AI Answer Index report
AI Answer Ranking Index
A living-style public report tracking which AI visibility and AI answer ranking platforms appear across AI-generated answers.
Report type
Public Index report
Last updated
Jun 29, 2026
Engine
AnswerRoute Index
Model / source
public_index / demo_seed / seed-v1 / perplexity-live-v1
This report now reads from AnswerRoute Index tables, but the current local category sample is marked demo_seed / seed-v1. Treat it as seed-supported observed evidence, not as a live full-market ranking.
Latest evidence
Jun 29, 2026
latest Index stat or answer snapshot
Query stat rows
12
public Index records in this cut
Observed scans
547
seed-supported or observed scan signals
Citation signals
286
domain citation signals in query stats
Executive summary
best AI answer ranking tools is the strongest available public Index query in this category cut, with 32 seed-supported scans and 82 citation signals.
Profound is the top brand signal in the current Index evidence, appearing across 5 tracked queries with 92.9% avg mention rate, 38 citation signals.
answerroute.com is the leading cited domain signal in this cut, with 54 citation signals.
10 related prompt signals are available for recheck planning; use them as the next live-check queue, not as a final market panel.
Prompt set
Citation domains
Observed brands
| Brand | Mention status | Rank | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profound | seen across 5 Index queries | avg 2.2 | 92.9% avg mention rate, 38 citation signals |
| AnswerRoute | seen across 5 Index queries | avg 1.4 | 89.2% avg mention rate, 52 citation signals |
| Topify | seen across 3 Index queries | avg 2.4 | 75% avg mention rate, 14 citation signals |
| Peec | seen across 3 Index queries | avg 2.8 | 68% avg mention rate, 24 citation signals |
| Frase | seen across 2 Index queries | avg 3 | 100% avg mention rate, 4 citation signals |
| GrowthOS | seen across 2 Index queries | avg 3 | 100% avg mention rate, 4 citation signals |
| Peec AI | seen across 2 Index queries | avg 4 | 100% avg mention rate, 4 citation signals |
| Scrunch | seen across 2 Index queries | avg 3.6 | 53% avg mention rate, 10 citation signals |
Standards summary
This report now reads from the AnswerRoute Index evidence layer: query stats, answer snapshots, parsed brand mentions, cited domains, rank order, and citation signals. The current cut is still seed-supported, so it is useful for recheck planning and public-data honesty, not for full-market claims.
Brand leaderboard
| Brand | Mention rate | Average rank | Citation signals | Observed queries | Evidence strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1 Profound seen across 5 Index queries | 92.9% | 2.2 | 38 | 5 | 92.9% avg mention rate, 38 citation signals |
#2 AnswerRoute seen across 5 Index queries | 89.2% | 1.4 | 52 | 5 | 89.2% avg mention rate, 52 citation signals |
#3 Topify seen across 3 Index queries | 75% | 2.4 | 14 | 3 | 75% avg mention rate, 14 citation signals |
#4 Peec seen across 3 Index queries | 68% | 2.8 | 24 | 3 | 68% avg mention rate, 24 citation signals |
#5 Frase seen across 2 Index queries | 100% | 3 | 4 | 2 | 100% avg mention rate, 4 citation signals |
#6 GrowthOS seen across 2 Index queries | 100% | 3 | 4 | 2 | 100% avg mention rate, 4 citation signals |
#7 Peec AI seen across 2 Index queries | 100% | 4 | 4 | 2 | 100% avg mention rate, 4 citation signals |
#8 Scrunch seen across 2 Index queries | 53% | 3.6 | 10 | 2 | 53% avg mention rate, 10 citation signals |
Prompt sample table
| Prompt | Intent | Brands | Citation signals | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| best AI answer ranking tools | 94 observed/search signals | 5 | 82 | public_index |
| AI visibility platform | 88 observed/search signals | 5 | 74 | public_index |
| AnswerRoute | 75 observed/search signals | 5 | 42 | demo_seed |
| AI answer ranking software | 52 observed/search signals | 6 | 10 | public_index |
| AI answer ranking software | 52 observed/search signals | 6 | 10 | public_index |
| AI visibility platform for brands | 51 observed/search signals | 10 | 10 | public_index |
| AI visibility platform for brands | 51 observed/search signals | 10 | 10 | public_index |
| AnswerRoute vs Profound | 50 observed/search signals | 2 | 10 | public_index |
Recent answer snapshots
| Prompt | Engine | Model | Checked | Mentions | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI citation report | Perplexity | sonar | Jun 29, 2026 | 6 | 9 |
| rising brands in AI visibility | Perplexity | sonar | Jun 29, 2026 | 0 | 8 |
| most cited domains in AI answers | Perplexity | sonar | Jun 29, 2026 | 10 | 9 |
| AI answer ranking watch | Perplexity | sonar | Jun 29, 2026 | 8 | 9 |
| AnswerRoute self-ranking challenge | Perplexity | sonar | Jun 29, 2026 | 1 | 10 |
| Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit alternatives | Perplexity | sonar | Jun 29, 2026 | 9 | 9 |
How AnswerRoute measured this
Methodology
AnswerRoute reads public Index query stats, answer snapshots, parsed brand mentions, and citation-domain records from the local database.
Brand rows aggregate topBrandsJson from relevant English AI answer ranking and visibility query stats, then average mention rate and observed rank across those query records.
Citation rows aggregate topDomainsJson citation signals and supporting brand labels across the same public Index records.
What this report does not claim
Limitations
The current category data is seed-supported and locally observed; it is not a complete live market crawl or durable vendor ranking.
AI answers vary by engine, model, time, region, retrieval context, and prompt phrasing.
Search Console inspection state and production worker cadence are tracked separately and should be reconciled before publishing stronger growth claims.
Related Index nodes
Next actions
Run live Index checks for the strongest prompt rows and compare brand order, citations, and answer wording.
Promote converted benchmark and prompt pages to this same evidence helper so public proof stops importing mock framework data.
After VPS worker verification, refresh this page from new ai_geo checks instead of only seed-supported stats.