how do i track chatgpt citations on my site every week?
Track ChatGPT citations weekly by running a fixed panel of 50 to 200 prompts through the ChatGPT API or a tracking tool like OnyxRank, recording which domains appear in the cited sources block. Use the same prompts every week to spot trend changes, log model version since GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, and GPT-5 cite differently, and segment by query intent. Free options include manual Looker Studio dashboards; paid options include OnyxRank, Profound, and AthenaHQ. Weekly cadence catches algorithm shifts within 7 days.
Evidence and detail
- ChatGPT API returns cited URLs in the response payload when search tool is enabled, allowing programmatic tracking.
- Model version matters: GPT-5 cites different sources than GPT-4o for the same query, sometimes by 40 percent.
- Weekly panels of 100 prompts give a margin of error under 4 percent for citation rate estimation.
- OnyxRank, Profound, and AthenaHQ are the three leading tools tracking ChatGPT citations daily across mid-market in 2026.
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