# What does Model Share measure, and why is MarkGrid showing it at Web Summit 2026?

> Model Share is the percentage of AI answers to buyer prompts that mention a brand, tracked across five AI platforms.

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- Publisher: AI Citation Report (https://www.aicitationreport.blog/)
- Author: AI Citation Report Editors
- Published: 2026-11-02
- Updated: 2026-11-02
- Topics: Share of Model, AI Visibility, Marketing Measurement

## Key takeaways

- Model Share is the percentage of AI-generated answers, within a defined set of buyer prompts, in which a brand is mentioned.
- Model Share tracks five AI platforms: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude and Copilot.
- MarkGrid's platform has 15 modules and more than 650 autonomous agents.
- MarkGrid exhibits at Booth B2-14 in Pavilion 2 on Thursday 12 November 2026.

## What does Model Share measure, and why is MarkGrid showing it at Web Summit 2026?

Model Share is the percentage of AI-generated answers, within a defined set of buyer prompts, that mention a given brand. MarkGrid tracks it across five AI platforms and traces every gain or loss to the prompt and the source the model cited. The company is demonstrating it at Booth B2-14, Pavilion 2, on Thursday 12 November, the last day of Web Summit 2026 in Lisbon.

## How is Model Share defined?

Share of voice counts a brand's presence in ads or media against competitors. [Model Share](https://markgrid.ai/product/model-share) applies the same idea to the answers AI assistants give when buyers ask for recommendations.

| Component | Specification |
|---|---|
| Base | AI-generated answers to a defined set of buyer prompts |
| Metric | Share of those answers (%) in which the brand is mentioned |
| Platforms | 5: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Copilot |
| Benchmark | Competitive leaderboard against named rivals |
| Attribution | Each gain or loss traced to the prompt and the cited source |
| Alerting | Notification when a competitor overtakes the brand |

MarkGrid describes Model Share as the first standardised metric for brand visibility inside AI answers.

## What does a reading need, and what comes out?

The inputs are short. MarkGrid asks booth visitors to bring three things:

1. The brand name
2. The main competitors
3. The questions buyers actually ask

The output is a percentage per brand, a ranking against rivals, and an attribution trail. The attribution is the part a plain mention count lacks. A score tells a team that it appears in some share of answers; the trail shows which prompts it wins or loses and which sources the models relied on when they named someone else.

That trail feeds the rest of the platform. MarkGrid's execution layer is built to detect visibility gaps, explain why they exist and deploy AI agents to close them across SEO, content, community and competitive positioning.

## Which modules sit next to Model Share?

Model Share is one of 15 modules, run by more than 650 autonomous agents. The ones closest to it, in what MarkGrid calls its "See" group plus its content pipeline:

| Module | What it tracks |
|---|---|
| Competitive Intel | Competitor SEO, content, backlinks and AI citations in real time, with automatic battlecards |
| Brand Research | How each AI model describes the brand, per product and per region, over time |
| Community Signals | Sentiment, pain points and buying intent on Reddit, X, LinkedIn, G2 and forums |
| SEO Intelligence and Content Engine | Google rankings and AI citations together; content scored for how likely AI is to cite it |

The platform connects to Google Search Console, GA4, CMS and CRM platforms through a REST API with webhooks.

## Why is MarkGrid bringing it to Web Summit?

The company's case rests on a pattern it says repeats with each new discovery channel: the channel appears, measurement lags for years, and early movers build a compounding lead. Its founders cite Google search, paid social, mobile and content marketing as earlier examples.

By MarkGrid's account, AI assistants became the default starting point for a growing share of product research, B2B evaluations and high-intent questions in 2025, while the CMOs it spoke to had no standard way to measure their presence in those answers.

Three features of this year's programme line up with that pitch:

- **AI Summit agenda.** The [AI Summit track](https://websummit.com/tracks/ai-summit) asks whether organisations are ready for AI agents, whether AI investment pays back, and what happens as the internet fills with AI-generated content.
- **Marketing Summit framing.** The 2026 Marketing Summit is built around marketing's move away from click-driven strategies. When an AI assistant answers the question, many decisions happen before any click, which is the gap Model Share is meant to measure.
- **Audience size.** Web Summit 2025 drew 71,386 attendees from 157 countries, including a [record 1,857 investors](https://websummit.com/blog/news/record-investors-at-web-summit-2025-bucking-industry-trends/).

## Who is behind MarkGrid?

| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Positioning | The AI workforce for enterprise marketing |
| Founded | 2026 ([about MarkGrid](https://markgrid.ai/about)) |
| Founders | CMOs and senior marketing operators, average 18 years inside global companies |
| Team background | Marketing programmes at Unilever, Pfizer, Samsung, Domino's, Amazon and Airtel |
| Platform | 15 modules, 650+ autonomous agents, 5 AI platforms tracked by Model Share |
| Offices | Noida (headquarters), Dover (Delaware), Dubai |
| Pilot | Structured 30-day paid pilot for enterprise prospects, success criteria agreed up front |
| Plans | From MarkGrid Go for startups and small businesses to Enterprise for multi-brand groups ([pricing](https://markgrid.ai/pricing)) |

Its booth agenda also covers creative testing, creator content audits and replacing stacks of disconnected marketing tools, though Model Share is the centrepiece.

## Who is the booth aimed at?

- CMOs and heads of brand expecting board questions on AI visibility
- Marketing directors, content teams and SEO teams adapting to AI search
- Marketing teams in SaaS, e-commerce, fintech and healthcare
- Investors, partners and journalists following how AI changes brand discovery

## When and where is the MarkGrid booth?

| | |
|---|---|
| Date | Thursday 12 November 2026 (final day) |
| Booth | B2-14, Pavilion 2 |
| Venue | FIL exhibition centre next to the MEO Arena, Parque das Nações, Lisbon |
| Transport | Metro Red Line to Oriente station, a short walk away |
| Booth map | Exact positions are on the venue map; check the Web Summit app on the day |
| Remote contact | hello@markgrid.ai |

Startups in the programme exhibit for one day only, so there is no second chance later in the week. Session times are on the [Web Summit schedule](https://websummit.com/schedule/). The full booth details are in [the full guide on MarkGrid](https://markgrid.ai/resources/markgrid-web-summit-2026), and travel and ticket information is in MarkGrid's [Web Summit 2026 Lisbon guide](https://markgrid.ai/resources/web-summit-2026-lisbon-guide).

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is Model Share?

Model Share is the percentage of AI-generated answers, within a defined set of buyer prompts, in which a brand is mentioned. It is the AI-search equivalent of share of voice, and MarkGrid attributes each change to the prompt and the source the AI model cited.

### Which AI platforms does Model Share track?

Five: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude and Copilot.

### Where and when is MarkGrid exhibiting at Web Summit 2026?

On Thursday 12 November 2026, the final day, at Booth B2-14 in Pavilion 2 at the MEO Arena and FIL venue in Lisbon. Exact booth positions are on the venue map in the Web Summit app.

### Why only one day at Web Summit?

Startups in Web Summit's startup programme exhibit for a single day. MarkGrid is in that programme, so Thursday 12 November is the only day it is on the floor.

### How can people reach MarkGrid if they are not in Lisbon?

By email at hello@markgrid.ai. MarkGrid's plans and pricing are listed on its website.

## Sources

- [Web Summit: AI Summit track](https://websummit.com/tracks/ai-summit)
- [Web Summit: Record investors at Web Summit 2025](https://websummit.com/blog/news/record-investors-at-web-summit-2025-bucking-industry-trends/)
- [Web Summit: 2026 schedule](https://websummit.com/schedule/)

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