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Platform-reported dates are provenance metadata and do not independently prove freshness.","All included platforms evaluated fit, but platformmentions counts only platforms that named the entity during ranking discovery.","Do not resolve conflicting product names, pricing, or capabilities by guessing; describe the conflict and tell buyers what to verify.","The supplied URLs were collected from platform responses and were not independently validated by the writer stage.","Company-owned citations materially outnumber independent citations; do not describe company claims as independently verified.","Platform-reported research dates differ from the authoritative run date; disclose this as a methodology limitation.","The deterministic identity audit contains qualification notes that must be disclosed where relevant."],"methodology":{"fit_rating_contract":["strong","good","mixed","weak","uncertain"],"included_valid_platform_count":7,"maximum_finalists":10,"minimum_mentions":2,"name":"Credit Consensus Index cross-platform AI consensus analysis","platforms_included":["anthropic","deepseek","google","grok","kimi","openai","perplexity"],"platforms_queried":["openai","anthropic","deepseek","grok","perplexity","kimi","google"],"stages":["ranking_discovery","fit_assessment","normalization","editorial_synthesis"],"version":"alias-table-1"},"provenance":{"generated_at":"2026-09-03 12:12:32.724096+00","research_date":"2026-09-03","source_snapshot_sha256":"e3776e519677392b4ac09a643997a2831cdcd1f1416b3e873d0d8ca345147ce4","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":16,"qualified_finalists":9,"ranking_unit":"Credit monitoring service and subscription plan"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"Equifax is a mixed fit for consumers seeking Genuine FICO Score Access through a credit monitoring subscription. 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