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 | 33% | 4 of 12 |
| Claude | 50% | 6 of 12 |
| Gemini | 58% | 7 of 12 |
Wave-by-wave share of recommendation answers that named this brand.
| wave | share of voice | answers | change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | 47% | 17 of 36 |
Recurring descriptions in the assistants' own words, grouped by theme.
“Pure Leaf Unsweetened Black Tea is highly regarded because it is real-brewed (never from powder) and has a clean, crisp flavor with zero sugar.”
“* **True Tea Quality:** While Pure Leaf is a highly respectable, widely available brand—and is your best bet if you specifically want a flavored or sweetened tea—Tejava is widely considered by tea purists to be the absolute pinnacle of bottled, unsweetened black iced tea.”
“* **More Authentic Tea Flavor:** Pure Leaf is brewed from real tea leaves and keeps its natural, slightly bitter tea bite (tannins).”
“Flavor is more robust/less syrupy to many people.”
“Unlike many bottled iced teas that use tea powders, concentrates, or artificial flavorings, Pure Leaf is actually brewed from real tea leaves.”
“* **Zero Sugar and Zero Calories:** It has no sugar, no carbs, and—critically—**no artificial sweeteners** (like aspartame or sucralose).”
“It is **zero calories, zero sugar, and zero carbs**.”
“* **Pure Leaf Unsweetened Black Tea (Multi-Serve Jugs):** While buying single-serve bottles of Pure Leaf can be pricey, buying their **59 oz or 64 oz multi-serve carafes** in bulk is incredibly economical.”
“As a premium bottled tea, Pure Leaf is widely regarded as one of the best-tasting mass-market iced teas on the shelf.”
“**Pure Leaf Unsweetened Black Tea**”
171 exact quoted mentions in this snapshot, grouped by coded tone.
“Pure Leaf Unsweetened Black Tea.”
“Uses real tea leaves, less syrupy than some competitors.”
“easy-to-find, smoother and more broadly crowd-pleasing”
“Pure Leaf (real-brewed taste, less syrupy)”
“**Pure Leaf** – tastes closer to freshly brewed tea, less syrupy.”
“It's typically pricier than store-brand or powdered iced teas — often $2+ per bottle depending on where you buy it.”
“it's typically pricier than store-brand iced teas or making your own at home—often $2+ per bottle depending on where you buy it.”
“If you're comparing it to cheaper bottled/powdered iced teas, Pure Leaf is a solid step up in taste and ingredient quality for a modest price premium — it's a popular pick at grocery stores with strong customer ratings (4.6-4.7 stars across”
“competitor "Pure Leaf" by Lipton has gotten better and is slightly cheaper but uses so much lemon flavor it sometimes overpowers the tea”
“competitive with other premium bottled teas like Pure Leaf”
“Multiple reviewers say it beats other major brands, with one noting they could never get that same quality from Gold Peak, Pure Leaf, or store brand teas.”
“Pure Leaf isn't really a cheaper replacement in the same size range: its 64 oz sweet tea listing is about 5.4¢/oz, slightly above the Gold Peak listing”
“I'd skip **Gold Peak** and **Pure Leaf** if your goal is price: their smaller bottles tend to cost substantially more per ounce than a gallon of Milo's.”
“Avoid buying Gold Peak/Pure Leaf as a "budget replacement": individual bottles are around $2.18–$2.28 for 18.5 oz in the listings I found, typically much more per ounce than AriZona.”
“chemically, acidic, or "old" aftertaste common in shelf-stable brands like Gold Peak, Lipton, or Pure Leaf”
Which competitors assistants suggest when shoppers ask for something cheaper.
39 of 177 mentions appear alongside an identifiable web citation. Citation does not establish causation.
| cited source | mentions |
|---|---|
| icedtealover.com | 6 |
| target.com | 5 |
| reddit.com | 5 |
| walmart.com | 5 |
| chowhound.com | 4 |
| youtube.com | 4 |
| tasteofhome.com | 3 |
| samsclub.com | 3 |
| tastingtable.com | 3 |
| cookcleanrepeat.com | 2 |
| gopuff.com | 2 |
| kroger.com | 2 |
Stores and sites assistants name as places to buy this brand.
| retailer | mentions |
|---|---|
| Walmart | 28 |
| gas stations | 5 |
| Target | 5 |
| grocery store | 4 |
| Costco | 4 |
| gas station | 3 |
| grocery stores | 3 |
| Sam's Club | 3 |
| vending machines | 2 |
| major retailers | 1 |
| instacart | 1 |
| webstaurantstore | 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.