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Gemini

Google's engine. Its answers draw on Google Search, so they move with Google's index.

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What we ask it

We ask it through the API and through Gemini Search on the web, and record which pages and brands it names in each. Because it leans on Google's index, we also collect the ordinary Google results page for the same queries as a baseline.

What decides whether it cites you
  1. Whether Google has indexed the page

    Gemini grounds its answers in Google Search. A page Google has not indexed, or has indexed under the wrong query, is unlikely to be cited. Search Console shows you which it is.

  2. Whether the page says clearly what it is

    Structured data for products, organizations and FAQs helps Google's systems identify what a page is about, and that carries into grounded answers.

  3. Which Google surface is answering

    Gemini, AI Mode and AI Overviews share an index but not a selection step. The same page can surface in one and not another, which is why Source collects them separately.

Questions

Is Gemini the same as AI Overviews?

No. They draw on the same Google index but are different products with different selection, so a brand can be cited in one and absent from the other.