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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":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 08:42:56.306178+00","research_date":"2026-09-19","source_snapshot_sha256":"c493161efbe8912207b38bc532649f15f6b705e04bfbed8958ca0349197de7f2","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":27,"qualified_finalists":10,"ranking_unit":"Software platform or research platform"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"Ahrefs AI Visibility (inferred) is a qualified but contested fit for mid-market AI visibility tracking. Three of seven platforms named it during ranking discovery, and fit ratings split: one platform rated it \"good,\" four rated it \"mixed,\" and two rated it \"uncertain.\" The strongest reason to consider it is Ahrefs Brand Radar's breadth — search-backed prompt modeling, citation analysis, competitor share-of-voice benchmarking, and historical reporting inside an existing SEO suite. 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