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 "name": "Where AI answers get their sources: the AI visibility category, 90 days to 1 October 2026",
 "published": "2026-10-03",
 "publisher": "GetIntel",
 "method": "GetIntel tracks buyer questions in the AI visibility software category daily on ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews and records every source each answer cites. Figures cover 4 July to 1 October 2026: 12,276 answers and 19,637 cited sources. GetIntel's own site is excluded from the domain list.",
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  "vendors_in_the_category": 12
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  "editorial": 17,
  "user_generated": 11,
  "vendors_in_the_category": 12
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