Subcategory
Cereal & Breakfast Foods
This index adds up the scores of 9 questions. 258 brands are ranked.
- Edition
- Nov 12, 2026
- Methodology
- v5.0
- Panel
- 6 AI surfaces
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands across every question in this category, ordered by GenRank score.
#BrandScore
- 1Magic Spoon122.9
- 2Original Cheerios120.9
- 3Bob's Red Mill98.6
- 4King Arthur Buttermilk Pancake Mix89.0
- 5Quaker76.3
- 6Kodiak75.5
- 7Purely Elizabeth73.4
- 8Three Wishes Cereal69.2
- 9Walmart Great Value61.5
- 10Cinnamon Toast Crunch57.5
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- 11Walmart57.0
- 12Jimmy Dean Sausage Egg & Cheese Croissant55.7
- 13Catalina Crunch53.8
- 14Eggo Homestyle Waffles50.6
- 15Aldi Millville50.1
- 16Cascadian Farms Purely O’s50.0
- 17Red's Chicken Sausage, Egg & Cheese English Muffin49.6
- 18Jimmy Dean Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit49.0
- 19Cheerios Protein46.8
- 20Ghost Protein Cereal44.1
- 21Kashi Go43.3
- 22Frosted Flakes43.1
- 23Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free42.9
- 24Catalina Crunch Cinnamon Toast42.4
- 25Krusteaz Buttermilk Pancake Mix42.3
- 26Nature Valley42.1
- 27Kix40.9
- 28Kashi GO Original40.4
- 29McCann’s40.0
- 30Cheerios39.6
- 31General Mills39.2
- 32One Degree Organic Foods38.8
- 33Post Shredded Wheat Original Spoon Size38.7
- 34Shredded Wheat37.7
- 35Aldi37.7
- 36Trader Joe's Organic Silver Dollar Pancakes36.8
- 37Nature's Path34.2
- 38Target (Good & Gather)34.1
- 39Bowl & Basket Complete Buttermilk Pancake Mix33.0
- 40Premier Protein Cereal32.3
- 41Kodiak Buttermilk & Vanilla Power Waffles31.5
- 42Bear Naked30.0
- 43Grape-Nuts29.2
- 44Kodiak Frozen Maple Pancake Breakfast Sandwich (Sausage and Cheddar)28.0
- 45Kirkland Signature27.8
- 46Mason Dixie Biscuit Sandwich26.6
- 47Honey Bunches of Oats25.2
- 48Special K High Protein25.0
- 49Eggo Buttermilk Pancakes24.6
- 50Great Value Buttermilk Complete Pancake & Waffle Mix24.6
- 1Magic Spoon122.9
- 2Original Cheerios120.9
- 3Bob's Red Mill98.6
- 4King Arthur Buttermilk Pancake Mix89.0
- 5Quaker76.3
- 6Kodiak75.5
- 7Purely Elizabeth73.4
- 8Three Wishes Cereal69.2
- 9Walmart Great Value61.5
- 10Cinnamon Toast Crunch57.5
- 11Walmart57.0
- 12Jimmy Dean Sausage Egg & Cheese Croissant55.7
- 13Catalina Crunch53.8
- 14Eggo Homestyle Waffles50.6
- 15Aldi Millville50.1
- 16Cascadian Farms Purely O’s50.0
- 17Red's Chicken Sausage, Egg & Cheese English Muffin49.6
- 18Jimmy Dean Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit49.0
- 19Cheerios Protein46.8
- 20Ghost Protein Cereal44.1
- 21Kashi Go43.3
- 22Frosted Flakes43.1
- 23Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free42.9
- 24Catalina Crunch Cinnamon Toast42.4
- 25Krusteaz Buttermilk Pancake Mix42.3
- 26Nature Valley42.1
- 27Kix40.9
- 28Kashi GO Original40.4
- 29McCann’s40.0
- 30Cheerios39.6
- 31General Mills39.2
- 32One Degree Organic Foods38.8
- 33Post Shredded Wheat Original Spoon Size38.7
- 34Shredded Wheat37.7
- 35Aldi37.7
- 36Trader Joe's Organic Silver Dollar Pancakes36.8
- 37Nature's Path34.2
- 38Target (Good & Gather)34.1
- 39Bowl & Basket Complete Buttermilk Pancake Mix33.0
- 40Premier Protein Cereal32.3
- 41Kodiak Buttermilk & Vanilla Power Waffles31.5
- 42Bear Naked30.0
- 43Grape-Nuts29.2
- 44Kodiak Frozen Maple Pancake Breakfast Sandwich (Sausage and Cheddar)28.0
- 45Kirkland Signature27.8
- 46Mason Dixie Biscuit Sandwich26.6
- 47Honey Bunches of Oats25.2
- 48Special K High Protein25.0
- 49Eggo Buttermilk Pancakes24.6
- 50Great Value Buttermilk Complete Pancake & Waffle Mix24.6
Top 50 of 258
The GenRank score sums each brand’s question-level visibility inside this category. Higher means AI names the brand more often and earlier. It is not bounded, so compare brands within one category, not across categories. Methodology
The questions behind this index
9Each question with its top three brands by GenRank score and how many brands its answers named.
