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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.","The deterministic identity audit contains qualification notes that must be disclosed where relevant.","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":6,"maximum_finalists":10,"minimum_mentions":2,"name":"AI Marketing Consensus Index cross-platform AI consensus analysis","platforms_included":["anthropic","deepseek","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 15:27:40.399427+00","research_date":"2026-09-17","source_snapshot_sha256":"0ae39d1af490d55dddce3171e010309abd67e5a35c0441774ce329b7e67ab35a","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":26,"qualified_finalists":10,"ranking_unit":"Software, service, or advisory solution provider"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"Scrunch AI is a good fit for competitive citation analysis, with four of six platforms naming it in the ranking stage and rating it \"good.\" The strongest reason to consider it is direct cited-domain and URL visibility: Scrunch reports which sources AI models cite, separates branded, competitor, and third-party citations, and prioritizes sources with an Influence Score (, -1, -14). The main limitation is that the lowest-cost Core plan covers only four AI platforms with capped prompts and competitors, while expanded coverage, APIs, and the Agent Experience Platform require custom-priced…","target_buyer":"Companies seeking AI Citation Solutions for Competitive Citation Analysis across AI search, generative-answer, and recommendation platforms","topic":{"base_category":"AI citation and authority building","category_criteria":["Compare cited domains and URLs","identify the sources repeatedly supporting each competitor","map competitor citation architecture","measure source overlap","find missing authority sources","and prioritize opportunities"],"geography":"United States","slug":"best-ai-citation-solutions-for-competitive-citation-analysis","title":"Best AI Citation Solutions for Competitive Citation Analysis","use_case":"AI Citation Solutions for Competitive Citation Analysis"}}