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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 08:35:22.334461+00","research_date":"2026-09-19","source_snapshot_sha256":"1de93438ec50bca802627affe78b57bedb729c75322a6778eca77e85cd247aaa","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":27,"qualified_finalists":10,"ranking_unit":"Software platform or research platform"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"Profound is a good, conditional fit for mid-market companies that need sophisticated AI visibility tracking and can support roughly $399 per month billed annually. Five of the seven included platforms named Profound during ranking discovery, at an average listed rank of 4.2 and a best rank of 2. Its strongest case is capability depth: prompt monitoring, citation analysis, competitor benchmarking, historical trends, and agent-assisted recommendations are all documented. The main limitation is plan-gated coverage and cost. The tier most mid-market buyers would need is reported at approximately…","target_buyer":"Mid-market companies that need sophisticated AI search intelligence without enterprise-level complexity or cost","topic":{"base_category":"AI visibility and LLM monitoring platforms","category_criteria":["Recommendation tracking","citation analysis","competitor benchmarking","prompt monitoring","historical trends","and actionable reporting"],"geography":"United States","slug":"best-ai-visibility-platforms-for-mid-market-companies","title":"Best AI Visibility Platforms for Mid-Market Companies","use_case":"AI Visibility Platforms for Mid-Market Companies"}}