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en-US · grammar luce-live-v0 Dark (Current theme: dark) (wave luce-live-w30 · grammar luce-live-v0 · generated 2026-07-15 19:49:02 UTC)
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· en-US · LUCE-LIVE-W30 · measured from 15 Jul 2026 · 60 days ago (what you are viewing)
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# Wireless earbuds
Which wireless earbuds do ChatGPT, ChatGPT API and Gemini put forward when a shopper names no brand? Across **30** questions from the published grammar, they do not agree on who to recommend: ChatGPT leads with Soundcore, ChatGPT API leads with Sony, Gemini leads with Sony.
True wireless earbuds across budgets.
AI surfaces **4**
Brands **7**
01
## Every brand, every engine
Read across a row to see where the engines disagree.
estimand: probe-design mention rate over Luce grammar luce-live-v0, rank-range leagues only; not demand-weighted · 30 prompts per cell (the exact quantity published on this surface)
SoVGapPrecision (board lens) All cells shown. Gold marks the top rate on that engine, and every brand tied with it. Grey marks a brand measured too imprecisely to rank this wave. The bar under each rate is its 95% interval. An outline and a tag mark each cell where ChatGPT web app vs ChatGPT API diverge beyond the sum of their interval half-widths. Dashed cells carry a low precision tag: measured, with intervals too wide to rank this wave. Every cell stays readable.
[VELIU· LUCE](https://luce.veliu.com/index.html) **PILOT · W30**
One measurement per engine. Rows ordered by ChatGPT.
| Brand | ChatGPT web app mention rate · 95% CI | ChatGPT API mention rate · 95% CI | Gemini mention rate · 95% CI | Perplexity mention rate · 95% CI |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Soundcore](https://luce.veliu.com/b/anker-soundcore.html) | [**77%** 60-90](https://luce.veliu.com/answers.html) (Soundcore on ChatGPT · 77% (95% CI 60-90%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited) | [**67%** 50-83 low precision](https://luce.veliu.com/probes/wireless-earbuds-en-us-chatgpt-api.html) (Soundcore on ChatGPT API · 67% (95% CI 50-83%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited · low precision, no rank this wave) | [**77%** 63-90](https://luce.veliu.com/probes/wireless-earbuds-en-us-gemini.html) (Soundcore on Gemini · 77% (95% CI 63-90%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited) | [**53%** 37-70 low precision](https://luce.veliu.com/probes/wireless-earbuds-en-us-perplexity.html) (Soundcore on Perplexity · 53% (95% CI 37-70%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited · low precision, no rank this wave) |
| [Sony](https://luce.veliu.com/b/sony.html) | [**60%** 43-77 low precision](https://luce.veliu.com/answers.html) (Sony on ChatGPT · 60% (95% CI 43-77%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited · low precision, no rank this wave) | [**70%** 53-87](https://luce.veliu.com/probes/wireless-earbuds-en-us-chatgpt-api.html) (Sony on ChatGPT API · 70% (95% CI 53-87%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited) | [**80%** 67-93](https://luce.veliu.com/probes/wireless-earbuds-en-us-gemini.html) (Sony on Gemini · 80% (95% CI 67-93%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited) | [**67%** 50-83 low precision](https://luce.veliu.com/probes/wireless-earbuds-en-us-perplexity.html) (Sony on Perplexity · 67% (95% CI 50-83%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited · low precision, no rank this wave) |
| [AirPods](https://luce.veliu.com/b/apple-airpods.html) | [**50%** 33-67 low precision](https://luce.veliu.com/answers.html) (AirPods on ChatGPT · 50% (95% CI 33-67%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited · low precision, no rank this wave) | [**57%** 40-77 low precision](https://luce.veliu.com/probes/wireless-earbuds-en-us-chatgpt-api.html) (AirPods on ChatGPT API · 57% (95% CI 40-77%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited · low precision, no rank this wave) | [**57%** 40-73 low precision](https://luce.veliu.com/probes/wireless-earbuds-en-us-gemini.html) (AirPods on Gemini · 57% (95% CI 40-73%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited · low precision, no rank this wave) | [**37%** 20-53 low precision](https://luce.veliu.com/probes/wireless-earbuds-en-us-perplexity.html) (AirPods on Perplexity · 37% (95% CI 20-53%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited · low precision, no rank this wave) |
