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Can you explain the underlying ranking algorithms that determine which external sources Perplexity and SearchGPT choose to cite in their synthesized answers for high-intent B2B queries?
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Can you explain the underlying ranking algorithms that determine which external sources Perplexity and SearchGPT choose to cite in their synthesized answers for high-intent B2B queries?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Perplexity how search works ranking sources citations official blog retrieval rerankingGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
OpenAI ChatGPT search how sources selected citations search ranking official documentationGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
OpenAI SearchGPT prototype publishers ranking search results official announcementGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
Perplexity how search works ranking sources citations official blog retrieval reranking Google ↗
OpenAI ChatGPT search how sources selected citations search ranking official documentation Google ↗
OpenAI SearchGPT prototype publishers ranking search results official announcement Google ↗
- Architecting and Evaluating an AI-First Search API · perplexity.ai
- Searching the web with ChatGPT · help.openai.com
- What is Pro Search? · perplexity.ai
- Web search · developers.openai.com
- SearchGPT Prototype · openai.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
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Perplexity how search works ranking sources citations official blog retrieval reranking OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
OpenAI ChatGPT search how sources selected citations search ranking official documentation OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
OpenAI SearchGPT prototype publishers ranking search results official announcement OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |