What LLMs cite
How to get a personal loan when you have bad credit?
From recent prompt runs · US · Updated October 6, 2026
GEOGrow tested this high-intent customer question across Gemini, Claude, ChatGPT, and Perplexity. Rankings below show which companies appeared most often in those responses — not who is independently the best.
Top brand
Avant
Leads across all key metrics
AI engines mentioning
4 of 4
Avant appears in 4 of 4 AI engines
#1 recommendations
1
Avant was the #1 recommendation once.
AI answer share
100%
Avant appears in 100% of answers in our tests
Top AI Answers
Which companies appear most often in AI responses?
Updated October 6, 2026
| # | Company | AI engines mentioning | #1 recommendations | AI answer share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avant Claim your company | 4 of 4 | 1 | 100% |
| 2 | Upstart Claim | 3 of 4 | 2 | 75% |
| 3 | Credit Karma Claim | 1 of 4 | 1 | 25% |
| 4 | OneMain Financial Claim | 4 of 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 5 | Experian Claim | 1 of 4 | 0 | 25% |
| 6 | Upgrade Claim | 3 of 4 | 0 | 75% |
| 7 | LendingClub Claim | 3 of 4 | 0 | 75% |
| 8 | LendingPoint Claim | 2 of 4 | 0 | 50% |
What Each AI Recommended
Recent answer snapshots by engine.
ChatGPT
- 1. Upstart
- 2. OneMain Financial
- 3. Avant
- 4. Upgrade
- 5. Reprise Financial
- 6. LendWyse
+15 more in this answer
Gemini
- 1. Credit Karma
- 2. Experian
- 3. OneMain Financial
- 4. Upgrade
- 5. Avant
- 6. Upstart
+5 more in this answer
Perplexity
- 1. Avant
- 3. OneMain Financial
- 5. LendingClub
- 20. FASTLOAN Advance
Claude
- 1. Upstart
- 2. Avant
- 3. OneMain Financial
- 4. Upgrade
- 5. LendingPoint
- 6. Universal Credit
+15 more in this answer
What LLMs cite
Sources cited in the most recent prompt runs for this question. The mix varies by engine.
- lendingtree.com Best Personal Loans for Bad Credit in September 2026: 4 Top Lenders Compared | LendingTree
- cnbc.com Best personal loans for bad credit of October 2026
- finance.yahoo.com Best personal loans for bad credit for October 2026
- nerdwallet.com Best Loans for Bad Credit of October 2026
- wallethub.com Compare Personal Loans for Bad Credit in 2026 – WalletHub
- cnbc.com Best personal loans for bad credit of October 2026 – CNBC Select
- elitepersonalfinance.com Best Personal Loans for Bad Credit of September 2026 – ElitePersonalFinance
- experian.com How to Get a Loan With Bad Credit
Who's Winning in AI?
AI Leaderboard · Based on this buyer question
Avant currently leads this conversation. AI visibility leadership is valuable — but competitive markets shift fast.
Avant currently leads this conversation.
- #1 Avant 100%
- #2 Upstart 75%
- #3 Credit Karma 25%
- #4 OneMain Financial 100%
- #5 Experian 25%
- #6 Upgrade 75%
- #7 LendingClub 75%
- #8 LendingPoint 50%
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How We Measure AI Answer Share
AI Answer Tracker by GEOGrow measures how companies appear when high-intent customer questions are asked across supported AI platforms. Results are observational snapshots and can vary by model, location, personalization, source availability, and date.
AI Answer Share is weighted recommendation appearances divided by all possible recommendation opportunities. Rankings shown here represent the responses collected during the stated research period and are not endorsements by GEOGrow. Method: 4 independent AI observations.
- Question tested
- How to get a personal loan when you have bad credit?
- Market
- US
- AI engines
- Gemini, Claude, ChatGPT, and Perplexity
- Research date
- October 6, 2026