B
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26 -- companies on both engines for Cybersecurity vendors cited on both ChatGPT and Perplexity (Q2 2026)
26 cybersecurity companies were cited on both ChatGPT and Perplexity.
- Tested across 14 buyer-intent queries on 2 AI search engines
- Single snapshot testing window (May 13–20, 2026)
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26
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Count
Data Vintage
Q2 2026
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Sample Size
72
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B
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95
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60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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AnswerManiac
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https://www.answermaniac.ai/research/state-of-ai-search-cybersecurity ↗
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State of AI Search: Cybersecurity — Q2 2026 Report
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AnswerManiac
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Methodology
Count of cybersecurity companies cited in responses from both ChatGPT (GPT-4o) and Perplexity (Sonar Pro), May 13–20, 2026
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Cybersecurity vendors cited on both ChatGPT and Perplexity: 26 companies on both engines. Source: AnswerManiac (Q2 2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/dual-engine-presence-cybersecurity-2026
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