# AI Mode and ChatGPT test bottom-anchored citations

Published: 2026-07-23T01:54:46.782Z · Source: Search Engine Roundtable (https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-mode-chatgpt-bottom-citations-41721.html)
Source date: 2026-07-22
Entities: ai-mode, chatgpt, google, openai

Google AI Mode and OpenAI's ChatGPT are both testing citation cards placed at the bottom of answers — AI Mode anchoring a card at the end of the response, ChatGPT loading a citation overlay on click, per Search Engine Roundtable.

Why it matters: Citation placement is the new above-the-fold; movement toward the bottom rewrites click economics.

## What this answers

**Where do AI Mode and ChatGPT place citations?**

Both are testing bottom-anchored formats — AI Mode a citation card at the end of the response, ChatGPT a citation overlay that loads on click.


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