| [Bose](https://luce.veliu.com/b/bose.html) | [**37%** 20-57 low precision](https://luce.veliu.com/answers.html) (Bose on ChatGPT · 37% (95% CI 20-57%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited · low precision, no rank this wave) | [**50%** 33-70 low precision](https://luce.veliu.com/probes/wireless-earbuds-en-us-chatgpt-api.html) (Bose on ChatGPT API · 50% (95% CI 33-70%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited · low precision, no rank this wave) | [**53%** 33-70 low precision](https://luce.veliu.com/probes/wireless-earbuds-en-us-gemini.html) (Bose on Gemini · 53% (95% CI 33-70%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited · low precision, no rank this wave) | [**27%** 13-43 low precision](https://luce.veliu.com/probes/wireless-earbuds-en-us-perplexity.html) (Bose on Perplexity · 27% (95% CI 13-43%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited · low precision, no rank this wave) |
| [Sennheiser](https://luce.veliu.com/b/sennheiser.html) | [**33%** 17-50 low precision](https://luce.veliu.com/answers.html) (Sennheiser on ChatGPT · 33% (95% CI 17-50%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited · low precision, no rank this wave) | [**10%** 0-23 low precision](https://luce.veliu.com/probes/wireless-earbuds-en-us-chatgpt-api.html) (Sennheiser on ChatGPT API · 10% (95% CI 0-23%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited · low precision, no rank this wave) | [**20%** 7-37 low precision](https://luce.veliu.com/probes/wireless-earbuds-en-us-gemini.html) (Sennheiser on Gemini · 20% (95% CI 7-37%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited · low precision, no rank this wave) | [**13%** 3-27 low precision](https://luce.veliu.com/probes/wireless-earbuds-en-us-perplexity.html) (Sennheiser on Perplexity · 13% (95% CI 3-27%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited · low precision, no rank this wave) |
| [Galaxy Buds](https://luce.veliu.com/b/samsung-galaxy-buds.html) | [**13%** 3-27 low precision](https://luce.veliu.com/answers.html) (Galaxy Buds on ChatGPT · 13% (95% CI 3-27%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited · low precision, no rank this wave) | [**20%** 7-37 low precision](https://luce.veliu.com/probes/wireless-earbuds-en-us-chatgpt-api.html) (Galaxy Buds on ChatGPT API · 20% (95% CI 7-37%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited · low precision, no rank this wave) | [**27%** 13-43 low precision](https://luce.veliu.com/probes/wireless-earbuds-en-us-gemini.html) (Galaxy Buds on Gemini · 27% (95% CI 13-43%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited · low precision, no rank this wave) | [**17%** 3-30 low precision](https://luce.veliu.com/probes/wireless-earbuds-en-us-perplexity.html) (Galaxy Buds on Perplexity · 17% (95% CI 3-30%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited · low precision, no rank this wave) |
| [Jabra](https://luce.veliu.com/b/jabra.html) | [**3%** 0-10 low precision diverges](https://luce.veliu.com/answers.html) (Jabra on ChatGPT · 3% (95% CI 0-10%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited · low precision, no rank this wave) | [**27%** 13-43 low precision diverges](https://luce.veliu.com/probes/wireless-earbuds-en-us-chatgpt-api.html) (Jabra on ChatGPT API · 27% (95% CI 13-43%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited · low precision, no rank this wave) | [**23%** 10-40 low precision](https://luce.veliu.com/probes/wireless-earbuds-en-us-gemini.html) (Jabra on Gemini · 23% (95% CI 10-40%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited · low precision, no rank this wave) | [**10%** 0-23 low precision](https://luce.veliu.com/probes/wireless-earbuds-en-us-perplexity.html) (Jabra on Perplexity · 10% (95% CI 0-23%) · n = 30 prompts · L1 elicited · low precision, no rank this wave) |
