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3 -- cross model average position gap for Google AI models (Gemini, AI Overviews, AI Mode) (2026-05)
Across Google AI models, the median daily average position gap for a brand is 3.36 ranks.
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2026-05
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15,155
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95
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https://www.tryprofound.com/blog/variability-of-google-models-gemini-vs-aio-vs-ai-mode ↗
Source Article
Variability of Google models: Gemini vs AIO vs AI Mode
Gemini, AI Overviews, and AI Mode are built on shared infrastructure. We track them as separate models in Profound, and this is why.
- Brands see a median 8-point daily visibility gap between Google's three models.
- The models mention roughly the same number of brands, but they consistently choose …
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Google AI models (Gemini, AI Overviews, AI Mode): 3 cross model average position gap. Source: Profound (2026-05). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/cross-model-rank-gap-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/cross-model-rank-gap-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>3</strong> -- cross model average position gap for Google AI models (Gemini, AI Overviews, AI Mode)<br><small>Source: Profound (2026-05) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/cross-model-rank-gap-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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