Latest four-week snapshot through 2026-07-27 · 1 wave. Use the controls above to change the window.
Dog Food · 1 wave · n=72 answers, pooled
How often each assistant brings the brand up in recommendation answers.
| assistant | share of voice | answers |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0% | 0 of 24 |
| Claude | 0% | 0 of 24 |
| Gemini | 13% | 3 of 24 |
Wave-by-wave share of recommendation answers that named this brand.
| wave | share of voice | answers | change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | 4% | 3 of 72 |
Recurring descriptions in the assistants' own words, grouped by theme.
“- **Purina Beneful** – This is a notably budget option: Beneful offers comparable dry dog food recipes at an average cost of $1.”
“If you need something even more economical, **Purina Dog Chow** or **Purina Beneful** are fully AAFCO-compliant, safe, and incredibly cheap.”
“- **Budget wet food:** Target has select **9.”
“- **Purina Beneful** — generally cheaper than Iams, with a bit more variety in recipes.”
“Beneful offers comparable dry dog food recipes at an average cost of $1.68 per pound, making it about 41.92% cheaper than Purina Pro Plan”
“It is heavily researched, formulated by veterinary nutritionists, and has been safely fed to millions of dogs for decades.”
“Sits between Purina Dog Chow and Purina ONE. It has real meat as the first ingredient but is produced at a higher scale than ONE, bringing the retail price down.”
“* **Why they are great alternatives:** If you feed wet food or a grain-inclusive dry food, these are highly affordable.”
“Sits between Purina Dog Chow and Purina ONE. It has real meat as the first ingredient but is produced at a higher scale than ONE, bringing the retail price down.”
“- **Purina Beneful** — a more meaningful price cut, around **$1.”
10 exact quoted mentions in this snapshot, grouped by coded tone.
“Target has select **9.5-oz Purina Beneful wet food: 5 for $12**—normally shown at $2.99 each”
“Purina Dog Chow or Purina Beneful (Best "Ultra-Budget" Option)”
“Purina Dog Chow is one of the most budget-friendly foods available. It is heavily researched, formulated by veterinary nutritionists, and has been safely fed to millions of dogs for decades.”
“Purina Dog Chow or Purina Beneful are fully AAFCO-compliant, safe, and incredibly cheap.”
“Beneful offers comparable dry dog food recipes at an average cost of $1.68 per pound, making it about 41.92% cheaper than Purina Pro Plan”
Which competitors assistants suggest when shoppers ask for something cheaper.
3 of 10 mentions appear alongside an identifiable web citation. Citation does not establish causation.
| cited source | mentions |
|---|---|
| reddit.com | 2 |
| chewy.com | 1 |
| rd.com | 1 |
Stores and sites assistants name as places to buy this brand.
| retailer | mentions |
|---|---|
| chewy | 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.