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Platform-reported dates are provenance metadata and do not independently prove freshness.","All included platforms evaluated fit, but platformmentions counts only platforms that named the entity during ranking discovery.","Do not resolve conflicting product names, pricing, or capabilities by guessing; describe the conflict and tell buyers what to verify.","The supplied URLs were collected from platform responses and were not independently validated by the writer stage.","Platform-reported research dates differ from the authoritative run date; disclose this as a methodology limitation.","Citations are platform-reported evidence, not independently verified facts. No-search model claims require explicit verification before being described as current facts."],"methodology":{"fit_rating_contract":["strong","good","mixed","weak","uncertain"],"included_valid_platform_count":7,"maximum_finalists":10,"minimum_mentions":2,"name":"AI Marketing Consensus Index cross-platform AI consensus analysis","platforms_included":["anthropic","deepseek","google","grok","kimi","openai","perplexity"],"platforms_queried":["openai","anthropic","deepseek","grok","perplexity","kimi","google"],"stages":["ranking_discovery","fit_assessment","normalization","editorial_synthesis"],"version":"alias-table-1"},"provenance":{"generated_at":"2026-09-17 10:11:01.090005+00","research_date":"2026-09-17","source_snapshot_sha256":"0bd9ecc683cae3791927cc45d79904ae6f451f5e3e5fb0f1c8ad2a2f5573e2e5","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":30,"qualified_finalists":10,"ranking_unit":"Software tool or content optimization platform"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"SE Ranking is a good fit for companies that want AI citation monitoring integrated with conventional SEO, but a mixed fit for buyers who need dedicated citation forensics. Three of seven platforms named SE Ranking during the ranking stage (openai, anthropic, deepseek), a 42.9% share of included platform responses, at an average listed rank of 6.7 and a best rank of 6. The strongest reason to consider it is prompt-level tracking of cited domains and URLs, competitor appearances, cached answers, and historical movement across five AI surfaces, with API and MCP access. 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