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Which glasses and contacts online brands AI answers recommend

Every week we ask 200 buyer questions, the way people really ask them, and count which brands the answers name and which sites they cite.

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Week
Week 46, Nov 9-15, 2026 Latest
Updated
Engines
3 of 3 published
Market
US market, asked from the US
Methodology

Named most often

Zenni Optical

in 52% of answers across the published engines

Top 10 brands, all engines

Share of answers that name the brand, across ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews. The small figure is the change in points vs the previous week.

  1. 1 Zenni Optical 52%
  2. 2 Warby Parker 45%
  3. 3 EyeBuyDirect 42%
  4. 4 GlassesUSA 40%
  5. 5 Ray-Ban 23%
  6. 6 Oakley 17%
  7. 7 VSP Vision Care 12%
  8. 8 EyeMed 12%
  9. 9 LensCrafters 10%
  10. 10 Costco Optical 9%
Embed 
<iframe src="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/eyewear-contacts-online/embed/overall" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Top glasses and contacts online brands in AI answers in the US"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/eyewear-contacts-online?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Top glasses and contacts online brands in AI answers in the US, Ujeebu AI Citation Index</a> (CC BY 4.0). Powered by <a href="https://ujeebu.com/?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=powered-by">Ujeebu</a></p>

Chart by Ujeebu, licensed CC BY 4.0: free to reuse with the credit Source: Ujeebu, "Top glasses and contacts online brands in AI answers in the US, Ujeebu AI Citation Index", https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/eyewear-contacts-online (CC BY 4.0). How to reuse

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Top 10 by engine

Each engine answers differently. The bar is the share of that engine's answers naming the brand; the thin line is the likely range (95%): ask the same questions again and the number would probably land inside it.

Gemini

600 answers, 100% of prompts collected

  1. 1 Zenni Optical 56% Likely range 52% to 60%
  2. 2 Warby Parker 48% Likely range 44% to 52%
  3. 3 EyeBuyDirect 44% Likely range 40% to 48%
  4. 4 GlassesUSA 41% Likely range 37% to 45%
  5. 5 Ray-Ban 31% Likely range 27% to 34%
  6. 6 Oakley 25% Likely range 22% to 29%
  7. 7 EyeMed 15% Likely range 12% to 18%
  8. 8 VSP Vision Care 15% Likely range 12% to 18%
  9. 9 LensCrafters 9% Likely range 7% to 12%
  10. 10 Costco Optical 9% Likely range 7% to 11%
Full table
Gemini, US market, Week 46, Nov 9-15, 2026
BrandNamed inRangeAvg positionShare of voicevs last week
Zenni Optical 334 / 600 (56%) 52%-60% 1.8 13.3% n/a
Warby Parker 286 / 600 (48%) 44%-52% 2.2 11.3% n/a
EyeBuyDirect 263 / 600 (44%) 40%-48% 2.6 10.4% n/a
GlassesUSA 247 / 600 (41%) 37%-45% 2.6 9.8% n/a
Ray-Ban 183 / 600 (31%) 27%-34% 2.4 7.3% n/a
Oakley 152 / 600 (25%) 22%-29% n/a 6.0% n/a
EyeMed 90 / 600 (15%) 12%-18% n/a 3.6% n/a
VSP Vision Care 88 / 600 (15%) 12%-18% n/a 3.5% n/a
LensCrafters 56 / 600 (9%) 7%-12% 3.0 2.2% n/a
Costco Optical 52 / 600 (9%) 7%-11% 3.1 2.1% n/a
Embed 
<iframe src="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/eyewear-contacts-online/embed/gemini" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Top glasses and contacts online brands on Gemini in the US"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/eyewear-contacts-online?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Top glasses and contacts online brands on Gemini in the US, Ujeebu AI Citation Index</a> (CC BY 4.0). Powered by <a href="https://ujeebu.com/?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=powered-by">Ujeebu</a></p>

Google AI Overviews

596 answers, 100% of prompts collected. Google AI Overviews appeared on 99% of searches

  1. 1 Zenni Optical 54% Likely range 50% to 58%
  2. 2 EyeBuyDirect 41% Likely range 37% to 45%
  3. 3 Warby Parker 38% Likely range 34% to 42%
  4. 4 GlassesUSA 34% Likely range 30% to 37%
  5. 5 Ray-Ban 23% Likely range 20% to 26%
  6. 6 Oakley 17% Likely range 14% to 21%
  7. 7 VSP Vision Care 12% Likely range 10% to 15%
  8. 8 EyeMed 11% Likely range 9% to 14%
  9. 9 LensCrafters 11% Likely range 8% to 13%
  10. 10 Costco Optical 10% Likely range 8% to 13%
Full table
Google AI Overviews, US market, Week 46, Nov 9-15, 2026
BrandNamed inRangeAvg positionShare of voicevs last week
Zenni Optical 324 / 596 (54%) 50%-58% 1.7 14.2% n/a
EyeBuyDirect 243 / 596 (41%) 37%-45% 2.6 10.7% n/a
Warby Parker 228 / 596 (38%) 34%-42% 2.6 10.0% n/a
GlassesUSA 200 / 596 (34%) 30%-37% 2.5 8.8% n/a
Ray-Ban 136 / 596 (23%) 20%-26% 2.6 6.0% n/a
Oakley 103 / 596 (17%) 14%-21% 3.0 4.5% n/a
VSP Vision Care 72 / 596 (12%) 10%-15% 1.9 3.2% n/a
EyeMed 65 / 596 (11%) 9%-14% 1.8 2.9% n/a
LensCrafters 63 / 596 (11%) 8%-13% 3.3 2.8% n/a
Costco Optical 61 / 596 (10%) 8%-13% 2.1 2.7% n/a
Embed 
<iframe src="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/eyewear-contacts-online/embed/google_aio" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Top glasses and contacts online brands on Google AI Overviews in the US"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/eyewear-contacts-online?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Top glasses and contacts online brands on Google AI Overviews in the US, Ujeebu AI Citation Index</a> (CC BY 4.0). Powered by <a href="https://ujeebu.com/?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=powered-by">Ujeebu</a></p>

