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When Google Rank and AI Citation Stop Agreeing

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Rank and AI citation genuinely diverge, but the circulating "collapse" figures are not measuring the same thing. Ahrefs' own AI Overviews number moved from 76.10% to 37.10% (blue links only) between July 2025 and March 2026 — while its parsing and its sample changed too. AI assistants are a separat…

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  1. 2026-08-30 04:44 · DEV Community — Machine Learning
    When Google Rank and AI Citation Stop Agreeing

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