AI Rankings · car rental companies · Australia
Thrifty, according to AI (October 2026)
When a buyer in Australia asked ChatGPT, Gemini or Google AI Mode for car rental companies, Thrifty came up in 133 of 360 answers. That puts it #6 of the 185 companies AI named in Australia.
In 102 of those 133 answers AI recommended it. In the other 31 it only mentioned it.
- 120 buyer questions
- 360 answers read
- 3 engines
Where you stand
Your totals across all 3 engines first, then the same numbers engine by engine. Rank is your place among the companies that engine named in Australia. Mention rate is the share of that engine’s answers that name you. Recommendation rate is the share of your mentions where you are put forward as a recommendation, not just named. Average position is the place you take in an answer that names you, 1 means first. Questions you appear in is how many of the 120 buyer questions named you at least once.
| Engine | Rank | Mention rate | Recommendation rate | Average position | Questions you appear in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All 3 engines | #6of 185 | 37% | 77% | 4.9 | 77 of 120 |
 ChatGPT | #6of 121 | 30% | 69% | 5.5 | 36 of 120 |
 Gemini | #5of 102 | 42% | 80% | 4.8 | 50 of 120 |
 Google AI Mode | #5of 84 | 39% | 79% | 4.7 | 47 of 120 |
Gemini names Thrifty most often, ChatGPT least. Hertz leads on ChatGPT and Gemini. Avis leads on Google AI Mode.
Named instead of you
The leader, the three named right above you, and you. Share of answers that name each one, overall and on each engine.
| Rank | company | Mention rate | ChatGPT | Gemini | Google AI Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hertz132 answers ahead of you | 74% | 63% | 78% | 80% |
| 3 | Budget84 answers ahead of you | 60% | 50% | 65% | 66% |
| 4 | Europcar71 answers ahead of you | 57% | 57% | 59% | 54% |
| 5 | SIXT11 answers ahead of you | 41% | 51% | 33% | 37% |
| 6 | Thriftyyou | 37% | 30% | 42% | 39% |
SIXT is 11 answers ahead of you, East Coast Car Rentals 56 behind.
See, question by question, who took the spot →In AI’s own words
How the engines described Thrifty when they named it, word for word, from the October 2026 answers.
Hertz / Thrifty – Operating under the same parent umbrella, they boast one of the largest footprints across regional and metro Australia
Operating under the same parent umbrella, they boast one of the largest footprints across regional and metro Australia.
Similar to Avis and Budget, they have extensive national footprints.
AI states 134 facts about Thrifty
In the October 2026 answers, AI describes your company in 134 statements: 87 about the service, 22 about other things, 9 about prices, 5 about history, 3 about hours, 3 about ownership, 2 about address, 1 about payment, 1 about contact and 1 about award.
Findrix checks each one against your own facts, statement by statement, and writes the correction email for you.
Check all 134 in Findrix →What to do with this report
Get named where you are not
Thrifty appeared in 77 of the 120 buyer questions. Findrix runs the other 43 for you and shows who AI names there instead, and which sites got them the spot.
Fix what AI gets wrong
AI states 134 facts about Thrifty. Findrix puts each one next to your own facts and writes the correction email for you to send.
Watch it move
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