ChatGPT (search)

600 answers, 100% of prompts collected

  1. 1 Warby Parker 48% Likely range 44% to 52%
  2. 2 GlassesUSA 45% Likely range 41% to 49%
  3. 3 Zenni Optical 45% Likely range 41% to 49%
  4. 4 EyeBuyDirect 43% Likely range 39% to 47%
  5. 5 Ray-Ban 16% Likely range 13% to 19%
  6. 6 FramesDirect 10% Likely range 8% to 12%
  7. 7 LensCrafters 10% Likely range 7% to 12%
  8. 8 Oakley 9% Likely range 7% to 12%
  9. 9 VSP Vision Care 9% Likely range 7% to 12%
  10. 10 EyeMed 9% Likely range 7% to 11%
Full table
ChatGPT (search), US market, Week 46, Nov 9-15, 2026
BrandNamed inRangeAvg positionShare of voicevs last week
Warby Parker 289 / 600 (48%) 44%-52% 1.9 13.7% n/a
GlassesUSA 271 / 600 (45%) 41%-49% 1.6 12.8% n/a
Zenni Optical 271 / 600 (45%) 41%-49% 2.5 12.8% n/a
EyeBuyDirect 256 / 600 (43%) 39%-47% 2.7 12.1% n/a
Ray-Ban 95 / 600 (16%) 13%-19% n/a 4.5% n/a
FramesDirect 58 / 600 (10%) 8%-12% n/a 2.7% n/a
LensCrafters 57 / 600 (10%) 7%-12% 3.7 2.7% n/a
Oakley 56 / 600 (9%) 7%-12% n/a 2.7% n/a
VSP Vision Care 56 / 600 (9%) 7%-12% n/a 2.7% n/a
EyeMed 52 / 600 (9%) 7%-11% n/a 2.5% n/a
Embed 
<iframe src="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/eyewear-contacts-online/embed/chatgpt" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Top glasses and contacts online brands on ChatGPT (search) in the US"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/eyewear-contacts-online?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Top glasses and contacts online brands on ChatGPT (search) in the US, Ujeebu AI Citation Index</a> (CC BY 4.0). Powered by <a href="https://ujeebu.com/?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=powered-by">Ujeebu</a></p>

Which sites AI trusts

The 10 domains cited most often as sources in these answers, as a share of all citations. Brands rarely win on their own site: the answers lean on review sites, forums and media.

  1. 1 glassesusa.com Brand site 5.5%
  2. 2 forbes.com Media 5.5%
  3. 3 zennioptical.com Brand site 5.5%
  4. 4 warbyparker.com Brand site 5.3%
  5. 5 reddit.com Forum 5.1%
  6. 6 eyebuydirect.com Brand site 4.2%
  7. 7 youtube.com Video and other 3.6%
  8. 8 facebook.com Other 3.0%
  9. 9 cnet.com Media 2.7%
  10. 10 goodhousekeeping.com Media 2.5%
By engine
DomainType ChatGPTGeminiGoogle AI Overviews
glassesusa.comBrand site 11.4%3.3%1.9%
forbes.comMedia 3.8%11.4%1.3%
zennioptical.comBrand site 9.5%4.0%2.9%
warbyparker.comBrand site 9.5%3.7%2.7%
reddit.comForum n/a6.6%8.7%
eyebuydirect.comBrand site 7.6%2.2%2.6%
youtube.comVideo and other n/a0.1%10.6%
facebook.comOther n/an/a8.9%
cnet.comMedia n/a5.7%2.4%
goodhousekeeping.comMedia 7.6%n/an/a
Embed 
<iframe src="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/eyewear-contacts-online/embed/domains" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Sites AI cites for glasses and contacts online in the US"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/eyewear-contacts-online?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Sites AI cites for glasses and contacts online in the US, Ujeebu AI Citation Index</a> (CC BY 4.0). Powered by <a href="https://ujeebu.com/?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=powered-by">Ujeebu</a></p>

Chart by Ujeebu, licensed CC BY 4.0: free to reuse with the credit Source: Ujeebu, "Sites AI cites for glasses and contacts online in the US, Ujeebu AI Citation Index", https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/eyewear-contacts-online (CC BY 4.0). How to reuse

Weekly movers

The largest changes vs the previous week, from last week's share (hollow dot) to this week's. One week can be noise: a move is clear only when this week's range and last week's do not overlap.

First week: movers appear from the second published week.

About this week's data

Prompts
200: 80 recommendation, 50 problem-led, 40 comparison, 30 price
Market
US market: buyer questions in US English, asked from the US. Asked 3 times this week on each engine.
Collected
Nov 10, 2026 to Nov 14, 2026
Checked by hand
15 answers, 0 with errors

Brand names are reported as they appear in answers. How we collect and count: methodology. Spotted an error? Tell us. Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

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