Consumer & Shopping Prompt

“Best protein powder for muscle building”

Which brands do AI models actually recommend for this consumer & shopping question? We re-run this regularly and track how the answers shift.

Tracked since Mar 21·Last scanned Sep 15

AI Models

Snapshots

126

Brands Detected

100

Sources Cited

81 brands come up when 10 AI models answer “Best protein powder for muscle building”. We re-run this prompt every few days with web search on across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, and Perplexity.

What AI models recommend

10 models queried · Last scanned Sep 15

Consensus

8/10 models recommend Gold

ChatGPT

Claude

DeepSeek

Ddeepseek-chat

Gemini

Ggemini-3-flash

Ggpt-5

Grok

Ggrok-4-1-fast

Perplexity

Brand	ChatGPT	Claude	DeepSeek	Ddeepseek-chat	Gemini	Ggemini-3-flash	Ggpt-5	Grok	Ggrok-4-1-fast	Perplexity	Total
Gold											8/10
Transparent Labs											7/10
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey											7/10
Dymatize ISO100											6/10
Momentous Whey Protein Isolate											6/10
Transparent Labs 100% Grass-Fed Whey											5/10
Forbes											4/10
On											4/10
Optimum Nutrition											4/10
NSF Certified for Sport											4/10
Dymatize											3/10
Momentous											3/10
Balance											3/10
Dymatize ISO100 Hydrolyzed											2/10
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey											2/10
Transparent Labs 100% Grass-Fed Whey Protein											2/10
Transparent Labs 100% Grass-Fed Whey Protein Isolate											2/10
Dymatize ISO100 Hydrolyzed Whey											2/10
Garden of Life Sport											2/10
Informed-Sport											2/10
Pumpkin											2/10
Target											2/10
Transparent Labs 100% Grass-Fed Whey Isolate											2/10
ConsumerLab											2/10
GQ											2/10
forbes.com											2/10
Healthline											2/10
Naked Whey											2/10
Ora Organic											2/10
Informed Choice											2/10
Men's Health											2/10
Harvard											2/10
Beverly International UMP											1/10
Dymatize ISO100 Hydrolyzed Protein											1/10
Dymatize ISO100 Hydrolyzed Protein Powder											1/10
Fortune											1/10
Informed Sport											1/10
Men's Journal											1/10
MuscleTech Nitro-Tech											1/10
Six Star Whey Protein Plus											1/10
Actizan											1/10
CLEAR											1/10
Close											1/10
Healthspan Elite Ultimate Whey Protein Blend											1/10
Hermosa Whey Protein Powder											1/10
Highlight											1/10
Informed Sports											1/10
Innermost The Strong Protein											1/10
Men's Fitness											1/10
SAFe											1/10
Vivo											1/10
Drip											1/10
Session											1/10
Vega Sport Premium Protein											1/10
NSF											1/10
OpenAI											1/10
consumerlab.com											1/10
BarBend											1/10
FitnessVolt											1/10
HTML											1/10
The Strategist											1/10
WIRED											1/10
barbend.com											1/10
wired.com											1/10
Ora Organic Plant-Based Protein											1/10
Promix Casein											1/10
Transparent Labs Whey Protein Isolate											1/10
Garage Gym Reviews											1/10
BSCG											1/10
Informed Choice/Sport											1/10
Plain											1/10
USP											1/10
Amazon											1/10
GNC											1/10
Reddit											1/10
amazon.com											1/10
reddit.com											1/10
Gainful											1/10
MuscleTech NitroTech											1/10
Nutricost Whey Concentrate											1/10
Swolverine Plant Protein											1/10

Key Quotes

Claude

“Dymatize ISO100 Hydrolyzed Protein Powder ⭐ Best for Muscle Gain & Cutting Dymatize ISO100 is highlighted as the Best Protein Powder For Muscle Gain by Forbes.”

Ddeepseek-chat

“Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey (optimumnutrition.com) - 24g protein, 5.5g BCAAs per serving.”

DeepSeek

“Many of the top powders, like Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey and Vivo Perform, highlight their naturally occurring or added BCAAs optimumnutrition.com, mensfitness.co.uk.”

Ggemini-3-flash

“Best for Pure Muscle Gain: Dymatize ISO100 Hydrolyzed Whey If your goal is fast absorption and high purity, this is the top pick.”

Gemini

“Best for Post-Workout & Fast Digestion: Dymatize ISO100 Hydrolyzed Whey Protein per serving: 25g Protein Source: Hydrolyzed Whey Isolate Why it’s great for muscle building: Hydrolyzed whey has been partially broken down (pre-digested), allowing it to absorb into your bloodstre…”

Consumer & Shopping brand rankings

Brands ranked by how many AI models mention them. Trend shows change since the last scan.

