Does AI recommend Bosch?
bosch-home.com in major home appliances: how often Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT name it next to GE Appliances, its top competitor, which sites the answers cite, and whether AI crawlers can read the site.
30%
of AI answers name Bosch
GE Appliances: 37%. Rank 3 of 62 brands tracked.
Bosch vs GE Appliances, engine by engine
Named most by ChatGPT (34%), least by Google AI Overviews (28%). The grey tick is the typical (median) brand of the category.
Is Bosch named, and where?
- Yes. Bosch is named in 30% of the answers across Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT.
- It ranks 3 of 62 brands we track in major home appliances.
- In list answers it shows up at position 1.7 on average in Gemini (1 = first).
The category baseline
From the AI Citation Index (62 brands tracked in major home appliances, Week 41).
1%
The typical brand
37%
The category leader
30%
Bosch, above typical
See the full major home appliances index · Bosch's weekly trend
The sites the answers cite
The sites cited most in AI answers about major home appliances, all engines. Being listed, reviewed or discussed on these is the shortest path into the answers.
- youtube.com8.0% of citations
- yaleappliance.com4.3% of citations
- reddit.com3.2% of citations
- consumerreports.org2.9% of citations
- homedepot.com2.2% of citations
- whirlpool.com1.2% of citations
Can AI crawlers read bosch-home.com?
Not fully. The fixes below are listed most important first. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
| Crawler | What it feeds | robots.txt |
|---|---|---|
| OAI-SearchBot | ChatGPT search, the pages it cites | Allowed |
| GPTBot | OpenAI model training only | Allowed |
| Googlebot | Google Search and Google AI Overviews | Allowed |
| Google-Extended | Gemini answers and training | Allowed |
| ClaudeBot | Claude | Allowed |
| Firewall | Akamai in front of the site | Blocks AI crawlers |
| Text without JavaScript | 325 words in the raw homepage HTML | Readable |
- Akamai blocks AI crawlersYour homepage answered our AI crawler request with a 403 or a challenge page, while a browser got the page. Allow verified AI crawlers in your firewall or bot protection settings.
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