Does AI recommend Tello?
tello.com in cell phone plans (carriers and mvnos): how often Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT name it next to T-Mobile, its top competitor, which sites the answers cite, and whether AI crawlers can read the site.
22%
of AI answers name Tello
T-Mobile: 71%. Rank 7 of 51 brands tracked.
Tello vs T-Mobile, engine by engine
Named most by Gemini (31%), least by ChatGPT (14%). The grey tick is the typical (median) brand of the category.
Is Tello named, and where?
- Yes. Tello is named in 22% of the answers across Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT.
- It ranks 7 of 51 brands we track in cell phone plans (carriers and mvnos).
- In list answers it shows up at position 2.0 on average in Gemini (1 = first).
The category baseline
From the AI Citation Index (51 brands tracked in cell phone plans (carriers and mvnos), Week 41).
2%
The typical brand
71%
The category leader
22%
Tello, above typical
The sites the answers cite
The sites cited most in AI answers about cell phone plans (carriers and mvnos), all engines. Being listed, reviewed or discussed on these is the shortest path into the answers.
- t-mobile.com4.8% of citations
- usmobile.com4.5% of citations
- verizon.com4.5% of citations
- youtube.com4.3% of citations
- reddit.com4.2% of citations
- att.com4.1% of citations
- mintmobile.com2.0% of citations
Can AI crawlers read tello.com?
Mostly. One setting is worth a look. 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 | Cloudflare in front of the site | Blocked our test |
| Text without JavaScript | 0 words in the raw homepage HTML | Could not test |
- Cloudflare blocked our test requestYour homepage turned away our request from a data center even with a normal browser user agent, so we could not test the AI crawlers themselves. AI crawlers also come from data centers: check that your bot protection lets the verified AI crawlers you want through.
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Numbers come straight from the answers we collected; we do not edit them for any brand. We publish counts and the sites cited, never the answers themselves. Tello team? If something looks wrong, tell us.
We make every effort to find high-quality data sources, but this data comes from AI engine answers collected from the open web and we cannot guarantee its accuracy, completeness or reliability. Use it at your own risk.