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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.","Company-owned citations materially outnumber independent citations; do not describe company claims as independently verified.","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":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 17:16:15.593743+00","research_date":"2026-09-17","source_snapshot_sha256":"7fe84337cb1af50713212b019e93a7feb9c2586381d0b6036aff1895bda1c371","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":27,"qualified_finalists":7,"ranking_unit":"Software tool or content optimization platform"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"OtterlyAI is a good fit for companies that need recurring, prompt-level monitoring of AI-search brand mentions, competitor visibility, and cited source URLs behind brand recommendations. Five of six included platforms named OtterlyAI during ranking discovery, and four of six rated it a good fit; one rated it mixed and one uncertain. The strongest reason to consider it is direct citation and source-URL monitoring with daily historical tracking, competitor gap analysis, and a low $29/month entry point. 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