All chatbots
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5
363
answers
37%
answers cite
12.9
sources per citing answer
231
different websites
0.78
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 728
18%
25%
43%
Week of Sep 14139
21%
45%
Week of Sep 21190
55%
18%
Week of Sep 28296
51%
11%
14%
Week of Oct 5268
58%
13%
Week of Oct 12273
46%
12%
16%
Week of Oct 19257
44%
11%
20%
Week of Oct 26261
39%
11%
23%
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.
54%
16%
29%
Evidence for a claimA statisticWho holds a viewBackgroundFurther reading
What kind of a page gets cited?
A specific article, or a home page that cannot back a specific claim.
78%
15%
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.