Citations per response
How many sources an engine attaches, on average. Perplexity is generous. ChatGPT is stingy. Don’t compare rates across engines without this context.
If an engine cites 1.2 sources, your citation rate will look “low” even when you win.
Track this as a property of the engine, not of your brand.
Examples
- You panic that ChatGPT citation rate is 5%. The engine rarely cites anyone. Relative share is fine.
Related terms
Citation rate is the share of tracked prompts where an engine attaches a link to your domain.
Citation share is the percent of relevant AI answers that point to your domain as a source, not just say your name.
Perplexity is an answer engine that leads with sources. If you care about citations and Reddit URLs, this is the microscope.
FAQ
Is more citations better for me? +
More slots mean more chances. They also mean more competitors on the page. Share still matters.
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