luce-live-w30 · measured from 15 Jul 2026 · en-US · Wireless earbuds · ChatGPT web app · ChatGPT API · Gemini · Perplexity L1 elicited · Synthetic probes · not real user sessions · this wave 100% L3 · n = 30 prompt clusters per cell Gold marks the top rate on that engine, and every brand tied with it. Grey marks a brand measured too imprecisely to rank this wave, and its interval is drawn hatched. The bar under each rate is its 95% interval. probe-design mention rate over Luce grammar luce-live-v0; not demand-weighted Published by Veliu Research Lab. Veliu sells services to brands measured here. [https://luce.veliu.com/c/wireless-earbuds#board-wireless-earbuds](https://luce.veliu.com/c/wireless-earbuds#board-wireless-earbuds)
[Frame for screenshot](https://luce.veliu.com/c/wireless-earbuds.html?card=board-wireless-earbuds#board-wireless-earbuds) (Frame for screenshot: board wireless earbuds)
Behind these numbers
[ChatGPT 30 real answers →](https://luce.veliu.com/answers.html) (30 real answers behind ChatGPT)
Cite a cell from this board: [ChatGPT](https://luce.veliu.com/claim/luce-live-w30/wireless-earbuds-chatgpt-web.html) · [ChatGPT API](https://luce.veliu.com/claim/luce-live-w30/wireless-earbuds-chatgpt-api.html) · [Gemini](https://luce.veliu.com/claim/luce-live-w30/wireless-earbuds-gemini.html) · [Perplexity](https://luce.veliu.com/claim/luce-live-w30/wireless-earbuds-perplexity.html) . Each claim page states the interval, the sample and the wave with the number. Download the data behind a cell: [ChatGPT](https://luce.veliu.com/bundle/luce-live-w30/wireless-earbuds-chatgpt-web.json) · [ChatGPT API](https://luce.veliu.com/bundle/luce-live-w30/wireless-earbuds-chatgpt-api.json) · [Gemini](https://luce.veliu.com/bundle/luce-live-w30/wireless-earbuds-gemini.json) · [Perplexity](https://luce.veliu.com/bundle/luce-live-w30/wireless-earbuds-perplexity.json) . Each bundle carries the members with their intervals, the prompts, the estimator and the gate.
02
## Photo finish
ChatGPT web shows one real answer above; the three API surfaces race here.
estimand: probe-design leader credible-set read over Luce grammar luce-live-v0; not demand-weighted (the exact quantity published on this surface)
[VELIU· LUCE](https://luce.veliu.com/index.html) **PILOT · W30**
### ChatGPT API
Wireless earbuds · 95% credible set: Sony, Soundcore
likely favorite · Sony
Chance of the top spot · ± Monte Carlo SE
- Sony 58% *±1.1*
- Soundcore 38% *±1.1*
- AirPods 2% *±0.3*
- Bose 1% *±0.3*
3 more brands in this cell hold under a one percent chance of the top spot.
luce-live-w30 · measured from 15 Jul 2026 · en-US · ChatGPT API L1 elicited · Synthetic probes · not real user sessions · this wave 100% L3 · n = 30 prompt clusters per cell probe-design leader credible-set read over Luce grammar luce-live-v0; not demand-weighted Published by Veliu Research Lab. Veliu sells services to brands measured here. [https://luce.veliu.com/c/wireless-earbuds#photo-finish-wireless-earbuds-chatgpt-api](https://luce.veliu.com/c/wireless-earbuds#photo-finish-wireless-earbuds-chatgpt-api)
[Frame for screenshot](https://luce.veliu.com/c/wireless-earbuds.html?card=photo-finish-wireless-earbuds-chatgpt-api#photo-finish-wireless-earbuds-chatgpt-api) (Frame for screenshot: photo finish wireless earbuds chatgpt api)
[VELIU· LUCE](https://luce.veliu.com/index.html) **PILOT · W30**
### Gemini
Wireless earbuds · 95% credible set: Sony, Soundcore
contested · no likely favorite (no brand holds a likely-favorite share of the top spot; the credible set is the honest answer)
Chance of the top spot · ± Monte Carlo SE
- Sony 62% *±1.1*
- Soundcore 38% *±1.1*
5 more brands in this cell hold under a one percent chance of the top spot.
luce-live-w30 · measured from 15 Jul 2026 · en-US · Gemini L1 elicited · Synthetic probes · not real user sessions · this wave 100% L3 · n = 30 prompt clusters per cell probe-design leader credible-set read over Luce grammar luce-live-v0; not demand-weighted Published by Veliu Research Lab. Veliu sells services to brands measured here. [https://luce.veliu.com/c/wireless-earbuds#photo-finish-wireless-earbuds-gemini](https://luce.veliu.com/c/wireless-earbuds#photo-finish-wireless-earbuds-gemini)
[Frame for screenshot](https://luce.veliu.com/c/wireless-earbuds.html?card=photo-finish-wireless-earbuds-gemini#photo-finish-wireless-earbuds-gemini) (Frame for screenshot: photo finish wireless earbuds gemini)
[VELIU· LUCE](https://luce.veliu.com/index.html) **PILOT · W30**
### Perplexity
Wireless earbuds · 95% credible set: Sony, Soundcore
likely favorite · Sony
Chance of the top spot · ± Monte Carlo SE
- Sony 88% *±0.7*
- Soundcore 12% *±0.7*
5 more brands in this cell hold under a one percent chance of the top spot.
luce-live-w30 · measured from 15 Jul 2026 · en-US · Perplexity L1 elicited · Synthetic probes · not real user sessions · this wave 100% L3 · n = 30 prompt clusters per cell probe-design leader credible-set read over Luce grammar luce-live-v0; not demand-weighted Published by Veliu Research Lab. Veliu sells services to brands measured here. [https://luce.veliu.com/c/wireless-earbuds#photo-finish-wireless-earbuds-perplexity](https://luce.veliu.com/c/wireless-earbuds#photo-finish-wireless-earbuds-perplexity)
[Frame for screenshot](https://luce.veliu.com/c/wireless-earbuds.html?card=photo-finish-wireless-earbuds-perplexity#photo-finish-wireless-earbuds-perplexity) (Frame for screenshot: photo finish wireless earbuds perplexity)
[VELIU· LUCE](https://luce.veliu.com/index.html) **PILOT · W30**
03
## Engines disagree
Excess divergence above the sampling noise floor.
Cross-engine divergence publishes when two cells clear the precision gate. None did this wave.
luce-live-w30 · measured from 15 Jul 2026 · en-US · ChatGPT web app · ChatGPT API · Gemini · Perplexity L1 elicited · Synthetic probes · not real user sessions · this wave 100% L3 Published by Veliu Research Lab. Veliu sells services to brands measured here. [https://luce.veliu.com/c/wireless-earbuds#divergence](https://luce.veliu.com/c/wireless-earbuds#divergence)
[Frame for screenshot](https://luce.veliu.com/c/wireless-earbuds.html?card=divergence#divergence) (Frame for screenshot: divergence)
Rank ranges and leagues live on each engine's page: [ChatGPT](https://luce.veliu.com/e/chatgpt-web.html) · [ChatGPT API](https://luce.veliu.com/e/chatgpt-api.html) · [Gemini](https://luce.veliu.com/e/gemini.html) · [Perplexity](https://luce.veliu.com/e/perplexity.html)
Published by Veliu Research Lab. Veliu sells services to brands measured here.
Live pilot wave luce-live-w30. The method, the probe log and this wave's coverage are on the methodology page.