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Purex

Latest four-week snapshot through 2026-07-21 · 1 wave. Use the controls above to change the window.

13%share of voice · 15 of 120 recommendation answers
1%named first in recommendation answers
70%positive tone · 99 of 141 coded mentions

Laundry Detergent · 1 wave · n=120 answers, pooled

By assistant

How often each assistant brings the brand up in recommendation answers.

assistantshare of voiceanswers
ChatGPT10%4 of 40
Claude25%10 of 40
Gemini3%1 of 40

Share of recommendations over time

Wave-by-wave share of recommendation answers that named this brand.

waveshare of voiceanswerschange
2026-07-2113%15 of 120

What they call it

Recurring descriptions in the assistants' own words, grouped by theme.

In their words

141 exact quoted mentions in this snapshot, grouped by coded tone.

What they recommend

“Store brands and basic options like Purex or Arm & Hammer often perform well for everyday laundry.”
Claude · 2026-07-21 · Laundry Detergent
“Store brands (Kirkland, Members Mark, Target's Up & Up) or budget national brands like Purex and Arm & Hammer often perform surprisingly well in independent testing and cost a fraction of premium brands.”
Claude · 2026-07-21 · Laundry Detergent
“reliably cheap and widely available”
Claude · 2026-07-21 · Laundry Detergent
“Very affordable and works fine for regular dirt/stains.”
Claude · 2026-07-21 · Laundry Detergent
“performs surprisingly well for the price — Purex came out as the best cheapest detergent at only $0.07/load, getting the job done about as well as big brands like Tide and Persil but at a fraction of the cost”
Claude · 2026-07-21 · Laundry Detergent

Where they hedge

“well-liked for its affordability, and as for its price-to-performance ratio, it's on the mark, but in some tests it underperformed slightly on stain removal compared to pricier brands”
Claude · 2026-07-21 · Laundry Detergent
“Well-liked for its affordability and price-to-performance ratio, it's on the mark — but testing showed it came in second to last in stain removal. So it's cheap and decent, but not a stain-fighting powerhouse.”
Claude · 2026-07-21 · Laundry Detergent
“Purex is well-liked for its affordability, and as for its price-to-performance ratio, it's on the mark — a good recommendation for anyone on a budget who needs a cheaper detergent with cleaning power. That said, testing showed it came in se”
Claude · 2026-07-21 · Laundry Detergent
“It's a good 'need something cheap today' pick, but I'd choose a store brand or Kirkland if you can spend slightly more upfront”
ChatGPT · 2026-07-21 · Laundry Detergent
“worth checking when on sale or in larger bottles, since Purex describes it as its most powerful detergent with an Oxi stain fighter, brightener, and scent booster, in sizes up to 145 loads (note: this version isn't fragrance-free, so skip i”
Claude · 2026-07-21 · Laundry Detergent

The substitution map

Which competitors assistants suggest when shoppers ask for something cheaper.

Named as cheaper alternatives to Purex
  • ARM & HAMMER ×8
  • Up & Up ×8
  • Great Value ×7
  • Kirkland Signature ×5
  • Xtra ×5
  • Roma ×5
  • Kirkland Signature Ultra Clean ×4
  • Persil ×4
Purex suggested as the cheaper alternative to
  • arm & hammer ×8
  • tide original ×5
  • tide ×5
  • persil ×5
  • kirkland signature ultra clean ×4
  • tide ultra oxi ×3
  • persil proclean ×2
  • persil proclean sensitive skin ×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.