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Walgreens

Latest three-month snapshot through 2026-07-23 · 3 waves. Use the controls above to change the window.

5%share of voice · 18 of 360 recommendation answers
0%named first in recommendation answers
86%positive tone · 112 of 130 coded mentions

Toothpaste · 3 waves · n=360 answers, pooled

By model

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

modelshare of voiceanswers
ChatGPT5%6 of 120
Claude5%6 of 120
Gemini5%6 of 120

Share of recommendations over time

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

waveshare of voiceanswerschange
2026-07-216%7 of 120
2026-07-223%4 of 120-3 points
2026-07-236%7 of 120+3 points

What they call it

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

In their words

128 exact quoted mentions in this snapshot, grouped by coded tone. Recent quotes are deduplicated and mixed across models.

What they recommend

“Nearly every major retailer (Walmart's Equate, Target's Up & Up, CVS Health, Walgreens brand, etc.) makes a basic fluoride toothpaste that's typically $1–$3 a tube”
Claude · 2026-07-23 · Toothpaste
“Almost every major grocery, pharmacy, and department chain has a "store brand" equivalent to Colgate”
Gemini · 2026-07-23 · Toothpaste
“Store brands (Walmart's Equate, Target's Up & Up, CVS Health, Walgreens brand, etc.) typically contain the same active fluoride ingredient as name brands”
Claude · 2026-07-23 · Toothpaste
“Pharmacy & Grocery Generics (CVS, Walgreens, Kroger, Albertsons): Nearly every major retailer has its own generic Sensitive Toothpaste”
Gemini · 2026-07-23 · Toothpaste
“usually a store brand such as **Walgreens**”
ChatGPT · 2026-07-23 · Toothpaste

Where they hedge

“other store brands (like CVS Health, Kirkland Signature, Walgreens' brand, etc.)”
Claude · 2026-07-23 · Toothpaste
“often worthwhile when there's a store promotion or coupon, especially for sensitive-toothpaste equivalents”
ChatGPT · 2026-07-23 · Toothpaste
“Store promotions/coupons on brands like Target's up&up, Walgreens' Walgreens brand, CVS Health, or Kroger Health—these are not consistently cheaper than Equate, but can be during sales”
ChatGPT · 2026-07-23 · Toothpaste
“Store brands (like CVS/Walgreens equivalents) make "Sensitive" toothpastes that cost about 40–50% less than Sensodyne”
Gemini · 2026-07-23 · Toothpaste
“CVS Health / Walgreens brand – comparable generic OTC medications”
Claude · 2026-07-23 · Toothpaste

What they warn about

“these recalls also hit major national brands (like CVS, Walgreens, and Proactiv), indicating that safety lapses are an industry-wide issue”
Gemini · 2026-07-22 · Toothpaste

The substitution map

Which competitors models suggest when shoppers ask for something cheaper.

Walgreens suggested as the cheaper alternative to
  • crest ×27
  • colgate ×21
  • sensodyne ×17
  • arm & hammer ×8
  • equate ×6
  • colgate cavity protection ×4
  • sensodyne pronamel ×4
  • parodontax ×4

Where this comes from

4 of 72 mentions appear alongside an identifiable web citation. Citation does not establish causation.

cited sourcementions
ndclist.com1
milberg.com1
cvs.com1
reddit.com1

Where they send you

Stores and sites models name as places to buy this brand.

retailermentions
Walgreens (direct)14

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.