A look at how Onyx is described, positioned, and quoted inside Google's AI Overviews, the AI answer box at the top of search results, and where the brand shows up versus goes missing.
Onyx is cited in 4 of 39 AI answers. It shows up on Onyx. It is absent on Enterprise Search, Ai Assistant For Teams, Open Source Rag.
AI answers fire on 100% of tracked queries, yet Onyx is quoted in only 10% of them. When it does appear, it sits as a listed provider, rarely the lead source.
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Differentiators it leads with: Enterprise Search, AI Assistant For Teams, Open Source RAG, Internal Knowledge Search.
Cited as a provider on Onyx queries.
Appears alongside youtube.com, reddit.com, glean.com.
See the full query-by-query breakdown →
| Topic | Presence in AI answers | Buyer intent |
|---|---|---|
| Onyx | Owned | comparison |
| Enterprise Search | Invisible | positioning |
| Ai Assistant For Teams | Invisible | positioning |
| Open Source Rag | Invisible | positioning |
| Internal Knowledge Search | Invisible | positioning |
| Ai Chat For Business | Invisible | positioning |
Problem Aware. overview queries: Onyx appears on 1 of 6 themes.
Solution Aware. Owned on Onyx; absent on Enterprise Search, Ai Assistant For Teams, Open Source Rag.
Alternatives. 2 themes name the brand without citing it; 33 queries answer without it at all.
39 queries across branded, positioning, and comparison intent. "Cited" means Onyx's own domain is a source in the AI answer. "Named, not cited" means the brand is mentioned but is not the source. "Absent" means the AI answered without it.
| Query | Type | Onyx in the AI answer | Top sources cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| best enterprise search | Positioning | Absent | reddit.com, gartner.com, atomicwork.com |
| enterprise search vendors | Positioning | Absent | gartner.com, glean.com, reddit.com |
| enterprise search solutions | Positioning | Absent | elastic.co, gartner.com, coveo.com |
| enterprise search software | Positioning | Absent | gartner.com, reddit.com, coveo.com |
| enterprise search platform | Positioning | Absent | elastic.co, gartner.com, reddit.com |
| top enterprise search providers | Positioning | Absent | gartner.com, techtarget.com, moveworks.com |
| enterprise search comparison | Positioning | Absent | elastic.co, meilisearch.com, gosearch.ai |
| best ai assistant for teams | Positioning | Absent | microsoft.com, zapier.com, viktor.com |
| ai assistant for teams vendors | Positioning | Absent | microsoft.com, viktor.com, zapier.com |
| ai assistant for teams solutions | Positioning | Absent | microsoft.com, read.ai, zapier.com |
| ai assistant for teams software | Positioning | Absent | learn.microsoft.com, microsoft.com, reddit.com |
| ai assistant for teams platform | Positioning | Absent | learn.microsoft.com, reddit.com, zapier.com |
| top ai assistant for teams providers | Positioning | Absent | zapier.com, gosearch.ai, perfectwikiforteams.com |
| ai assistant for teams comparison | Positioning | Absent | zapier.com, read.ai, fortayconnect.com |
| best open source rag | Positioning | Absent | firecrawl.dev, medium.com, dev.to |
| open source rag vendors | Positioning | Absent | firecrawl.dev, medium.com, ragflow.io |
| open source rag solutions | Positioning | Absent | firecrawl.dev, github.com, reddit.com |
| open source rag software | Positioning | Absent | firecrawl.dev, github.com, youtube.com |
| open source rag platform | Positioning | Absent | firecrawl.dev, github.com, community.openai.com |
| top open source rag providers | Positioning | Absent | firecrawl.dev, ayautomate.com, olostep.com |
| open source rag comparison | Positioning | Absent | firecrawl.dev, reddit.com, olostep.com |
| best internal knowledge search | Positioning | Absent | reddit.com, zendesk.com, assembly.com |
| internal knowledge search vendors | Positioning | Named, not cited | actionsync.ai, reddit.com, gartner.com |
| internal knowledge search solutions | Positioning | Absent | glean.com, activeloop.ai, actionsync.ai |
| internal knowledge search software | Positioning | Absent | reddit.com, actionsync.ai, enjo.ai |
| internal knowledge search platform | Positioning | Absent | actionsync.ai, reddit.com, glean.com |
| top internal knowledge search providers | Positioning | Absent | actionsync.ai, wonderchat.io, egain.com |
| internal knowledge search comparison | Positioning | Named, not cited | itsm.tools, gartner.com, glean.com |
| best ai chat for business | Positioning | Absent | reddit.com, dapta.ai, youtube.com |
| ai chat for business vendors | Positioning | Absent | nice.com, chatbot.com, youtube.com |
| ai chat for business solutions | Positioning | Absent | cloud.google.com, chatbot.com, univio.com |
| ai chat for business software | Positioning | Absent | chatbot.com, youtube.com, nice.com |
| ai chat for business platform | Positioning | Absent | youtube.com, chatbot.com, chatgpt.com |
| top ai chat for business providers | Positioning | Absent | nice.com, pcmag.com, getmyai.ai |
| ai chat for business comparison | Positioning | Absent | nice.com, clawrapid.com, thecrunch.io |
| alternatives to Onyx | Comparison | Cited | onyx.app, reddit.com, gosearch.ai |
| Onyx vs Glean | Comparison | Cited | linkedin.com, onyx.app, gosearch.ai |
| Onyx vs Danswer | Comparison | Cited | onyx.app, github.com, unstructured.io |
| Onyx vs Guru | Comparison | Cited | momentumco.com, sourceforge.net, slashdot.org |
Onyx is cited in 4 of the 39 AI answers we triggered.
Onyx presents as enterprise search, AI assistant for teams, open source RAG, internal knowledge search, AI chat for business. AI Overviews cite it on Onyx and it is absent on Enterprise Search, Ai Assistant For Teams, Open Source Rag.
Impact high · effort medium · 30 to 60 days
Impact medium · effort low · 0 to 30 days
Impact high · effort medium · 30 to 90 days
| Domain AI cites | Pages | Context |
|---|---|---|
| youtube.com | 22 | Cited on 22 of the queries we tested. |
| reddit.com | 16 | Cited on 16 of the queries we tested. |
| glean.com | 12 | Cited on 12 of the queries we tested. |
| gartner.com | 9 | Cited on 9 of the queries we tested. |
| slite.com | 8 | Cited on 8 of the queries we tested. |
| microsoft.com | 7 | Cited on 7 of the queries we tested. |
| zapier.com | 7 | Cited on 7 of the queries we tested. |
| firecrawl.dev | 7 | Cited on 7 of the queries we tested. |
| medium.com | 7 | Cited on 7 of the queries we tested. |
| atlassian.com | 7 | Cited on 7 of the queries we tested. |
See which queries each peer won →
Brands and domains Google's AI cites in place of Onyx on the queries where it is absent. Observed, not chosen.
| Peer | How AI frames it |
|---|---|
| youtube.com | Cited on 22 of the tested queries. |
| reddit.com | Cited on 16 of the tested queries. |
| glean.com | Cited on 12 of the tested queries. |
| gartner.com | Cited on 9 of the tested queries. |
| slite.com | Cited on 8 of the tested queries. |
| microsoft.com | Cited on 7 of the tested queries. |
| zapier.com | Cited on 7 of the tested queries. |
| firecrawl.dev | Cited on 7 of the tested queries. |