#BrandModelsScoreTrend

1Gold

8/10↑2

2Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey

7/10↑3

3Transparent Labs

7/10—

4Dymatize ISO100

6/10↓2

5Momentous Whey Protein Isolate

6/10↑3

6Transparent Labs 100% Grass-Fed Whey

5/10—

7On

4/10↓1

8Forbes

4/10↑1

9Optimum Nutrition

4/10↑1

10NSF Certified for Sport

4/10—

11Dymatize

3/10↓1

12Momentous

3/10↑1

13Balance

3/10—

14GQ

2/10—

15ConsumerLab

2/10↑1

16Dymatize ISO100 Hydrolyzed

2/10↑1

17Dymatize ISO100 Hydrolyzed Whey

2/10—

18Garden of Life Sport

2/10↑1

19Harvard

2/10—

20Healthline

2/10↓2

21Informed Choice

2/10—

22Informed-Sport

2/10↑2

23Men's Health

2/10↑1

24Naked Whey

2/10↑1

25Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey

2/10↓1

26Ora Organic

2/10↑2

27Pumpkin

2/10↑1

28Target

2/10↑2

29Transparent Labs 100% Grass-Fed Whey Isolate

2/10—

30Transparent Labs 100% Grass-Fed Whey Protein

2/10↓2

31Transparent Labs 100% Grass-Fed Whey Protein Isolate

2/10↓2

32forbes.com

2/10↓1

33Informed Choice/Sport

1/10↑1

34Informed Sport

1/10—

35Informed Sports

1/10↑1

36Transparent Labs Whey Protein Isolate

1/10↑1

37Innermost The Strong Protein

1/10↑1

38Men's Fitness

1/10↑1

39USP

1/10↓1

40Men's Journal

1/10—

41Dymatize ISO100 Hydrolyzed Protein

1/10↓2

42Drip

1/10↑1

43MuscleTech Nitro-Tech

1/10↑1

44MuscleTech NitroTech

1/10—

45NSF

1/10↑1

46Close

1/10↑1

47Vega Sport Premium Protein

1/10—

48Nutricost Whey Concentrate

1/10↑1

49CLEAR

1/10↑1

50OpenAI

1/10—

51Beverly International UMP

1/10↑1

52BarBend

1/10↑1

53Vivo

1/10↑1

54WIRED

1/10↓1

55Ora Organic Plant-Based Protein

1/10↑1

56Plain

1/10↑1

57Promix Casein

1/10↑1

58amazon.com

1/10—

59Reddit

1/10—

60SAFe

1/10↑1

61Session

1/10↑1

62Six Star Whey Protein Plus

1/10↑1

63Swolverine Plant Protein

1/10↑1

64barbend.com

1/10↑1

65The Strategist

1/10↑1

66BSCG

1/10—

67FitnessVolt

1/10↑1

68Fortune

1/10↓1

69GNC

1/10↑1

70Actizan

1/10↑1

71Gainful

1/10↑1

72Garage Gym Reviews

1/10↑1

73Amazon

1/10—

74Dymatize ISO100 Hydrolyzed Protein Powder

1/10↓2

75HTML

1/10↑1

76consumerlab.com

1/10↑1

77wired.com

1/10—

78Healthspan Elite Ultimate Whey Protein Blend

1/10↑1

79Hermosa Whey Protein Powder

1/10↑1

80Highlight

1/10↑1

81reddit.com

1/10—

Consumer & Shopping brand visibility over time

Track how brand mentions shift across AI models over time.

What changed and when

Every brand addition, removal, and citation change logged with timestamps.

Sep 15

DeepSeek stopped mentioning Healthline

Sep 15

DeepSeek stopped mentioning Dymatize ISO100

Sep 15

DeepSeek stopped mentioning Forbes Vetted

Sep 15

DeepSeek started mentioning Optimum Nutrition

Sep 15

DeepSeek started mentioning Highlight

Sep 15

DeepSeek started mentioning Gold

Sep 15

DeepSeek started mentioning Balance

Sep 15

DeepSeek started mentioning SAFe

Sep 15

DeepSeek started mentioning CLEAR

Sep 15

DeepSeek started mentioning Vivo

Where AI models get their sources

Domains cited by AI models when answering this prompt, ranked by how many models reference them.

DomainCited byModels

5 models

3 models

3 models

DGG

3 models

2 models

2 models

2 models

2 models

2 models

2 models

2 models

2 models

2 models

personaltraining.com.my

1 model

rankedrev.com

1 model

reddit.com

1 model

srs-nutritionexpress.com

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

generatorathletelab.com

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

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Frequently asked questions

Gold ranks first, mentioned by 8/10 AI models. Also mentioned often: Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey, Transparent Labs, Dymatize ISO100.

10 AI models answer this prompt: Claude Sonnet 4.6, deepseek-chat, DeepSeek V4, gemini-3-flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash, gpt-5, GPT-5.4 Mini, grok-4-1-fast, Grok 4.3, Perplexity. We look at each response to see which brands show up and what sources get cited.

On a recurring schedule. We run this prompt through every model with web search on, pull out brand mentions and citations, then flag anything that changed.

AI models cite 38 unique domains when answering this prompt. The most-cited sources include forbes.com, healthline.com, garagegymreviews.com.

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“Best protein powder for muscle building”

What AI models recommend

Key Quotes

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Consumer & Shopping brand visibility over time

What changed and when

Where AI models get their sources

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