Latest three-month 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 model brings the brand up in recommendation answers.
| model | share of voice | answers |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0% | 0 of 12 |
| Claude | 0% | 0 of 12 |
| Gemini | 25% | 3 of 12 |
Wave-by-wave share of recommendation answers that named this brand.
| wave | share of voice | answers | change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | 8% | 3 of 36 |
Recurring descriptions in the models' own words, grouped by theme.
“Made with a blend of orange pekoe and cut black tea, it is heavily sweetened and incredibly refreshing when served ice-cold on a hot day.”
“* *Why it wins:* McDonald's sweet tea is legendary and consistently wins public polls by a landslide.”
“Made with a blend of orange pekoe and cut black tea, it is heavily sweetened and incredibly refreshing when served ice-cold on a hot day.”
“**McDonald's** also gets an honorable mention for having the most popular and incredibly sweet mass-market fast-food tea.”
“McDonald's sweet tea is legendary for its intense, sugary, and incredibly refreshing flavor profile (made with a blend of orange pekoe and cut black tea).”
“**McDonald's** also gets an honorable mention for having the most popular and incredibly sweet mass-market fast-food tea.”
“* *Why it wins:* McDonald's sweet tea is legendary and consistently wins public polls by a landslide.”
4 exact quoted mentions in this snapshot, grouped by coded tone. Recent quotes are deduplicated and mixed across models.
“McDonald's sweet tea is legendary and consistently wins public polls by a landslide. Made with a blend of orange pekoe and cut black tea, it is heavily sweetened and incredibly refreshing when served ice-cold on a hot day.”
“**McDonald's** also gets an honorable mention for having the most popular and incredibly sweet mass-market fast-food tea.”
“McDonald's sweet tea is legendary for its intense, sugary, and incredibly refreshing flavor profile (made with a blend of orange pekoe and cut black tea).”
“it's the tea served at McDonald's, in fact”
2 of 4 mentions appear alongside an identifiable web citation. Citation does not establish causation.
| cited source | mentions |
|---|---|
| thedailymeal.com | 1 |
| reddit.com | 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.