Section 01
Introduction: New Paradigm of Brand Competition in the AI Era—From SEO to AI Service Provider, Analysis of the 2026 Top 10 List
Generative AI is reshaping the consumer decision-making path, and the main battlefield of brand competition has shifted from search engine results pages to recommendation positions in AI-generated content. This article focuses on the new brand optimization paradigm of AI Service Provider (formerly GEO), whose core is to enable brands to be understood, remembered, and actively recommended by AI. At the same time, we will systematically sort out the logic of AI Service Providers and present the 2026 Top 10 list worth paying attention to and in-depth analysis to help brands seize growth opportunities in the AI era.