{"citations":{"source_mix":{"company_owned":29,"independent":18,"unclear":0},"sources_referenced_by_questions":0,"support_mix":{"direct":45,"partial":2},"total_sources":47,"unique_domain_count":27},"claims":[{"claim_id":"claim-001","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-09-19","platform_support":["anthropic","deepseek","google","grok","kimi","openai","perplexity"],"predicate":"platforms_analyzed","qualifier":"valid included platform responses","subject":"Best AI Visibility Platforms for Competitor Citation Analysis","unit":"platforms","value":7},{"claim_id":"claim-002","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-09-19","platform_support":["deepseek","google","openai","perplexity"],"predicate":"final_consensus_rank","qualifier":"AI Visibility Platforms for Competitor Citation Analysis","subject":"Ahrefs","unit":"rank","value":5},{"claim_id":"claim-003","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-09-19","platform_support":["deepseek","google","openai","perplexity"],"predicate":"platform_mentions","qualifier":"out of 7","subject":"Ahrefs","unit":"platforms","value":4},{"claim_id":"claim-004","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-09-19","platform_support":["openai","grok"],"predicate":"fit_rating_count","qualifier":"strong","subject":"Ahrefs","unit":"platforms","value":2},{"claim_id":"claim-005","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-09-19","platform_support":["anthropic","deepseek","google"],"predicate":"fit_rating_count","qualifier":"good","subject":"Ahrefs","unit":"platforms","value":3},{"claim_id":"claim-006","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-09-19","platform_support":["perplexity","kimi"],"predicate":"fit_rating_count","qualifier":"mixed","subject":"Ahrefs","unit":"platforms","value":2}],"content_scope":"aggregated facts, computed metrics, and retrieval summaries","entities":[{"average_rank":6,"best_rank":3,"entity_id":"entity-001","entity_type":"company","final_rank":5,"name":"Ahrefs","platform_mentions":4,"platform_share":0.5714285714285714}],"identity":{"dataset_url":"https://aimarketingconsensusindex.com/datasets/ai-visibility-llm-monitoring/competitor-citation-analysis/ahrefs.json","page_url":"https://aimarketingconsensusindex.com/ai-visibility-llm-monitoring/competitor-citation-analysis/ahrefs","report_type":"fit_review","study_id":"AIMCI-STUDY-F3C0487E47FB","title":"Ahrefs for AI Visibility Platforms for Competitor Citation Analysis: AI Consensus Fit Review"},"limitations":["Use the run researchdate as the study date. 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.","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":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":"2026-09-19 13:00:19.850006+00","research_date":"2026-09-19","source_snapshot_sha256":"6318bd73eed26b1d89a4060a4932d362d6629ea265cb47874b7ffcb4ad39e1b9","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":35,"qualified_finalists":7,"ranking_unit":"Software platform or research platform"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"Ahrefs is a good-to-strong fit for competitor citation analysis, but only under specific conditions. Four of seven platforms named Ahrefs during the ranking stage, and fit ratings split between \"strong\" (openai, grok), \"good\" (anthropic, deepseek, google), and \"mixed\" (kimi, perplexity). The strongest reason to consider it is Brand Radar's cited-domain and cited-page reporting combined with Ahrefs' own backlink and authority data, which lets buyers judge why a competitor's source earned a citation. The main limitation is cost and packaging: Brand Radar is widely reported at $199/month per AI…","target_buyer":"Companies seeking AI Visibility Platforms for Competitor Citation Analysis across AI search, generative-answer, and recommendation platforms","topic":{"base_category":"AI visibility and LLM monitoring platforms","category_criteria":["Identify which domains and pages are cited for each brand","which sources appear to influence recommendations","how competitor citation architecture differs from its own","and where source or authority gaps may exist"],"geography":"United States","slug":"best-ai-visibility-platforms-for-competitor-citation-analysis","title":"Best AI Visibility Platforms for Competitor Citation Analysis","use_case":"AI Visibility Platforms for Competitor Citation Analysis"}}