See who is winning AI search in India

The first public ranking of Indian brands by AI visibility — 314 non-branded consumer prompts across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AIO, AI Mode. A preview of the full Cited platform.

331 brands · 12 categories · 5 AI platforms · 314 prompts · NEW: Higher Education, Online Learning
Most divergent
Keka HR
+50.0% on Gemini vs 4.2% on Perplexity · 45.8-pt spread
Hidden gem
Keka HR
HR & Payroll · rank #6 · positive sentiment · 30.8 visibility
Most contested
Higher Education
Top 3 hold only 19.1% of mentions — wide open
New this edition
58 brands
First appearance · 2 new categories (higher education, online learning)
RankBrand↕AI Visibility↓Citation↕Position↕
1
BITS Pilani
21.1
#1 of 30
21.1%
#2.0
#1
BITS Pilani
21.1
#1 of 30
Pos
#2.0
Sentiment
positive
SoV
8.9%
2
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
12.6
#2 of 30
12.6%
#4.6
#2
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
12.6
#2 of 30
Pos
#4.6
Sentiment
positive
SoV
5.3%
3
VIT Vellore
11.6
#3 of 30
11.6%
#4.3
#3
VIT Vellore
11.6
#3 of 30
Pos
#4.3
Sentiment
positive
SoV
4.9%
4
Christ University
11.6
#4 of 30
11.6%
#8.3
#4
Christ University
11.6
#4 of 30
Pos
#8.3
Sentiment
mixed
SoV
4.9%
5
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
11.6
#5 of 30
11.6%
#4.9
#5
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
11.6
#5 of 30
Pos
#4.9
Sentiment
mixed
SoV
4.9%
6
Ashoka University
10.5
#6 of 30
10.5%
#4.3
#6
Ashoka University
10.5
#6 of 30
Pos
#4.3
Sentiment
positive
SoV
4.4%
7
Madras Christian College
9.5
#7 of 30
9.5%
#6.9
#7
Madras Christian College
9.5
#7 of 30
Pos
#6.9
Sentiment
positive
SoV
4.0%
8
St. Xavier's College
9.5
#8 of 30
9.5%
#8.3
#8
St. Xavier's College
9.5
#8 of 30
Pos
#8.3
Sentiment
positive
SoV
4.0%
9
Loyola College
8.4
#9 of 30
8.4%
#7.8
#9
Loyola College
8.4
#9 of 30
Pos
#7.8
Sentiment
positive
SoV
3.6%
10
Chandigarh University
8.4
#10 of 30
8.4%
#8.1
#10
Chandigarh University
8.4
#10 of 30
Pos
#8.1
Sentiment
mixed
SoV
3.6%
Showing 10 of 30 brands in Higher Education

How it works

Every insight feeds into our brand visibility index.

01
Non-branded prompts
Consumer-intent prompts without brand names — the way real shoppers ask AI.
02
LLM-driven discovery
AI responses reveal which brands matter. We capture every entity mentioned.
03
5-platform scoring
ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AIO, and AI Mode — equal weight.
04
Sentiment + position
Beyond mention rate — how AI describes brands and where they rank in responses.
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Categories we track

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Frequently
asked questions

The Cited Index is India’s first public AI visibility leaderboard. It ranks brands by how often they appear in AI-generated answers across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, and Google AI Mode. Updated monthly with real data from non-branded consumer prompts.
We run non-branded consumer-intent prompts (like ‘best luggage brands in India’) across 5 AI platforms. For each brand discovered in the responses, we calculate the mention rate per platform, then take the simple average across all platforms. The result is a score from 0 to 100.
Sentiment shows whether AI describes the brand positively, negatively, or with mixed opinions. Position indicates where in the AI response a brand typically appears — #1 means it’s usually mentioned first, #5 means it appears late in the list. Both are aggregated across all prompts and platforms.
Yes, completely free. No login, no email gate. The Cited Index is a public resource updated bi-monthly. For real-time daily tracking, per-prompt drill-downs, and historical trends, check out our paid platform.
Monthly. Each edition runs all prompts fresh across all 5 AI platforms, discovers brands from the new responses, and recalculates all scores. New categories are added regularly.
You can’t manually add your brand — the index reflects what AI actually recommends. If your brand doesn’t appear, it means AI platforms aren’t mentioning you in response to consumer prompts in your category. An AI Visibility Report can help you understand why and how to improve your AI visibility.