DeepSeek position tracking
deepseekpositionAccount required
The reference list is numbered, so DeepSeek gives an explicit citation order on search-enabled answers, read directly from the markup.
How it renders
Numbered references beneath search-enabled answers.
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
Position only exists on search-enabled samples. Averaging across all runs mixes a real ordering with nulls; we return position only where the reference list rendered.
What the API returns
A single collection call against DeepSeek for the position field, sampled n times and returned as one object per prompt.
{
"engine": "deepseek",
"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. |
DeepSeek position FAQ
- Is DeepSeek position meaningful?
- Yes on search-enabled answers, where numbering is explicit. There is nothing to report on pure-model ones.
- Does position track Chinese organic rank?
- Loosely at best. Treat them as separate signals.
Track DeepSeek citation order where it exists
We will add position to your DeepSeek collection and mark the samples where it does not apply.
Other DeepSeek data
Across every engine
Compare how position behaves on every engine we track.
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