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Why are AI search engines like Perplexity citing our competitor instead of us, and how do we analyze their backlink or content profile?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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Why are AI search engines like Perplexity citing our competitor instead of us, and how do we analyze their backlink or content profile?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
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 (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
Perplexity AI citations source selection ranking factors crawler documentation publishers content retrieval 2025 2026 Google ↗
Ahrefs competitor backlink analysis referring domains link intersect guide Semrush backlink gap content gap Google ↗
- Explore Ahrefs · ahrefs.com
- Explore Semrush · semrush.com
- Explore Majestic · majestic.com
- How to use Link Intersect to find Backlink ideas from Competitor Websites · help.ahrefs.com
- How Backlink Gap can help you · semrush.com
- Perplexity crawler documentation · docs.perplexity.ai
- What Drives AI Citations? Content, Retrieval and Model Knowledge in Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) · arxiv.org
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Perplexity AI citations source selection ranking factors crawler documentation publishers content retrieval 2025 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Ahrefs competitor backlink analysis referring domains link intersect guide Semrush backlink gap content gap OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |