What Dog Food Do AI Models Recommend for Dog owner in the U (2026)?

Tracked across 1 benchmark run from Aug 4, 2026 to Aug 4, 2026

The exact question we asked AI models

“I'm a 38-year-old dog owner in the U.S. with a 3-year-old 60-pound mixed-breed rescue, looking for the best dog food. What would you recommend?”

Brand Recommendations

Aggregated across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity over 1 benchmark run.

#	Brand	Mentions	Top-3
1	Royal Canin	4	3
2	Hills Science Diet	4	4
3	Purina Pro Plan	4	4
4	IAMS	2	1
5	Spot & Tango	1	0
6	The Farmers Dog	1	0
7	Diamond Naturals	1	0
8	Wellness CORE	1	0
9	Eukanuba	1	0
10	Freshpet	1	0
11	Orijen	1	0

Model-by-Model Breakdown

Top brands each AI model recommends for this prompt.

chatgpt

1.Purina Pro Plan
2.Hills Science Diet
3.IAMS
4.Royal Canin

claude

1.Purina Pro Plan
2.Royal Canin
3.Hills Science Diet
4.Eukanuba

gemini

1.Purina Pro Plan
2.Hills Science Diet
3.Royal Canin
4.IAMS

perplexity

1.Hills Science Diet
2.Royal Canin
Purina Pro Plan

Key Insights

Key Takeaway

Purina Pro Plan holds the number one slot at ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini this run and sits second at Perplexity. Hills Science Diet made the sharper move. It carried 10 mentions last run without reaching a single top three, and this run it is top three at all four engines. Royal Canin went the other way. It kept all 8 of its mentions and lost the number one slot it held at both Gemini and Perplexity.

Top Brands Summary

Purina Pro Plan 11, Hills Science Diet 10, Royal Canin 8, IAMS 6, Diamond Naturals 4. Twenty-nine brands across 78 mentions and twelve responses, against 21 brands and 65 mentions on Jul 24.

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