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AI visibility

What AI assistants say about Costa Coffee

We asked ChatGPT

“What are the best coffee shop chains in the UK? Which would you recommend and why?”

Costa Coffee was among the recommendations

Also named:

“Short answer: it depends what you mean by "best" - biggest and most convenient, best value, best food, or best coffee quality are different things. Below I list the major UK chains (with quick pros/cons) and then give recommendations for common needs. Major UK coffee shop chains (what they’re known for) - Costa Coffee - the largest, broadly ubiquitous chain and long-time “nation’s favourite” in consumer surveys; stro…”

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costa.co.uk (official site, from public records) · can the AI crawlers read the site? Checked by code, not by a model.

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One live question to one assistant, asked by PollyX on Oct 15, 2026 and asked again about once a month. Assistants answer differently every time, so this is a sample, not a score. The full check asks 12 buyer questions of nine assistants and records every page each one reads. How AI visibility is measured

Is Costa Coffee the first recommendation, and how is it described?

That was one question to one assistant. The full check asks nine assistants 12 buyer questions each, shows where Costa Coffee is first, listed or absent, who is named instead, which pages the assistants read, and what to publish to change it.

Looking for what real people say? See the Costa Coffee brand sentiment snapshot.