All chatbots
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5
350
answers
57%
answers cite
14.7
sources per citing answer
233
different websites
0.82
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 7167
16%
34%
14%
22%
Week of Sep 14416
17%
34%
15%
18%
Week of Sep 21429
22%
31%
13%
23%
Week of Sep 28416
19%
30%
10%
24%
Week of Oct 5394
19%
26%
30%
10%
Week of Oct 12407
20%
30%
10%
23%
Week of Oct 19422
15%
25%
11%
25%
11%
Week of Oct 26261
18%
30%
31%
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%
31%
13%
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.
79%
15%
ArticleHome or section pageData 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.