Rank trend
Rank trends are drawn once two weekly editions under the same methodology exist. Only the first edition is in so far.
Named by surface
Each cell: of the surface's 9 answers, how many named the brand. Darker means named more often.
- Window
- Oct 18, 2026 ~ Nov 8, 2026
| Brand |  Google AI Overviews |  ChatGPT |  Claude |  Gemini | Google AI Mode |  Microsoft Copilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Magic Spoon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Original Cheerios | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3Bob's Red Mill | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4King Arthur Buttermilk Pancake Mix | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5Quaker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 6Kodiak | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7Purely Elizabeth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8Three Wishes Cereal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9Walmart Great Value | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10Cinnamon Toast Crunch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11Walmart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 12Jimmy Dean Sausage Egg & Cheese Croissant | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13Catalina Crunch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14Eggo Homestyle Waffles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15Aldi Millville | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Named alongside
Brands named in the same answers in the last four weeks. Circle size: answers naming the brand. Line width: answers naming both.
- Answers naming the brand
- 3
- 6
- 12
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 7
- Answers naming the brand
- 3
- 6
- 12
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 7
| Brand | Answers naming the brand | Named alongside |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Spoon | 12 | Catalina Crunch (6), Three Wishes Cereal (6), Kashi GO Original (5) |
| Original Cheerios | 12 | Three Wishes Cereal (5), Cascadian Farms Purely O’s (5), Kix (4) |
| Bob's Red Mill | 6 | Walmart Great Value (3), McCann’s (3), Quaker (3) |
| King Arthur Buttermilk Pancake Mix | 5 | Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free (4), Krusteaz Buttermilk Pancake Mix (2), Kodiak (1) |
| Quaker | 11 | Walmart Great Value (7), Aldi Millville (7), Kodiak (5) |
| Kodiak | 7 | Quaker (5), Walmart Great Value (2), Purely Elizabeth (2) |
| Purely Elizabeth | 4 | Kodiak (2), Aldi Millville (1), Bob's Red Mill (1) |
| Three Wishes Cereal | 9 | Magic Spoon (6), Original Cheerios (5), Cinnamon Toast Crunch (3) |
| Walmart Great Value | 11 | Aldi Millville (7), Quaker (7), Walmart (5) |
| Cinnamon Toast Crunch | 6 | Frosted Flakes (5), Magic Spoon (4), Original Cheerios (4) |
| Walmart | 8 | Walmart Great Value (5), Aldi Millville (4), Quaker (4) |
| Jimmy Dean Sausage Egg & Cheese Croissant | 4 | Red's Chicken Sausage, Egg & Cheese English Muffin (3), Jimmy Dean Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit (2) |
| Catalina Crunch | 6 | Magic Spoon (6), Cheerios Protein (2), Ghost Protein Cereal (2) |
| Eggo Homestyle Waffles | 4 | |
| Aldi Millville | 10 | Walmart Great Value (7), Quaker (7), Walmart (4) |
| Cascadian Farms Purely O’s | 6 | Original Cheerios (5), Three Wishes Cereal (3), Kix (3) |
| Red's Chicken Sausage, Egg & Cheese English Muffin | 4 | Jimmy Dean Sausage Egg & Cheese Croissant (3), Jimmy Dean Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit (3) |
| Jimmy Dean Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit | 4 | Red's Chicken Sausage, Egg & Cheese English Muffin (3), Jimmy Dean Sausage Egg & Cheese Croissant (2) |
| Cheerios Protein | 5 | Magic Spoon (4), Catalina Crunch (2), Ghost Protein Cereal (2) |
| Ghost Protein Cereal | 3 | Magic Spoon (3), Cheerios Protein (2), Catalina Crunch (2) |
| Kashi Go | 4 | Cinnamon Toast Crunch (3), Original Cheerios (3), Frosted Flakes (3) |
| Frosted Flakes | 6 | Cinnamon Toast Crunch (5), Magic Spoon (4), Kashi Go (3) |
| Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free | 4 | King Arthur Buttermilk Pancake Mix (4), Krusteaz Buttermilk Pancake Mix (2) |
| Catalina Crunch Cinnamon Toast | 4 | Cinnamon Toast Crunch (3), Original Cheerios (3), Frosted Flakes (3) |
| Krusteaz Buttermilk Pancake Mix | 3 | King Arthur Buttermilk Pancake Mix (2), Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free (2), Walmart (1) |
| Nature Valley | 3 | Aldi Millville (2), Purely Elizabeth (1), Bob's Red Mill (1) |
| Kix | 5 | Original Cheerios (4), Cascadian Farms Purely O’s (3), Cheerios (1) |
| Kashi GO Original | 6 | Magic Spoon (5), Cheerios Protein (2), Catalina Crunch (2) |
| McCann’s | 3 | Bob's Red Mill (3), Walmart Great Value (2), Kodiak (1) |
| Cheerios | 6 | Walmart (2), Kashi GO Original (2), Quaker (2) |
Most cited sources
Sites cited by the answers to this category's questions and its subcategories'. Counts are citing answers. All of this week's questions. Earlier ranks appear once two weekly runs of the same methodology exist.
