2
Response rate92%
Responses analyzed553

Top cited domains

1robot-speed.com30%
2fr.tripadvisor.ch20.9%
3tripadvisor.fr20.8%
4myswitzerland.com15.6%
5forumamontres.forumactif.com12.7%

ChatGPT

Sources / response4.5
Response rate94%
Responses analyzed553

Top cited domains

1openstreetmap.org44.5%
2tour-switzerland.ch16.3%
3myswitzerland.com13.2%
4images.openai.com13.2%
5tripadvisor.com12.8%

Google AI

Sources / response2.4
Response rate79%
Responses analyzed553

Top cited domains

1tripadvisor.fr26.8%
2tripadvisor.com21.4%
3myswitzerland.com19.6%
4skiinfo.fr17.3%
5fr.comparis.ch14.9%

Comparison table

Metrics side by side

Synthetic view of each provider on key metrics: source volume, reliability and coverage.

MetricPerplexityChatGPTGoogle AI
Avg sources / response10.24.52.4
Response rate92%94%79%
Responses analyzed553553553
Most cited domainrobot-speed.comopenstreetmap.orgtripadvisor.fr

Key insights

4x

perplexity cites 4x more sources than google_ai on average.

94%

chatgpt has the best response rate β€” it responds most often with usable content.

553

Total questions analyzed across all verticals tracked by our index.

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