AI Overviews shows 16.7% higher volatility in brand mentions compared to AI Mode but retains more stable citation sources (24% of URLs unchanged vs. 20% in AI Mode).
- Stable Sources:
- Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic
- .gov (6.6%) and .edu (6.8%) domains
- Platforms like LinkedIn and YouTube
- Volatile Categories:
- Healthcare (e.g., Kaiser ↑700%)
- Financial (e.g., Citizens Bank ↑700%)
- Software/Tech brands
- News and product launch content
- Strategic Insight:
AI Mode acts as a steady discovery engine. AI Overviews is more experimental with dynamic source ranking.

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