Baidu ERNIE position tracking
baidu_erniepositionAnonymous
Link order inside the Baidu AI answer block is read directly from the markup, giving an explicit citation order without inference.
How it renders
Order of source links within the SERP AI answer block.
Sampling
We report mean position with its spread, because a source that alternates between slot one and slot five is a different story from one that sits consistently at slot three.
Gotcha
Baidu-owned properties occupy the early positions disproportionately. Reporting average position without splitting owned from independent sources flatters the engine and confuses the client.
What the API returns
A single collection call against Baidu ERNIE for the position field, sampled n times and returned as one object per prompt.
{
"engine": "baidu_ernie",
"field": "position",
"prompt": "best ai visibility tracking tool",
"country": "GB",
"language": "en",
"n": 30,
"positions": [
{
"url": "https://nostimates.com/engines",
"avg_position": 1.8,
"best_position": 1,
"spread": 0.9
}
]
}Response fields
| Key | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| url | string | Cited URL. |
| avg_position | float | Mean ordinal across samples in which it appeared. |
| best_position | integer | Best slot achieved in the sample set. |
| spread | float | Standard deviation of position across samples. |
Baidu ERNIE position FAQ
- Do Baidu properties rank first?
- Disproportionately often. We split owned and independent positions for exactly that reason.
- Does position track Baidu organic?
- More closely than on the chat engines, but still not one-to-one.
Track Baidu position with ownership split out
We will add position tracking with owned-property tagging to your collection.
Other Baidu ERNIE data
Across every engine
Compare how position behaves on every engine we track.
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