Research
Open research on AI sources and recommendations.
Methods, research notes and versioned data. Every release names its measurement surface, prompt population, denominator and limits. Client samples and open panels remain separate.
1,620API observations
90providers in the panel
3markets · DE AT CH
Opencitable
State of the open data · 07/2026
Current dataset · Wave 1
DACH AI Source Benchmark 2026
How often do AI answers name a provider — and how often do they link it as a source? 90 providers, six categories, three markets.
More publications
- Why visibility in one AI engine says little about the nextClient sample · 8 B2B projects
- Measurement framework: mention, consideration, recommendation, citationApplies to all releases from 06/2026
- Wave 2 — citation stability at an identical prompt populationOpen panel · prompts already frozen
Every release names its measurement surface, denominator and limits. Mention, consideration, recommendation and citation are separate signals; client samples and open panels remain separate. “Source” means a visible attribution in the measured answer – not automatically hidden retrieval or training origin.