B
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62%
62% -- share of queries with divergent brand recommendations for ChatGPT vs Google AI (2026)
62% of queries generate different brand recommendations between ChatGPT and Google AI.
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62%
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Percentage
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2026
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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BrightEdge
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https://www.fortop.it/en/blog/market-insights/from-seo-to-geo-how-llms-are-rewriting-the-rules-of-br… ↗
Source Article
From SEO to GEO: LLMs and Brand Visibility | Fortop
From SEO to GEO: How LLMs Are Rewriting the Rules of Brand Visibility
Why the SERP Is No Longer Enough — and What Really Changes in the Era of Answer Engines
Do we want to call it GEO? Fine. It can help us better explain what’s happening — though, to be honest, the name matters less than the concept…
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ChatGPT vs Google AI: 62% share of queries with divergent brand recommendations. Source: BrightEdge (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/brightedge-divergent-brand-recommendations
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