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Which small business banking 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.

Week 41, Oct 5-11, 2026 (latest) Updated 3 of 3 engines published Methodology

Named most often

Chase

in 33% of answers across the published engines

Site AI cites most

openai.com

5.4% of all citations, a site

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 Chase 33%
  2. 2 Bluevine 23%
  3. 3 Mercury 20%
  4. 4 Bank of America 19%
  5. 5 QuickBooks 19%
  6. 6 Relay 18%
  7. 7 Wells Fargo 15%
  8. 8 Brex 14%
  9. 9 American Express 13%
  10. 10 U.S. Bank 13%
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<iframe src="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/small-business-banking/embed/overall" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Top small business banking brands in AI answers"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/small-business-banking?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Top small business banking brands in AI answers, 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>

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

597 answers, 100% of prompts collected

  1. 1 Chase 36% Likely range 32% to 40%
  2. 2 QuickBooks 28% Likely range 25% to 32%
  3. 3 Bluevine 25% Likely range 21% to 28%
  4. 4 Bank of America 21% Likely range 18% to 25%
  5. 5 Mercury 21% Likely range 18% to 24%
  6. 6 Stripe 20% Likely range 17% to 24%
  7. 7 Relay 19% Likely range 16% to 22%
  8. 8 Brex 17% Likely range 14% to 20%
  9. 9 Novo 15% Likely range 13% to 19%
  10. 10 Wells Fargo 15% Likely range 12% to 18%
Full table
Gemini, Week 41, Oct 5-11, 2026
BrandNamed inRangeAvg positionShare of voicevs last week
Chase 214 / 597 (36%) 32%-40% 2.3 9.5% n/a
QuickBooks 170 / 597 (28%) 25%-32% 2.1 7.5% n/a
Bluevine 148 / 597 (25%) 21%-28% 2.1 6.6% n/a
Bank of America 127 / 597 (21%) 18%-25% 2.5 5.6% n/a
Mercury 123 / 597 (21%) 18%-24% 1.9 5.5% n/a
Stripe 121 / 597 (20%) 17%-24% 2.3 5.4% n/a
Relay 112 / 597 (19%) 16%-22% 2.7 5.0% n/a
Brex 100 / 597 (17%) 14%-20% 2.1 4.4% n/a
Novo 92 / 597 (15%) 13%-19% 2.4 4.1% n/a
Wells Fargo 90 / 597 (15%) 12%-18% 2.4 4.0% n/a
Embed 
<iframe src="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/small-business-banking/embed/gemini" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Top small business banking brands on Gemini"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/small-business-banking?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Top small business banking brands on Gemini, 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

578 answers, 100% of prompts collected. Google AI Overviews appeared on 96% of searches

