Citation Index · first edition

Founders paid $348k to rank on leaderboards. Did AI notice?

I measured whether AI answer engines cite the companies that paid.

Does AI cite your site?

I ask an answer engine your category’s question and tell you whether it cites you, or who it recommends instead. Free with an account, 3 checks a day.

Result so far: 8 citations in 6463 probes for the companies on the boards. The control group, which paid for nothing, was cited 787 times in 7840 probes by the same questions.

Measured between 2026-08-31 and 2026-10-08, engine: gemini · full methodology

The companies that paid

SEE

see.io · found on outbid.lol · bid $17,000

0 of 32 citations

Tutti

tutti.so · found on outbid.lol · bid $16,000

0 of 80 citations

Joni

joni.ai · found on outbid.lol · bid $14,028

0 of 80 citations

Outrank

outrank.so · found on outbid.lol · bid $13,005

0 of 52 citations

Orynth

orynth.dev · found on outbid.lol · bid $12,716

0 of 30 citations

CrowdReply

crowdreply.io · found on outbid.lol · bid $12,711

0 of 52 citations

Comp AI

trycomp.ai · found on outbid.lol · bid $10,000

1 of 60 citations

ZeroRank

zerorank.ai · found on outbid.lol · bid $4,004

0 of 52 citations

FloPay

flopay.com · found on outbid.lol · bid $3,760

0 of 70 citations

Pecan AI

pecan.ai · found on outbid.lol · bid $3,750

0 of 80 citations

LATAMHire

lathire.com · found on outbid.lol · bid $3,562

7 of 20 citations

Modulate

modulate.ai · found on outbid.lol · bid $3,560

0 of 80 citations

Context.dev

context.dev · found on outbid.lol · bid $3,555

0 of 80 citations

fatjoe

fatjoe.com · found on outbid.lol · bid $3,500

0 of 52 citations

Fuel Log

fuellog.ai · found on outbid.lol · bid $3,500

0 of 60 citations

Linkie

linkie.bio · found on outbid.lol · bid $3,141

0 of 80 citations

Publer

publer.com · found on outbid.lol · bid $3,135

0 of 50 citations

ContentStudio

contentstudio.io · found on outbid.lol · bid $3,130

0 of 50 citations

Unify

unify.ai · found on outbid.lol · bid $3,125

0 of 80 citations

Otio

otio.ai · found on outbid.lol · bid $3,000

0 of 80 citations

myTB.ai

mytb.ai · found on outbid.lol · bid $2,999

0 of 60 citations

Name Rockstar

namerockstar.com · found on outbid.lol · bid $2,001

0 of 60 citations

AI Agent Flow

aiagentflow.dev · found on productsbid.lol

0 of 80 citations

aivisibility.cloud

aivisibility.cloud · found on productsbid.lol

0 of 52 citations

AllImageAI

allimageai.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 80 citations

Automated Client Acquisition

automatedclientacquisition.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 80 citations

B2B SEO Company

b2b-seo-company.com · found on topseos.lol

0 of 52 citations

BeadInvoice

beadinvoice.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 60 citations

BreedClubs

breedclubs.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 32 citations

BuildBoost

buildboost.app · found on productsbid.lol

0 of 80 citations

CakeIntakr

cakeintakr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 80 citations

CertKeepr

certkeepr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 60 citations

ChapterDues

chapterduesapp.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 60 citations

CoachLedgr

coachledgr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

DeadLinkr

deadlinkr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 52 citations

DoulaDay

douladayapp.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

Dyudo

dyudo.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 52 citations

EstateTagSale

estatetagsale.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 60 citations

FleetTendr

fleettendr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

Flockbeam

flockbeam.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 52 citations

FreezeMembr

freezemembr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 70 citations

GarageTrackr

garagetrackr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

GigTimelinr

gigtimelinr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

GrantWatchr

grantwatchr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

HandyPlanr

handyplanr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

HelperRoster

helperroster.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

iDemo

idemo.video · found on productsbid.lol

0 of 70 citations

InvoiceNudgr

invoicenudgr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 70 citations

KilnSeat

kilnseat.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 70 citations

Klapers

klapers.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 50 citations

LawnCadence

lawncadence.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

LeagueLoopr

leagueloopr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

LicenseLoopr

licenseloopr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 60 citations

LinkRotly

linkrotly.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 52 citations

LocusPilot

locuspilot.com · found on topseos.lol

0 of 32 citations

Loquory

loquory.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 52 citations

MapRankr

maprankr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 52 citations

MatCount

matcountapp.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

MGFame

mgfame.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 80 citations

Minuscule en Majuscule Convertisseur

minuscule-en-majuscule.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 52 citations

Notors

notors.com.my · found on productsbid.lol

0 of 80 citations

NourishPlanner

nourishplannerapp.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 60 citations

