Every cited URL
Every source with its full address, not just the domain. You see exactly which subpage the AI cites.
Feature: sources
See which sources the AI builds its answers on
ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude base their answers on pages from the web and cite them as sources. appariq.ai stores all of these URLs for every answer. You see whether your own website is among them, which third-party pages set the tone and where you can make a difference.
Included in every plan
Sources in the CSV export too
Question
Which air purifier is good for allergy sufferers?
Cited sources
- 1your-brand.com/air-purifier-400/Your website
- 2test-portal-example.com/air-purifier-test/
- 3competitor-b.com/app/
- 4guide-example.com/allergies/air-purifiers/
- 5en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HEPA
- 6competitor-a.com/air-purifiers/
6 sources · your website cited
Per answer
Three things you see for every answer
Your website as a source
Whether the answer cites and links your own website. Across all questions you see how often that happens.
Answer and sources side by side
The full answer text sits next to its sources, so you can check statements against where they came from.
From practice
How many sources sit behind AI answers
150 questions from a large organization, asked to ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude with appariq in September 2026:
450
answers
2,061
source citations
~800
different pages
~230
third-party domains
Sources per answer
Average per AI system
The organization's website as a source
Share of answers citing it
58% of the source citations pointed to the organization's own website. The remaining 42% were spread across around 230 third-party domains: advice portals, insurers, law firms, news sites, Wikipedia and providers competing with the organization. A mention shows whether you appear. Sources show why.
Use cases
What you can do with the sources
Improve your own pages
You see which of your pages the AI cites and for which questions it takes other pages instead. That is where revising pays off: clear answers, current information, structured data.
Maintain third-party sources
Comparison portals, trade media and directories shape many answers. If they show outdated or wrong information about you, ask the operators to correct it. And when you book articles or listings, choose pages the AI actually cites.
Understand your competitors
For questions where competitors rank ahead of you, the sources show which pages put them there.
Find the source of errors
If an answer is wrong, the sources show whether the error comes from a third-party page or your own.
AI fact checkHow it works
Three steps to your sources
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Add questions and brand
Add your questions, your brand with all spellings, your website and your competitors.
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Automatic checks
appariq regularly asks ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude your questions and stores every answer with all its sources.
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View, share, analyze
View sources in the dashboard, share them as a PDF report or export them as CSV and analyze them, for example by domain.
Frequently asked questions about sources
Where do the sources come from?
The AI systems state them in their answers. appariq stores them exactly as they are returned.
Do all three AI systems cite sources?
Yes, but in different numbers. In the example on this page, ChatGPT cited seven sources per answer on average, Claude four and Gemini two.
Are the sources included in the export?
Yes, in every plan, together with the full answer text and all other data points.
Can I see which sources help my competitors?
For every answer you see which competitors are mentioned and which sources the answer relies on. In the export you can analyze this across all questions.
Rather have the sources analyzed for you?
Rheinwunder sets up appariq for you, evaluates the sources and tells you which pages are worth working on.