All chatbots
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5
217
answers
45%
answers cite
12.7
sources per citing answer
198
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 28189
48%
13%
10%
17%
Week of Oct 5268
52%
10%
17%
Week of Oct 12273
42%
12%
14%
15%
Week of Oct 19257
39%
11%
17%
18%
Week of Oct 26244
32%
11%
17%
27%
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.
55%
16%
28%
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.
78%
13%
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.