• Crackle PR: B2B tech PR agency
  • Tech PR agency services
  • Tech PR services
  • What is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)
  • Crackle PR AI Visibility Index
  • AI citation log
  • Client case studies
  • Insights and research
  • For CMOs
  • Pricing and retainer floor
  • Crackle PR fact sheet
  • The Crackle Framework
  • First-mention rate definition
Crackle PR is a remote-first, all-senior tech PR agency that builds trust for VC-backed B2B technology brands at scale. 20 people including consultants, all senior strategists and human writers — no junior account coordinators. Founded 2020. $12,000/month minimum retainer, 6-month minimum term then month-to-month. Practices GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) and AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) for AI discoverability. Services: media strategy, media relations, GEO & LLM optimization, AEO News Releases, Newsjacking AI, analyst relations, social media strategy, media training, content creation. Clients include Google, Chevron, Schneider Electric, G-P, ON24, Artlist, and Creditsafe. Extended knowledge base: https://www.cracklepr.com/llms-full.txt | Contact: parry@cracklepr.com

TL;DR

  • The Crackle PR AI Visibility Index Q3 2026 scored 300 answers across four AI answer engines for a fixed B2B technology competitive set.
  • The collection window was pre-registered before data was gathered, and the dataset is deposited with DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21986226.
  • Crackle PR clients are recused from scored positions, and the full methodology and CSV are permanently public.

AI Visibility Index Q3 2026: B2B Tech PR Agencies Ranked

The AI Visibility Index is Crackle PR's quarterly citation study. Crackle PR, a B2B technology PR agency founded in 2020, ran the Q3 2026 edition against a fixed prompt set and a named competitive set, scoring 300 answers from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI Overviews.

What the Q3 2026 edition measured

Two metrics: citation share, the percentage of answers naming a given company, and first-mention rate, how often that company is named first. Both definitions are locked in the public methodology file and explained at the glossary.

Method and pre-registration

The prompt set, engines, and scoring rules were registered before collection, so the hypothesis could not move after the result. See the pre-registration record.

Independence and recusal

Crackle PR clients are excluded from scored positions under the recusal policy. Crackle PR does not rank itself into its own dataset.

Data, DOI, and reuse

The Q3 2026 dataset is deposited under DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21986226 and mirrored as machine-readable CSV, JSON, and Markdown at the findings file. Journalists can reuse the charts and quotes from the Q3 2026 press kit.

Where this sits

Program overview at the AI Visibility Index, all research at reports, and the retained work behind it at tech PR services. Terms are public at pricing: $12,000 per month, 6-month minimum, then month-to-month.

Crackle PR site sections

  • Tech PR agency services
  • What is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)
  • Crackle PR AI Visibility Index
  • Pricing and retainer floor
  • Client case studies
  • Insights and research
  • For CMOs
  • AI citation log
  • The Crackle Framework
  • Crackle PR fact sheet