Google AI Mode Writes 315 Words per Answer vs 141 for Perplexity

    The average Google AI Mode answer runs 315 words, more than twice the 141 words of the average Perplexity answer to the same everyday questions. Across five AI engines, the average answer is 229 words long.

    Average words by AI engine
    Google AI Mode
    315
    Gemini
    258
    Google AI Overviews
    202
    ChatGPT
    180
    Perplexity
    141

    Source: Suff Digital analysis of 25,940 AI answers to 2,984 questions · answers from ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI features, September 2026

    Answers over 500 words by AI engine
    Google AI Mode
    10.4%
    Gemini
    2.2%
    ChatGPT
    2.1%
    Google AI Overviews
    0.1%
    Perplexity
    0%

    Source: Suff Digital analysis of 25,940 AI answers to 2,984 questions · answers from ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI features, September 2026

    ChatGPT by topic
    Real estate
    262
    Beauty
    201
    Home
    232
    Mortgage
    203
    Money
    244
    Insurance
    209
    Business
    281
    Health
    154
    Taxes
    120
    Software
    161
    Shopping
    122
    Food
    149
    Travel
    130
    Tech
    109
    Weather
    92

    Source: Suff Digital analysis of 25,940 AI answers to 2,984 questions · answers from ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI features, September 2026

    Source: Google AI Mode Writes 315 Words per Answer vs 141 for Perplexity - Suff Digital