All chatbots
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5
186
answers
75%
answers cite
17.2
sources per citing answer
386
different websites
0.79
news-site quality (0 to 1)
How do chatbots’ citation patterns change over time?
Share of answers with a citation, each day.
Claude Sonnet 5
Most-cited websites
Domains by number of citations.
Source types week by week
Share of citations by type of publisher, per week.
Week of Sep 28419
16%
26%
17%
21%
Week of Oct 5466
16%
22%
21%
21%
Week of Oct 12575
17%
26%
11%
15%
19%
Week of Oct 19545
19%
28%
10%
16%
18%
Week of Oct 26383
19%
27%
9%
18%
16%
News and mediaEncyclopedias and referenceAcademicCommercial contentGovernmentNonprofits and think tanksCompaniesSocial media and videoBlogs and newslettersData and toolsLow provenanceNot yet classified
What are citations used for?
Each citation coded by the job it does in the answer.
65%
21%
12%
Evidence for a claimA statisticWho holds a viewBackground
What kind of a page gets cited?
A specific article, or a home page that cannot back a specific claim.
76%
17%
ArticleData pageReference entryOfficial document
Which questions get answers with citations?
Share of answers with a citation, per question. Tap a cell to read the answers.
How do chatbots handle yes-or-no questions?
Average position: +1 is a clear yes, −1 a clear no, 0 both sides. Tap a cell for the answers.