All chatbots
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5
300
answers
53%
answers cite
13.6
sources per citing answer
238
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 7149
9%
13%
40%
9%
Week of Sep 14282
11%
12%
10%
27%
11%
Week of Sep 21280
11%
10%
18%
30%
10%
Week of Sep 28287
14%
9%
28%
15%
Week of Oct 5300
16%
14%
9%
20%
10%
11%
Week of Oct 12312
16%
9%
32%
10%
Week of Oct 19348
15%
25%
16%
Week of Oct 26198
22%
12%
13%
22%
13%
News and mediaEncyclopedias and referenceAcademicCommercial contentGovernmentNonprofits and think tanksCompaniesBlogs and newslettersData and toolsLow provenanceNot yet classified
What are citations used for?
Each citation coded by the job it does in the answer.
49%
36%
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.
80%
11%
ArticleData pageReference entryOfficial documentOther
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.