  1. 1 Chase 31% Likely range 27% to 35%
  2. 2 Bluevine 24% Likely range 20% to 27%
  3. 3 Mercury 19% Likely range 16% to 22%
  4. 4 Bank of America 18% Likely range 15% to 21%
  5. 5 QuickBooks 17% Likely range 15% to 21%
  6. 6 Relay 17% Likely range 14% to 20%
  7. 7 Wells Fargo 16% Likely range 13% to 20%
  8. 8 American Express 15% Likely range 13% to 19%
  9. 9 U.S. Bank 15% Likely range 12% to 18%
  10. 10 Brex 13% Likely range 10% to 16%
Full table
Google AI Overviews, Week 41, Oct 5-11, 2026
BrandNamed inRangeAvg positionShare of voicevs last week
Chase 179 / 578 (31%) 27%-35% 2.1 9.5% n/a
Bluevine 136 / 578 (24%) 20%-27% 2.0 7.2% n/a
Mercury 108 / 578 (19%) 16%-22% 2.2 5.7% n/a
Bank of America 104 / 578 (18%) 15%-21% 2.5 5.5% n/a
QuickBooks 101 / 578 (17%) 15%-21% 3.3 5.3% n/a
Relay 96 / 578 (17%) 14%-20% 2.9 5.1% n/a
Wells Fargo 94 / 578 (16%) 13%-20% 2.7 5.0% n/a
American Express 89 / 578 (15%) 13%-19% 2.7 4.7% n/a
U.S. Bank 85 / 578 (15%) 12%-18% 2.8 4.5% n/a
Brex 75 / 578 (13%) 10%-16% 2.3 4.0% n/a
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<iframe src="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/small-business-banking/embed/google_aio" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Top small business banking brands on Google AI Overviews"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/small-business-banking?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Top small business banking brands on Google AI Overviews, 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 Chase 33% Likely range 30% to 37%
  2. 2 Mercury 20% Likely range 17% to 23%
  3. 3 Bluevine 19% Likely range 16% to 23%
  4. 4 Bank of America 19% Likely range 16% to 22%
  5. 5 Relay 18% Likely range 15% to 21%
  6. 6 Wells Fargo 12% Likely range 10% to 15%
  7. 7 American Express 12% Likely range 9% to 15%
  8. 8 Brex 11% Likely range 9% to 14%
  9. 9 Capital One 10% Likely range 8% to 13%
  10. 10 QuickBooks 10% Likely range 8% to 13%
Full table
ChatGPT (search), Week 41, Oct 5-11, 2026
BrandNamed inRangeAvg positionShare of voicevs last week
Chase 200 / 600 (33%) 30%-37% 2.7 12.4% n/a
Mercury 120 / 600 (20%) 17%-23% 2.0 7.4% n/a
Bluevine 115 / 600 (19%) 16%-23% 2.2 7.1% n/a
Bank of America 112 / 600 (19%) 16%-22% 2.8 6.9% n/a
Relay 106 / 600 (18%) 15%-21% 3.1 6.6% n/a
Wells Fargo 73 / 600 (12%) 10%-15% 3.0 4.5% n/a
American Express 71 / 600 (12%) 9%-15% 2.7 4.4% n/a
Brex 66 / 600 (11%) 9%-14% 2.7 4.1% n/a
Capital One 62 / 600 (10%) 8%-13% 2.9 3.8% n/a
QuickBooks 62 / 600 (10%) 8%-13% 5.4 3.8% n/a
Embed 
<iframe src="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/small-business-banking/embed/chatgpt" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Top small business banking brands on ChatGPT (search)"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/small-business-banking?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Top small business banking brands on ChatGPT (search), 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 openai.com Other 5.4%
  2. 2 google.com Other 4.7%
  3. 3 nerdwallet.com Media 4.6%
  4. 4 chase.com Brand site 3.1%
  5. 5 bluevine.com Brand site 2.9%
  6. 6 sba.gov Docs 2.6%
  7. 7 wise.com Brand site 2.5%
  8. 8 youtube.com Video and other 2.4%
  9. 9 relayfi.com Brand site 2.3%
  10. 10 mercury.com Brand site 2.2%
By engine
DomainType ChatGPTGeminiGoogle AI Overviews
openai.comOther 16.3%n/an/a
google.comOther 14.0%0.1%0.0%
nerdwallet.comMedia 4.3%n/a9.6%
chase.comBrand site 6.2%1.3%1.7%
bluevine.comBrand site 4.2%2.9%1.6%
sba.govDocs 6.0%0.7%1.1%
wise.comBrand site 1.4%4.5%1.6%
youtube.comVideo and other n/a0.1%7.1%
relayfi.comBrand site 3.2%2.0%1.8%
mercury.comBrand site 4.0%1.3%1.3%
Embed 
<iframe src="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/small-business-banking/embed/domains" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Sites AI cites for small business banking"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/small-business-banking?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Sites AI cites for small business banking, 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>

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.

All weekly notes

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
Runs
Once per engine per week, in US English
Collected
Oct 5, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026
Checked by hand
15 answers, 1 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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