Real run of October 29, 2026 on Moz: 10 questions, 4 assistants (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). The logo is a neutral example.
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Moz is named in 14 answers out of 40 and comes first on 1 of 10 questions. Semrush, SE Ranking and Ahrefs come first on 6 questions. (“Semrush alternatives” names Semrush in the question itself.) On 3 questions, no brand comes first on most assistants.
1 answer per assistant per question, on October 29, 2026: a snapshot of that day, not an average. A repeat the same day named the brand in 18 of 40 answers (see Stability below the table). “First” and “place” are counted among the 4 brands compared (Moz, Semrush, Ahrefs, SE Ranking): another brand can be named before them.
Share of AI answers that name the brand
By assistant
Tested on October 29, 2026 through each assistant's API. Exact model versions: see How we measured.
Brand vs competitors
Average place when named: place 1 = named first.
Where a competitor comes first
Questions where a competitor comes first on most assistants. The page cited in that answer is worth studying.
| Question | Who comes first, by assistant | Page cited in that answer |
|---|---|---|
| best backlink checker | ChatGPT: Ahrefs first, Moz not named Claude: Ahrefs first, Moz #3 Gemini: Ahrefs first, Moz not named Perplexity: Ahrefs first, Moz #3 | cited by ChatGPT pikaseo.com/articles/best-backlink-analysis-tools |
| best rank tracking software | ChatGPT: SE Ranking first, Moz not named Claude: SE Ranking first, Moz not named Gemini: SE Ranking first, Moz not named Perplexity: SE Ranking first, Moz not named | cited by ChatGPT techradar.com/pro/software-services/se-ranking |
| Semrush alternatives (the question names Semrush) | ChatGPT: Semrush first, Moz #4 Claude: Semrush first, Moz #4 Gemini: Semrush first, Moz not named Perplexity: Semrush first, Moz #4 | cited by ChatGPT ahrefs.com/faq |
| best all-in-one SEO software for agencies | ChatGPT: Semrush first, Moz not named Claude: Semrush first, Moz #4 Gemini: Semrush first, Moz not named Perplexity: Semrush first, Moz not named | cited by ChatGPT semrush.com/solutions/agencies/ |
| best SEO tool for local businesses | ChatGPT: Semrush first, Moz not named Claude: Semrush first, Moz #2 Gemini: Semrush first, Moz #2 Perplexity: Semrush first, Moz not named | cited by ChatGPT brightlocal.com/Local%20SEO%20Tools/ |
and 1 more question where a competitor comes first.
Question by question
| Question | ChatGPT | Claude | Gemini | Perplexity | Named first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| best SEO tool for a small agency | not named | #4 | not named | not named | SE Ranking 3 of 4 assistants (Claude: Semrush) |
| best keyword research tool | not named | #3 | not named | not named | The assistants disagree ChatGPT: Ahrefs · Claude: Ahrefs · Gemini: Semrush · Perplexity: Semrush |
| best backlink checker | not named | #3 | not named | #3 | Ahrefs |
| best rank tracking software | not named | not named | not named | not named | SE Ranking |
| Semrush alternatives (the question names Semrush) | #4 | #4 | not named | #4 | Semrush |
| best all-in-one SEO software for agencies | not named | #4 | not named | not named | Semrush |
| best tool to check domain authority | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 | Moz |
| best SEO tool for local businesses | not named | #2 | #2 | not named | Semrush |
| best SEO software for beginners | not named | not named | not named | not named | The assistants disagree ChatGPT: Ahrefs · Claude: SE Ranking · Gemini: SE Ranking · Perplexity: Semrush |
| best SEO reporting tool for clients | not named | not named | not named | not named | The assistants disagree ChatGPT: SE Ranking · Claude: Ahrefs · Gemini: Ahrefs · Perplexity: SE Ranking |
The table above is the first pass. Stability, measured: the same 10 questions were asked a second time the same day (October 29, 2026, 21:24 to 21:26 UTC). In 7 of 40 answers the first tracked brand differed between the two passes (including when none was named). Moz was named in 14 of 40 answers on the first pass and 18 of 40 on the second. Limits: 2 passes, same day, 1 answer per question and assistant. It shows that answers vary, not by how much. The full report asks each question 3 times.
Sources the assistants cite
Websites that appear most in the answers. This report does not measure whether being listed or quoted there changes the answers.
Actions to take
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Where the brand's own site is rarely cited
The brand's site is cited in 3 of 40 answers, semrush.com in 12. Start with "best backlink checker": Ahrefs comes first on 4 of 4 assistants. Read pikaseo.com/articles/best-backlink-analysis-tools, the page cited for it, and check whether the brand is on it. Second pass the same day: Ahrefs comes first on 3 of 4 assistants, and the brand is named by 3.
- 2
A gap to check
Claude names the brand in 7 answers out of 10, Gemini in 2 out of 10: a difference of 5 answers, on a single pass. The full report asks each question 3 times, so you can see whether this gap holds before you act.
- 3
Investigate the biggest gap
On "best rank tracking software", 4 of 4 assistants name SE Ranking first and none names the brand. Read the page cited in that answer and check whether the brand is on it. Second pass the same day: SE Ranking comes first on 3 of 4 assistants, and the brand is named by 1.
Pages cited instead of the brand's
The address of each page, not just the site. The number is how many answers cite the page. The brand's own pages are marked. A competitor page cited in several answers is worth studying.
Semrush One Plans and Pricing
SE Ranking review
Your Semrush Questions, Answered | Semrush.com
Best SEO Software for 2026: Overview & How to Choose - Semrush
Best Rank Tracking Software 2026: 12 Tools Tested | cloro
Ahrefs FAQ | Frequently asked questions
The brand's own pages cited: 6 pages, 7 citations in 3 answers (each marked with a badge)
moz.com
Moz Pro Pricing
Moz Pro | SEO Tool
Free Backlink Checker - Moz Link Explorer
Domain Authority: What is it and how is it calculated
Help Guide for the Free Domain Authority Checker Tool - Moz
What the assistants say about the brand
Exact sentences from the answers, copied word for word: for each answer, the first sentence that names the brand, in question order. We do not score their tone: you read them. 25 sentences name the brand, found with the same whole-word match, in 13 of the 14 answers that name it (sentences per assistant: ChatGPT 2 · Claude 13 · Gemini 5 · Perplexity 5; one answer can name the brand in several sentences). Answers that name the brand with no quotable sentence: 1. 3 are shown below, taken in question order. All 3 come from Claude, the assistant with the most sentences (13 of 25).
“Moz Pro – best for small businesses, freelancers, and SEO teams who want reliable keyword tracking, link analysis, and site auditing at a lower price than Semrush or Ahrefs.”Claude · best SEO tool for a small agency
“Moz Keyword Explorer – User-friendly, solid metrics (Priority Score), good for beginners/intermediate users.”Claude · best keyword research tool
“Moz Pro – In backlink checker testing, Moz Pro earned an A score, largely because it has the largest backlink index of any tool compared.”Claude · best backlink checker
What the assistants say instead
14 answers out of 40 name the brand. Competitors: Semrush 36, Ahrefs 31, SE Ranking 25. Exact sentences that name the competitor winning most questions, copied word for word. Each is the first sentence of its answer that names that competitor, so it can differ from the brand named first in the table.
“Semrush – Semrush covers SEO, PPC, content and social under one login, with the widest integrations, making it a strong pick for full-service agencies.”Claude · best SEO tool for a small agency
“Pick Semrush instead if you want a broader SEO-and-marketing toolkit; pick Ahrefs if backlink research is a major part of your work.”ChatGPT · best SEO tool for a small agency
“Why it’s best: Semrush remains the industry standard for competitive research, keyword databases, and paid media insights.”Gemini · best SEO tool for a small agency
“Best overall: Semrush—a strong all-in-one choice for SEO keyword discovery, search intent, and competitor research, but it’s relatively expensive.”Perplexity · best keyword research tool
How we measured
We asked each assistant the same 10 buyer questions, chosen by us and listed in full above, with web search on, and read each answer by code: whole-word brand matching, order of first mention among the brands compared, cited websites. No opinion scoring. Answers come from the assistants' official APIs, so they can differ from what the apps show. They also change from one day to the next: treat this as a snapshot, to redo to follow the trend.Assistants tested, with the API model id as returned (not necessarily the model behind the app): ChatGPT gpt-6-luna (asked October 29, 2026, 16:41 to 16:42 UTC); Claude claude-sonnet-5 (asked October 29, 2026, 16:41 to 16:42 UTC); Gemini gemini-3.6-flash (asked October 29, 2026, 16:55 to 16:56 UTC); Perplexity perplexity/sonar (asked October 29, 2026, 17:02 to 17:03 UTC). Country: US (the Gemini API has no country setting). Answers per question: 1.
A question that contains a brand name (here "Semrush") names that brand almost by definition: read that row with that in mind. "best tool to check domain authority" also favors Moz: Domain Authority is Moz's own metric.
Questions asked in English, US market. Original quotes, not translated.
Raw answers, published: pass 1 (JSON), the run behind this report, with one record per answer (rank, other brands, cited pages, quoted sentences); pass 2 (JSON), the same 10 questions asked again later the same day, with the full text of each answer. Check any figure on this page against them.
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