All chatbots
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5
215
answers
62%
answers cite
13.8
sources per citing answer
196
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 Sep 28240
33%
16%
28%
Week of Oct 5387
24%
18%
32%
Week of Oct 12402
22%
16%
38%
Week of Oct 19436
34%
14%
32%
Week of Oct 26370
25%
15%
32%
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.
40%
49%
11%
Evidence for a claimA statisticWho holds a view
What kind of a page gets cited?
A specific article, or a home page that cannot back a specific claim.
86%
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.