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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":"2026-09-18 00:40:12.583993+00","research_date":"2026-09-18","source_snapshot_sha256":"2d1a31401dfb1ab8d5c0227d1f5820227a4d5736e0a86a76134e55d346f033d8","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":40,"qualified_finalists":7,"ranking_unit":"Agency or consulting partner"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"Profound is a good-to-strong fit for AI Search Agencies doing competitive citation analysis, especially those serving larger clients who need multi-engine citation mapping and centralized client workspaces. Two of six platforms named Profound during ranking discovery (openai, deepseek), and both ranked it first; the other four platforms evaluated fit without naming it in the ranking stage. The strongest reason to consider it is its citation-focused Answer Engine Insights feature set, which maps cited URLs, classifies sources, and benchmarks citation share against competitors. 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