PlatformSources

see where AI gets its answers.

Every AI answer is built from real sources online. Know what AI is reading about your industry, so you can insert yourself into the pathway it draws answers from.

01 / Concept

AI reads the web, then it answers.

AI can’t experience your product. It can only draw conclusions from what it reads online.

Every recommendation ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok, or Perplexity makes about your brand is built from a stack of sources it pulled before answering. Editorial reviews. Forum threads. Videos. Retail pages. Your own site. Centium surfaces that stack so you can act on it.

That source stack is the foundation of Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). Know the inputs. Shape the answer.

ChatGPTChatGPT
Live search
What are the best activewear brands for running and athleisure?

For activewear focused on performance, the top recommendations are Tracksmith1 for marathon training and Lululemon5 for everyday training. For athleisure with a sustainable angle, Demo Athletic3 has been gaining traction, especially their joggers and leggings.

Women’s Health2 ranks them highly for fit and value, and community discussion on r/runningfashion4 frequently mentions them alongside the more established brands.

Sources· 5 cited
  • 1runnersworld.com favicon
    Best Running Brands of 2026
    runnersworld.com
  • 2womenshealthmag.com favicon
    Best Workout Clothes For Women
    womenshealthmag.com
  • 3demoathletic.co favicon
    Demo Athletic — collections / mens-joggers
    demoathletic.co
  • 4reddit.com favicon
    r/runningfashion — best running clothing brands
    reddit.com
  • 5lululemon.com favicon
    Lululemon — Athletica
    lululemon.com
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02 / Problem

one-off prompts
don’t tell you much.

A snapshot is not a system.

Most teams are still testing AI by typing prompts into the chat window themselves. One prompt, one answer, one screenshot. It tells you where you landed today and nothing about why.

We run hundreds of prompts on a cadence across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Grok. Every source each model reaches for is logged, scored, and ranked. Patterns surface. The same handful of websites turn up again and again as the foundation of the answer.

Once you know which sources AI keeps pulling from, you know exactly where the work is.

Websites Referenced
Specific websites referenced by AI models as a source in all tested prompts.
WebsiteCitation Rate
runnersworld.com faviconrunnersworld.com
18.8%
statista.com faviconstatista.com
13.0%
forbes.com faviconforbes.com
12.0%
reddit.com faviconreddit.com
11.2%
womenshealthmag.com faviconwomenshealthmag.com
10.5%
lululemon.com faviconlululemon.com
10.5%
businessinsider.com faviconbusinessinsider.com
9.0%
olaben.com faviconolaben.com
7.7%
demoathletic.co favicondemoathletic.co
5.0%
tracksmith.com favicontracksmith.com
5.5%
outdoorgearlab.com faviconoutdoorgearlab.com
6.0%
03 / Zoom

from 30k feet
to a single citation.

Three views into the same dataset. Start with the source mix across your categories, zoom into the websites AI reaches for, then drill down to a single cited page. Click through.

Step 01 · 30k view

the source mix behind every answer.

Every citation AI returned for Demo Athletic, grouped by source type. Brand-owned sites top the list, then editorial fashion and lifestyle, then sports media, research, and reviews. The mix tells you which kind of content is actually shaping the answer.

  • Understand what AI likes to read. See the types of sources they’re citing, from owned brand sites to forums and social, all rolled up into one view.
  • Know what has the most impact. See the full picture and focus on the most important categories for your industry.
  • Refreshed every cycle, so you spot when a source type starts pulling more weight than before.
1 / 3
AI Information Sources
Total number of times a source category was cited by AI models across all tested prompts.
Total citations1,836
Categories10
Top categoryBrand Websites
Top sourcerunnersworld.com
04 / Coverage

both kinds of brand presence.

Of the 158 unique pages AI cited for Demo Athletic’s category, 101 surface the brand. 8 link directly to demoathletic.co, and 93 mention the brand on third-party pages. Two different stories. Both worth tracking.

Direct8 pages

citations to demoathletic.co.

Pages on your own site AI linked to directly. These are the assets the models trust enough to send users straight to.

PageMentionsRate
  • demoathletic.co favicon
    /collections/mens-joggers
    demoathletic.cochatgptgeminiperplexity
    123.3%
  • demoathletic.co favicon
    /collections/womens-leggings
    demoathletic.cochatgptgeminiperplexity
    102.8%
  • demoathletic.co favicon
    /sustainability
    demoathletic.cogeminiperplexity
    82.2%
  • demoathletic.co favicon
    /collections/shorts
    demoathletic.cochatgptperplexity
    71.9%
  • demoathletic.co favicon
    /blog/best-athleisure-guide
    demoathletic.cogeminiperplexity
    61.7%
Coverage93 pages

pages mentioning demo athletic.

Third-party pages AI cited that include a mention of the brand. We scrape every cited URL and flag the ones where you surface.

PageMentionsRate
06 / Method

how the capture works.

01Capture

run the prompts.

We run your category prompts against ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok, and Perplexity and capture every website each model returns alongside the answer.

02Extract

log every URL.

Each citation is logged with the parent prompt, the model that surfaced it, the category it answered, and the order it appeared in.

03Scrape

check for the brand.

We fetch every cited page and scan it for your brand. Citations split into direct links to your site and third-party pages that mention you.

04Segment

group the inputs.

Sources are grouped by website, model, prompt category, recency, and a dedicated social lane covering Reddit, YouTube, LinkedIn, and more.

See your own sources

see every source
behind your brand.

Every website, citation, and social thread the major AI models reference about your brand and industry. Captured on a cadence, scored by model, segmented for action.