PaperKeepsake

paperkeepsakeapp.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

PartyPlanRank

partyplanrank.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

PDM Lynx

pdmlynx.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 52 citations

PestPatrolr

pestpatrolr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

PoolTendr

pooltendr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

PracticeLoggr

practiceloggr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

PrepDeckr

prepdeckr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

PrettyInsights

prettyinsights.com · found on topseos.lol

0 of 39 citations

PriceHawkly

pricehawkly.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

awaiting probes

Punctual

punctual.software · found on productsbid.lol

0 of 62 citations

PupRoutr

puproutr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

Purupuru Maker

purupurumaker.io · found on biddir.lol

0 of 80 citations

QuickMemorial

quickmemorial.com · found on productsbid.lol

0 of 32 citations

QuiltCounter

quiltcounter.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 60 citations

QuoteWallr

quotewallr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 60 citations

RentFixr

rentfixr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

RetreatSeats

retreatseats.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

RivalPricr

rivalpricr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

awaiting probes

RoamRoster

roamroster.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 70 citations

RsvpMealr

rsvpmealr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 80 citations

RUUA

ruua.it · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 80 citations

SafetyPingr

safetypingr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 60 citations

seorankslab.com

seorankslab.com · found on productsbid.lol

0 of 52 citations

ShiftTradr

shifttradr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

ShopTaxie

shoptaxie.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 60 citations

Shuttle SEO

shuttleseo.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 52 citations

SiteAim

siteaim.com · found on topseos.lol

0 of 80 citations

SlipSignr

slipsignr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 80 citations

StemCount

stemcountapp.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

StitchPattern

stitchpatternapp.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

StrandRestore

strandrestore.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

taap.bio

taap.bio · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 32 citations

TablePingr

tablepingr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 80 citations

TidyBlueprint

tidyblueprintapp.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

TillClosr

tillclosr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 60 citations

TipPoolr

tippoolr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 60 citations

TireKeepr

tirekeepr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 70 citations

TutorLoopr

tutorloopr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 60 citations

TutuTerm

tututerm.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 60 citations

TwineGrid

twinegrid.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 52 citations

VaultChalk

vaultchalk.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

VeilFittings

veilfittings.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

VowLedgr

vowledgr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 62 citations

WaiverFlowr

waiverflowr.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 80 citations

Wovenic

wovenic.com · found on premierdelaclasse.lol

0 of 52 citations

How I know the zero is real

The same questions, in the same probes, do find citations for established companies that never touched a board. The instrument works; for the boards there was nothing to find.

web analyticscontrol group

Plausible28 of 39
Fathom Analytics24 of 39
Matomo22 of 39
PostHog19 of 39
Simple Analytics7 of 39

email marketingcontrol group

ActiveCampaign33 of 80
Drip30 of 80
Brevo14 of 80
Mailchimp12 of 80
Klaviyo5 of 80

customer supportcontrol group

Front33 of 80
Zendesk13 of 80
Crisp12 of 80
LiveAgent3 of 80
Freshdesk3 of 80

social schedulingcontrol group

Hootsuite12 of 50
Sprout Social7 of 50
Buffer6 of 50
Sendible1 of 50
Loomly1 of 50

seo toolscontrol group

SE Ranking27 of 52
Semrush8 of 52
Mangools3 of 52
Moz2 of 52
Surfer SEO1 of 52

payments billingcontrol group

Paddle36 of 70
Outseta16 of 70
Recurly6 of 70
Chargebee4 of 70
Stripe2 of 70

ai writingcontrol group

Writesonic34 of 80
Jasper2 of 80
Rytr2 of 80
Sudowrite1 of 80
Frase1 of 80

project managementcontrol group

Wrike21 of 62
Teamwork14 of 62
Asana12 of 62
Monday.com7 of 62

ai agentscontrol group

n8n31 of 80
Lindy24 of 80
Zapier24 of 80
Make1 of 80

website builderscontrol group

Squarespace15 of 32
Wix8 of 32
Bubble1 of 32
Webflow1 of 32

form builderscontrol group

Tally40 of 80
Formbricks14 of 80
Fillout9 of 80
Jotform1 of 80

product demoscontrol group

Arcade22 of 70
Navattic22 of 70
Storylane8 of 70
Loom1 of 70

review managementcontrol group

Birdeye19 of 60
Yotpo1 of 60
Podium1 of 60

ai image generationcontrol group

Canva5 of 80
Leonardo AI2 of 80

link in biocontrol group

Stan Store36 of 80
Linktree2 of 80

53 of the famous names were never cited either

The control group exposed something on the side: most household names were not cited once for their own category. Being the biggest brand is not the same as being the answer.

Read this before quoting it

This is sampling: no engine exposes “was I cited” as an API. I ask the questions myself and record what comes back.
Correlation is not causation. The boards did not make anyone less citable; the money simply bought a different thing (clicks for a day) than the thing that matters (being the answer).
A company at zero is not doomed. It means this engine, these questions, this week. The index re-runs weekly; the series is the signal.
Every question, the matching rules, and the raw probes are public: methodology. Repeat it and disagree with me.