What Dog Food Do AI Models Recommend for Dog owner with a 4-year-old Labrador Retriever living in the suburbs (2026)?
Tracked across 1 benchmark run from May 10, 2026 to May 10, 2026
The exact question we asked AI models
“I'm a 35-year-old dog owner with a 4-year-old Labrador Retriever living in the suburbs. I'm 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 | First Picks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Canin | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Purina Pro Plan | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Hill's Science Diet | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Blue Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Open Farm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Orijen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Model-by-Model Breakdown
Top brands each AI model recommends for this prompt.
chatgpt
- 1.Purina Pro Plan
- 2.Royal Canin
claude
- 1.Royal Canin
- 2.Hill's Science Diet
- 3.Purina Pro Plan
- 4.Orijen
- 5.Blue Buffalo
gemini
- 1.Royal Canin
- 2.Purina Pro Plan
- 3.Hill's Science Diet
- 4.Open Farm
perplexity
- 1.Royal Canin
- 2.Purina Pro Plan
- 3.Hill's Science Diet
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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