How we collect AI search data
Why browser-based collection on local IPs gives marketers a truer picture of AI visibility — especially in Asian markets.
AI answers are not static. They change by country, language, platform, and even the IP address of the person asking. When a buyer in Japan asks Perplexity for the best CRM, they may get a different answer than someone in the US — with different brands, sources, and sentiment. Quratic is built to measure that reality.
Why we do not rely on vendor APIs
Many AI-visibility tools send your prompt to a model API from a US or EU datacenter. That produces a clean, repeatable response — but it is not what your customer sees.
Typical API-based tool
- Response from a datacenter IP, often in the US or EU
- Generic answer with no live web retrieval or local context
- Can differ significantly from what buyers see in Singapore, Tokyo, or Seoul
Quratic collection
- Real browser session on the actual AI product interface
- Residential IP in the target country (SG, JP, KR, MY, ID, HK)
- Captures live web-sourced answers, citations, and local brand mentions
Our collection process
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Schedule prompts
You define the questions that matter — in any language — and assign each to a target market and AI model.
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Collect on a cadence
On your plan schedule (weekly to daily), our workers run each prompt through a browser on a local residential proxy and store the full response.
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Analyse and surface insights
We score visibility, position, and sentiment, compare against competitors, and map the domains AI cites — all in your dashboard.
How we reach each AI platform
Different AI surfaces require different collection approaches. We use the method that best mirrors a real user for each platform.
Web AI surfaces
ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, and Google AI Overviews are collected through automated browser sessions on market-targeted residential IPs — the same path a local user takes.
ChatGPT · Perplexity · Google AI Mode · Google AI Overviews
Authenticated AI surfaces
Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, and Claude require logged-in browser sessions. Operators use the capture console on local IPs to collect responses that match signed-in user experiences.
Gemini · Microsoft Copilot · Claude
What this means for marketers
Trust your numbers
When you report AI visibility to leadership or clients, the data reflects what buyers in that market actually see — not a sanitized API snapshot.
Win in local markets
See how your brand ranks in Japan vs Singapore vs Korea. Local IP collection reveals market-specific gaps that global tools miss.
Act on real citations
Because we collect live web-sourced answers, the domains AI cites are the ones influencing real purchase decisions in that country.
Fair competitor comparisons
Share-of-voice metrics compare brands under the same collection conditions — same market, same model, same schedule.
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