AI Visibility IndexSimulated answer panel

WHO DOES AI RECOMMEND?

Answer engines now sit between a customer’s question and your brand. This index runs a fixed prompt panel on a repeatable schedule and records which brands appear, how they are described, and what sources are cited. Figures here are demonstration values from a simulated panel.

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NexusCloud funds the prompt panel and publication. It does not choose the prompts, engines, brands or shares, and sees results only at publication.

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Prompts in panel

180

Across 9 sectors, re-run weekly

Engines covered

ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity

Answer-set leader

Capitec

32% share on this prompt

Prompt-level visibility

Share of recommendation

1Capitec

32%

2FNB

29%

3Standard Bank

18%

4Discovery Bank

12%

5Nedbank

Sources cited

· Comparison articles
· Bank fee pages
· Consumer forums
· News coverage

Themes in answers

· Low fees
· App experience
· Branch access

Missing citable evidence

· SME banking comparison
· Fee change history

AI100

AI readiness leaderboard — top 20 of 100

#	Company	Sector	Total	Customer experience	Discoverability	AI search	Automation	Personalisation	Digital sales	Initiatives	Governance	Friction
1	Takealot	Retail	88 out of 100 — strong band	71	90	88	77	76	78	60	63	29
2	Checkers	Retail	87 out of 100 — strong band	85	88	84	80	82	82	67	74	15
3	Capitec	Banking	85 out of 100 — strong band	86	89	78	79	86	81	65	72	14
4	FNB	Banking	84 out of 100 — strong band	79	84	83	77	78	79	77	68	21
5	Toyota	Automotive	84 out of 100 — strong band	79	89	84	72	70	74	58	71	21
6	Vodacom	Telecom	83 out of 100 — strong band	68	85	82	73	72	75	70	60	32
7	Woolworths	Retail	82 out of 100 — strong band	88	78	80	78	63	80	63	73	12
8	MTN	Telecom	80 out of 100 — strong band	70	83	79	69	80	71	71	60	30
9	VW	Automotive	80 out of 100 — strong band	74	80	78	75	72	76	62	64	26
10	Standard Bank	Banking	79 out of 100 — mid-market band	71	77	80	71	68	73	74	62	29
11	Shoprite	Retail	78 out of 100 — mid-market band	80	84	76	67	86	68	62	67	20
12	Betway	Betting & Gaming	77 out of 100 — mid-market band	65	75	76	72	68	74	51	58	35
13	Hollywoodbets	Betting & Gaming	76 out of 100 — mid-market band	68	82	71	68	75	70	55	60	32
14	Ford	Automotive	74 out of 100 — mid-market band	66	75	71	68	65	70	55	59	34
15	Discovery Bank	Banking	73 out of 100 — mid-market band	70	64	76	72	67	74	69	59	30
16	Hyundai	Automotive	73 out of 100 — mid-market band	73	71	74	68	74	69	48	63	27
17	Absa	Banking	72 out of 100 — mid-market band	66	72	69	68	67	69	64	58	34
18	Nedbank	Banking	72 out of 100 — mid-market band	68	69	72	67	64	68	58	60	32
19	Pick n Pay	Retail	72 out of 100 — mid-market band	63	74	70	64	68	65	65	55	37
20	Kia	Automotive	71 out of 100 — mid-market band	70	68	70	67	68	68	46	60	30

How to move

Why brands lose answer-set position

· No citable comparison asset on the query the customer actually asks
· Product pages written for buyers, not for machine extraction
· Outdated pricing and coverage claims that engines refuse to cite
· No third-party corroboration of a claim the brand makes about itself

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Coverage

26 companies in the panel

Brands with insufficient answer-engine coverage are marked as low confidence rather than scored low, so absence is never mistaken for failure.

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The AI Visibility Index carries clearly labelled paid placement. This is paid promotional placement. Sponsorship does not affect independent rankings, scores, evidence or methodology.

Independent signal rankingEvery score, rank and evidence record on this surface is calculated from evidence only.

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