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AI assistants show varied tool recommendations across platforms

A recent study by MaxAEO, a company that tracks AI assistant recommendations, analyzed which tools are most frequently suggested by various AI platforms. The research involved posing 40 specific questions to eight AI assistants, including ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Grok, over a seven-day period in October 2026. The findings revealed significant variations in tool recommendations across different platforms, with some tools like Profound, Peec AI, Otterly.AI, and Semrush consistently appearing across most assistants, while others showed strong performance on specific platforms but were absent on others. The study emphasizes the importance of analyzing recommendation data per platform rather than relying on a single aggregated score. AI

IMPACT Highlights the need for granular analysis of AI recommendations, suggesting that platform-specific data is crucial for understanding tool mentions.

RANK_REASON The item is an analysis and commentary on a methodology for tracking AI recommendations, rather than a direct release or product announcement.

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AI assistants show varied tool recommendations across platforms

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · MaxAEO ·

    How we track which tools AI assistants recommend (40 questions, 8 platforms, 2,124 answers)

    <p><em>Chris Han, Head of Product at MaxAEO</em></p> <p>Some context first. I work on MaxAEO, a tool that tracks how AI assistants mention brands. So I'm a player in the category I'm measuring here, and our own product is in the results, competitors included. Every number below c…