How does RanklyBee collect AI answers?
Where each answer comes from, and why it may differ from your own search.
Updated
01From the engine’s interface
For ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Perplexity, and Microsoft Copilot, RanklyBee captures what the engine’s user interface shows, through data providers. Run history labels these answers User interface.
02From a model API
For Claude, RanklyBee asks the model through its API with web search turned on. Run history labels these answers Model API with web search.
03Why your own answer may differ
Every prompt is asked from the United States, in English, without your personal history. AI engines personalize and vary their answers, so a single answer you see can differ from the one RanklyBee recorded.