| Rank | Source | Citing answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | sporked.com | 19 |
| 2 | shopping.google.com | 14 |
| 3 | thekitchn.com | 13 |
| 4 | foodnetwork.com | 11 |
| 5 | tastingtable.com | 10 |
| 6 | eatthis.com | 9 |
| 7 | youtube.com | 6 |
| 8 | reddit.com | 6 |
| 9 | mashed.com | 6 |
| 10 | google.com | 5 |
Sources and brands
Which cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.
| Cited sources | Brand | Answers naming the brand |
|---|---|---|
| cspi.org | Original Cheerios | 4 |
| foodnetwork.com | King Arthur Buttermilk Pancake Mix | 4 |
| shopping.google.com | Magic Spoon | 3 |
| reddit.com | Quaker | 3 |
| foodnetwork.com | Magic Spoon | 3 |
| thekitchn.com | King Arthur Buttermilk Pancake Mix | 3 |
| sporked.com | Quaker | 3 |
| sporked.com | Original Cheerios | 3 |
| reddit.com | Kodiak | 3 |
| sporked.com | Kodiak | 3 |
| shopping.google.com | Kodiak | 3 |
| tastingtable.com | Quaker | 2 |
| cspi.org | Three Wishes Cereal | 2 |
| foodnetwork.com | Purely Elizabeth | 2 |
| foodnetwork.com | Three Wishes Cereal | 2 |
| shopping.google.com | Three Wishes Cereal | 2 |
| shopping.google.com | Original Cheerios | 2 |
| shopping.google.com | Quaker | 2 |
| sporked.com | Purely Elizabeth | 2 |
| sporked.com | Magic Spoon | 2 |
| sporked.com | Three Wishes Cereal | 2 |
| tastingtable.com | Magic Spoon | 2 |
| tastingtable.com | Three Wishes Cereal | 2 |
| tastingtable.com | King Arthur Buttermilk Pancake Mix | 2 |
| thekitchn.com | Bob's Red Mill | 2 |
| thekitchn.com | Kodiak | 2 |
| thekitchn.com | Quaker | 2 |
| youtube.com | Magic Spoon | 2 |
| youtube.com | Kodiak | 2 |
| youtube.com | Quaker | 2 |
| foodnetwork.com | Kodiak | 1 |
| cspi.org | Quaker | 1 |
| youtube.com | Bob's Red Mill | 1 |
| tastingtable.com | Bob's Red Mill | 1 |
| tastingtable.com | Kodiak | 1 |
| shopping.google.com | Purely Elizabeth | 1 |
| reddit.com | Original Cheerios | 1 |
| youtube.com | Purely Elizabeth | 1 |
| shopping.google.com | Bob's Red Mill | 1 |
| reddit.com | King Arthur Buttermilk Pancake Mix | 1 |
| shopping.google.com | King Arthur Buttermilk Pancake Mix | 1 |
| tastingtable.com | Original Cheerios | 1 |
| cspi.org | Magic Spoon | 1 |
| thekitchn.com | Purely Elizabeth | 1 |
| youtube.com | Original Cheerios | 1 |
| youtube.com | Three Wishes Cereal | 1 |
| sporked.com | Bob's Red Mill | 1 |
| reddit.com | Bob's Red Mill | 1 |
| sporked.com | King Arthur Buttermilk Pancake Mix | 1 |
| foodnetwork.com | Original Cheerios | 1 |
Citations by source type
How many citations in this edition point at each kind of source.
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