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  "kind": "fact",
  "studySlug": "model-divergence",
  "slug": "general-prompts-are-less-stable-than-comparisons",
  "title": "General prompts are less stable than comparisons",
  "description": "The study Same Question, Different AI, Different Answers evaluated the stability of general prompts compared to comparative prompts across multiple artificial intelligence models.",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-03-11",
  "lastTested": "2026-03-11",
  "sourceStudyUrl": "/trakkr-research/model-divergence",
  "sourceStudyTitle": "Same Question, Different AI, Different Answers",
  "claimIds": [
    "model-divergence:general-agreement"
  ],
  "relatedSlugs": [
    "answer:what-does-an-average-top-three-overlap-of-two-point-eight-mean",
    "answer:should-you-use-one-model-as-a-proxy-for-all-ai-visibility",
    "tracker:cross-model-consensus-tracker"
  ],
  "methodologySummary": "Built from 797,644 valid comparisons across 44,088 reports and 8 models, covering 6,439,133 model responses in the observed window.",
  "limitations": [
    "Agreement is measured across recommendation outputs, not across hidden reasoning or retrieval context.",
    "Average agreement can hide large differences between query classes and model pairs.",
    "The study measures overlap, not which answer was objectively “right”."
  ],
  "keywords": [
    "model divergence",
    "AI agreement",
    "ChatGPT vs Claude",
    "Gemini vs Perplexity"
  ],
  "schemaHints": {
    "pageType": "Article",
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  },
  "claim": "General prompts average 42.2 percent agreement across models in the divergence study, indicating lower stability than comparative queries.",
  "supportingMetrics": [
    {
      "label": "General-query agreement",
      "value": "42.2%",
      "detail": "General prompts are less stable across models."
    }
  ],
  "whyItMatters": "Strategists and operators must recognize that generic market pages require wider coverage and stronger corroboration to maintain consistent visibility and accuracy across different AI models.",
  "citationBlock": {
    "quote": "General prompts average 42.2% agreement in the model divergence study.",
    "attribution": "Same Question, Different AI, Different Answers - Trakkr Research",
    "url": "https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/model-divergence/facts/general-prompts-are-less-stable-than-comparisons"
  }
}