The state of citation equity, AI search visibility, and editorial authority in 2026.
2,286 individuals extracted from 2,520 AI responses. Women are named 20.5% of the time — against a 28% workforce share. Query phrasing shifts that figure by 16 percentage points.
Published April 2026
Entry-tier pricing for 65 tools tracked over six years. Tools replicable by AI show no pricing power. Tools that aren't raised prices well above inflation.
Published April 2026
Paid links are more expensive than ever, and lower quality than ever. Six years of pricing data shows the gap.
Updated April 2026
Earned links get cited in AI answers. Paid links get deindexed. Here's the difference and the economics.
Updated April 2026