Latest four-week snapshot through 2026-07-30 · 1 wave. Use the controls above to change the window.
Ice Tea · 1 wave · n=36 answers, pooled
How often each assistant brings the brand up in recommendation answers.
| assistant | share of voice | answers |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 8% | 1 of 12 |
| Claude | 33% | 4 of 12 |
| Gemini | 8% | 1 of 12 |
Wave-by-wave share of recommendation answers that named this brand.
| wave | share of voice | answers | change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | 17% | 6 of 36 |
Recurring descriptions in the assistants' own words, grouped by theme.
“Powdered Iced Tea Mixes (The Ultra-Budget Option)”
“* **Milo’s Sweet Tea:** Milo’s is highly rated and made with simpler, high-quality ingredients (just water, black tea, and cane sugar) compared to AriZona's high-fructose corn syrup.”
“You can buy a large 4C or Lipton powdered mix canister for **$5.00 to $8.00** that makes up to **20 to 30 quarts** (640 to 960 ounces of tea).”
“* **Authentic Japanese Flavor:** Unlike many Western bottled "green teas" that are highly sweetened and heavily processed, Oi Ocha contains only three ingredients: water, green tea (brewed from premium Japanese sencha leaves), and Vitamin C (added as an antioxidant).”
“Yes, if you are looking for the absolute best value-for-money, a refreshing sweet drink, or a quick road-trip hydration fix.”
“| **Arizona** | Budget ($) | HFCS / Honey | Very sweet, nostalgic, tastes more like a juice/cocktail blend |”
“25) 23 oz cans, finding another ready-to-drink, single-serve can that is cheaper is incredibly difficult.”
“* **The Verdict:** Arizona is famous for its rock-bottom pricing (often $1.”
“| **Arizona** | Budget ($) | HFCS / Honey | Very sweet, nostalgic, tastes more like a juice/cocktail blend |”
“Powdered Iced Tea Mixes (The Ultra-Budget Option)”
118 exact quoted mentions in this snapshot, grouped by coded tone.
“Cheap, sweet, nostalgic — a classic for many people.”
“**AriZona** – cheap, iconic, very sweet (the green tea with ginseng is a cult favorite).”
“**Arizona Iced Tea** is famous for being cheap and very sweet.”
“famous for being cheap, big cans, and a wide flavor range (like their green tea with ginseng and honey)”
“Arizona Green Tea — best nostalgic, sweet-and-fruity option.”
“It's pricier than mass-market iced teas (Lipton, Arizona)”
“AriZona Iced Tea – widely known as one of the most budget-friendly bottled/canned teas on the market (often under $1 per can), though it's typically sweetened with sugar rather than being organic/fair-trade.”
“AriZona or Lipton Unsweetened Tea... these mass-market brands are widely known as budget-friendly bottled iced teas, though they generally don't match Tejava's tea-leaf quality”
“Do you want me to compare it specifically to another brand (like Lipton, Arizona, or Pure Leaf)”
“It's priced similarly to other name-brand bottled teas (Pure Leaf, AriZona premium lines)”
“Standard bottled iced teas (like Gold Peak, Arizona, or Brisk) are often equivalent to soda in terms of sugar content.”
“If you're just looking for the cheapest iced tea option, it will feel pricier than alternatives like Lipton or Arizona.”
“If you expect sweet tea, Arizona-style tea, or a mellow bottled tea, it may taste **too bitter/dry**.”
“if you expect Arizona-style sweetness, you may hate it”
“Arizona Green Tea, Gold Peak Green Tea, and most sweetened "green tea" drinks—they're usually sweetened or flavored and won't scratch the same crisp, unsweetened Japanese-tea itch.”
Which competitors assistants suggest when shoppers ask for something cheaper.
25 of 118 mentions appear alongside an identifiable web citation. Citation does not establish causation.
| cited source | mentions |
|---|---|
| tastingtable.com | 6 |
| reddit.com | 4 |
| eatthis.com | 3 |
| walmart.com | 2 |
| target.com | 2 |
| chowhound.com | 2 |
| vocalleaf.com | 2 |
| zeniatea.com | 2 |
| saintjamesicedtea.com | 1 |
| socialnature.com | 1 |
| samsclub.com | 1 |
| goodygoody.com | 1 |
Stores and sites assistants name as places to buy this brand.
| retailer | mentions |
|---|---|
| Walmart | 8 |
| Walgreens | 2 |
| kroger | 2 |
| Target | 2 |
| Aldi | 2 |
| gas station | 2 |
| instacart | 1 |
| Kroger | 1 |
| DoorDash | 1 |
| drinkarizona | 1 |
| BJ's | 1 |
| Costco | 1 |
Method: fixed shopper questions asked repeatedly to Claude, OpenAI GPT and Gemini with web search on. Shares are the percentage of recommendation answers mentioning the brand. Quotes are AI outputs; full transcripts are kept as receipts.