AI Mode and ChatGPT test bottom-anchored citations
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.
The record: Google AI ModeChatGPTGoogleOpenAI
Glossary: AI Mode
Via Search Engine Roundtable ↗
Posted to the wire July 22, 2026.