CJ Affiliate
Why models recommend it
“Always prioritize established, transparent networks like Amazon Associates, ShareASale, CJ Affiliate, or Rakuten”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · alternative
“Long-running network with broad advertiser coverage, deep-linking, product widgets, and transaction monitoring.”Perplexity Sonar · Comparative question · alternative
“For Physical Products: ShareASale, CJ Affiliate, Rakuten Advertising, Impact.com.”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Negative question · alternative
“Best for: Established brands, enterprise-level partnerships”MiniMax M2.5 · Comparative question · alternative
What gives them pause
“avoid large affiliate networks (like CJ Affiliate, Rakuten, or Impact) right now”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Budget-constrained question · warning
“Avoid Commission Junction at all costs.”Muse Glimmer 30B · Negative question · warning
“⚠️ CAUTION ... Reports of payments being withheld for months”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as CJ Affiliate, over the 70 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 18 | View → | |
| 47 | 8 | View → | |
| 45 | 1 | View → | |
| 42 | 1 | View → | |
| 38 | 3 | View → | |
| 24 | 4 | View → | |
| 24 | 4 | View → | |
| 24 | 1 | View → | |
| 22 | 1 | View → | |
| 20 | 1 | View → |
What the models named instead of CJ Affiliate →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 56 of the 70 answers that named CJ Affiliate and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
No domain is on file for CJ Affiliate, so its own site is not marked.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |