All chatbots
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5
47
answers
74%
answers cite
18.1
sources per citing answer
185
different websites
0.83
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 Oct 19157
15%
31%
13%
20%
Week of Oct 26477
20%
26%
9%
22%
News and mediaAcademicCommercial contentGovernmentNonprofits and think tanksCompaniesForums and Q&ABlogs and newslettersData and toolsLow provenanceNot yet classified
What are citations used for?
Each citation coded by the job it does in the answer.
64%
19%
14%
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.
75%
16%
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.