Which sites do AI engines cite for online LSAT tutors?

What the numbers say

ChatGPT and Google cite different sites for the same questions. Of the 150 sites ChatGPT cited, 32 appeared anywhere in Google's results for these searches.

• ChatGPT cited wyzant.com more than any other site. It was cited on 14 of the 25 questions and in 32 of the 150 answers. princetonreview.com came next, on 14 questions and in 24 answers.
• Google leans on community sites. Reddit showed up in Google's organic results for 23 of the 24 questions that returned results, and in AI Mode for 15. ChatGPT cited Reddit on 3 of the 25.
• Broad questions spread citations the widest. Across its 6 runs, "best GRE tutor for a slow test taker" drew 19 different sites, "how much does LSAT tutoring cost" drew 19, and "how much does online tutoring cost per hour" drew 19.
• Google showed an AI Overview on 2 of the 25 questions. Overviews appeared on 10 of 15 shorter searches.

How results changed between runs

ChatGPT was run 3 times on 7 October and 3 times on 10 October. Counting each day's 3 runs on their own, 31 sites were cited on 2 or more questions on 7 October and 53 on 10 October. 24 were on both lists. Of the 150 sites ChatGPT cited, 50 were cited on both days. Which sites get cited moves a fair amount between days, so a single check isn't a reliable read for any one site.

How this was measured

Peak Answer wrote 25 questions a buyer asks when a student or working professional choosing and pricing an online LSAT, GMAT or GRE tutor, plus a few on online tutoring generally.

• ChatGPT: each question was asked 6 separate times, 3 on 7 October 2026 and 3 on 10 October 2026, from a US location. The 7 October runs were collected through Bright Data and ChatGPT searched the web on 68 of those 75 answers. The 10 October runs were collected through DataForSEO with web search on. Every cited link was recorded. Brand names were pulled from the answer text with Claude, for all 150 answers.
• Google: the same 25 questions were run once on 7 October 2026 for Google search (organic results), Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews, US results. Google also ran 15 shorter searches, which are only used for the AI Overview count.
• Domains: a domain is the host of the cited link, with "www." removed. Subdomains are kept separate, so fiverr.com and pro.fiverr.com are counted apart.
• Named: a site counts as named in an answer when a brand name Claude pulled from the answer text matches the site's domain name. A firm that goes by a different name in the answer is not counted.

These were the 25 questions:

1. best online LSAT tutor
2. best online GMAT tutor
3. best online GRE tutor
4. top rated LSAT tutoring service
5. best private GMAT tutoring company
6. best LSAT tutor for a working professional
7. best GRE tutor for someone bad at math
8. best GMAT tutor for a 700 plus score
9. best LSAT tutor for a 10 point score increase
10. best GRE tutor for a slow test taker
11. how to choose an LSAT tutor
12. how to pick a GMAT tutor
13. what to look for in an online GRE tutor
14. how much does LSAT tutoring cost
15. how much does a GMAT tutor charge per hour
16. average cost of private GRE tutoring per hour
17. private LSAT tutor vs online prep course
18. alternatives to Kaplan for LSAT prep
19. is an LSAT tutor worth it
20. is a GMAT tutor worth the money
21. best online tutoring service
22. best test prep company
23. how much does online tutoring cost per hour
24. online tutoring service vs private tutor
25. is online tutoring worth the money

What this means

For an online LSAT, GMAT or GRE tutoring company, the pages that get cited are mostly test prep companies' own pages and tutoring marketplaces, along with comparison and review sites. They sit in the same citation lists as official test bodies like LSAC and GMAC, newspapers like the Sacramento Bee and Miami Herald, and tutoring cost guides. ChatGPT cited Wyzant and Princeton Review on 14 questions each, the most of any site, Kaplan on 13 and Test Prep Insight on 12. 7Sage and Blueprint were each cited on 8, Manhattan Prep on 7 and LSAT Demon on 6.

For example, ChatGPT cited 7Sage's tutoring page on 8 questions, including "best online LSAT tutor", and Blueprint's LSAT tutoring page on 8, including "top rated LSAT tutoring service". PowerScore's LSAT tutoring page was cited on 5, including "best LSAT tutor for a 10 point score increase", and the LSAT Demon homepage on 6, including "how much does LSAT tutoring cost". Kaplan's GMAT tutoring page was cited on 13, including "best private GMAT tutoring company". Manhattan Prep's GRE tutoring page was cited on 7, including "best GRE tutor for someone bad at math", and Test Prep Insight's best GRE tutors page on 12, including "best GRE tutor for a slow test taker". GMAT Ninja's GMAT tutor cost page was cited on 4, including "how much does a GMAT tutor charge per hour", and Brighterly's tutoring rates per hour page on 4, including "how much does online tutoring cost per hour". LSAC's LSAT prep page was cited on 5, including "how to choose an LSAT tutor".

Google is different. Reddit showed up in Google's organic results for 23 of the 24 questions with results, in AI Mode for 15, and in ChatGPT's citations for 3. Facebook group posts and Quora answers also appeared in Google's organic results and nowhere else. Being part of those conversations matters more on Google than on ChatGPT.

Limitations

• Only ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and Google search were measured. Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Copilot may cite different sites.
• 6 runs over two days is a small sample for ChatGPT, and results can often vary significantly from run to run.
• Results are for US searches only.

Download the data

One row per site: the questions it was cited on by ChatGPT, Google AI Mode and Google search, and a page it was cited at.

• Per-site citation counts by engine (201 rows)

How to cite this study

Peak Answer, "Who AI Cites for Online LSAT Tutors", https://peakanswer.com/research/online-lsat-tutors.

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