How similar are chatbots' semantics?

AI search isn’t just about keywords — it’s about semantics around your brand. And those semantics differ across chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity.

When these AI models recommend products, they rely on their training data plus what they find online: websites, Wikipedia, Reddit, media, reviews, and forums. Brands that appear most often are those with semantics most relevant to the query.

Our analysis of thousands of chatbot responses shows:

  • 21.12% of semantic similarity across all three chatbots
  • 18.12% shared by Perplexity & Gemini
  • 3.13% shared by Perplexity & ChatGPT
  • 2.18% shared by Gemini & ChatGPT
  • The rest are unique to each chatbot

Takeaway: Each chatbot interprets brand semantics differently. To ensure visibility, you need strategies tailored to each platform — a one-size-fits-all approach won’t cut it.

FAQ

Why do chatbots show different brand recommendations?

Each chatbot interprets semantics differently, depending on its training data and the online sources it crawls.

What percentage of semantics overlap across ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity?

Only about 21% overlap — most brand semantics are unique to each chatbot.

How can brands improve visibility in AI search?

By optimizing brand presence across diverse sources like websites, media, forums, and reviews, and tailoring strategies to each chatbot.

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