Dataset size
The latest Specimen Cups run found 20 recommended brands and 17 cited sources in AI answers.
Specimen Cups
This weekly AI Brand Index shows how AI tools answer buyer questions in the Specimen Cups category. SupaIntent asks each LLM the same question: which brands are the most visible, significant, and recommended in that niche. Each system returns its own top. We track which brands are recommended, which sources are cited, and how rankings change week over week. Use it to see the freshest AI visibility data for this category.
Updated 13 September 2026
Brands
Category coverage
20
ranked across AI engines
Sources
Evidence base
17
domains cited in answers
Brand sites
Official share
56%
from brand-owned domains
AI model filter
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Cardinal Health | 1 |
| Medline | 2 |
| Globe Scientific | 3 |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | 4 |
| McKesson | 5 |
What AI tools say about Specimen Cups
Movement
What changed this week?
Cardinal Health held the top position, but the ranking below it moved sharply: MiniPlast, Greiner Bio-One, BD, StatLab and Medegen Medical Products and 2 other brands dropped at least three positions.
Sources
Which sources shape AI answers?
Answers in this category lean on vendor pages: Mckesson, Fishersci and Medline are the most cited brand-owned sources, and official domains account for 56% of all citations.
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Key facts from this AI Brand Index report
Current leader
Cardinal Health ranks #1 for Specimen Cups in the latest SupaIntent AI Brand Index run.
Top brands
Cardinal Health, Medline, and Globe Scientific lead Specimen Cups across AI answers from ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Perplexity.
Brand sites
Mckesson, Thomassci, and Fishersci are the most cited brand sites in this category.
Weekly movement
Top 10 onlyBiggest gains
Moved up this week
Covidien7 to #8
Thermo Fisher Scientific5 to #4
Biggest losses
Moved down this week
MiniPlast12 to #20
Greiner Bio-One10 to #19
BD8 to #11
StatLab6 to #14
Medegen Medical Products5 to #10
- ANand 2 more
Unchanged at the top
Leader held position
Cardinal Healthstayed #1
Rank history
Weekly rank changes for the current top 10
| Rank | Brand | Previous | Current | Change | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #1 | #1 | 0 | #1 | |
| #2 | #2 | #2 | 0 | #1 | |
| #3 | #4 | #3 | 1 | #1 | |
| #4 | #9 | #4 | 5 | #1 | |
| #5 | #6 | #5 | 1 | #3 | |
| #6 | #7 | #6 | 1 | #6 | |
| #7 | #8 | #7 | 1 | #7 | |
| #8 | #15 | #8 | 7 | #6 | |
| #9 | #10 | #9 | 1 | #7 | |
| #10 | #5 | #10 | 5 | #2 |
Current brand snapshot
20 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand |  ChatGPT |  Google AI Mode |  Gemini |  Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | #2 | #1 | #2 | - | | |
| 2 | 0 | #3 | #2 | #1 | - | | |
| 3 | +1 | #6 | #3 | #7 | - | | |
| 4 | +5 | #1 | - | #4 | - | | |
| 5 | +1 | #4 | - | #3 | - | | |
| 6 | +1 | #5 | - | #8 | - | | |
| 7 | +1 | - | #4 | - | - | | |
| 8 | +7 | - | - | #5 | - | | |
| 9 | +1 | - | #5 | - | - | | |
| 10 | -5 | - | #8 | #9 | - | | |
| 11 | -8 | - | - | #6 | - | | |
| 12 | -5 | - | #6 | - | - | | |
| 13 | -3 | - | #7 | - | - | | |
| 14 | -6 | #7 | - | - | - | | |
| 15 | -4 | #8 | - | - | - | | |
| 16 | +2 | #9 | - | - | - | | |
| 17 | New | - | #9 | - | - | | |
| 18 | +2 | - | - | #10 | - | | |
| 19 | -10 | #10 | - | - | - | | |
| 20 | -12 | - | #10 | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
17 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MckessonOfficial | 10 | |
| 2 | 6 | | |
| 3 | FishersciOfficial | 5 | |
| 4 | 4 | | |
| 5 | 3 | | |
| 6 | MedlineOfficial | 2 | |
| 7 | 2 | | |
| 8 | DynarexOfficial | 2 | |
| 9 | 2 | | |
| 10 | 2 | | |
| 11 | CardinalhealthOfficial | 1 | |
| 12 | GlobescientificOfficial | 1 | |
| 13 | 1 | | |
| 14 | Mini PlastOfficial | 1 | |
| 15 | StarplexscientificOfficial | 1 | |
| 16 | StatlabOfficial | 1 | |
| 17 | ThermofisherOfficial | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | 1 |
| Cardinal Health | 2 |
| Medline | 3 |
| McKesson | 4 |
| Starplex Scientific | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2 | #1 | - | - | - | | |
| 2 | -1 | #2 | - | - | - | | |
| 3 | +1 | #3 | - | - | - | | |
| 4 | +2 | #4 | - | - | - | | |
| 5 | -2 | #5 | - | - | - | | |
| 6 | 0 | #6 | - | - | - | | |
| 7 | -3 | #7 | - | - | - | | |
| 8 | +2 | #8 | - | - | - | | |
| 9 | -5 | #9 | - | - | - | | |
| 10 | -7 | #10 | - | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
10 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MckessonOfficial | 10 | |
| 2 | FishersciOfficial | 4 | |
| 3 | 2 | | |
| 4 | DynarexOfficial | 2 | |
| 5 | 2 | | |
| 6 | GlobescientificOfficial | 1 | |
| 7 | MedlineOfficial | 1 | |
| 8 | StarplexscientificOfficial | 1 | |
| 9 | StatlabOfficial | 1 | |
| 10 | ThermofisherOfficial | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Cardinal Health | 1 |
| Medline | 2 |
| Globe Scientific | 3 |
| Dealmed | 4 |
| Med Pride | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | - | #1 | - | - | | |
| 2 | +1 | - | #2 | - | - | | |
| 3 | -1 | - | #3 | - | - | | |
| 4 | -1 | - | #4 | - | - | | |
| 5 | -1 | - | #5 | - | - | | |
| 6 | -4 | - | #6 | - | - | | |
| 7 | +1 | - | #7 | - | - | | |
| 8 | -6 | - | #8 | - | - | | |
| 9 | New | - | #9 | - | - | | |
| 10 | -7 | - | #10 | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
5 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | | |
| 2 | 3 | | |
| 3 | CardinalhealthOfficial | 1 | |
| 4 | MedlineOfficial | 1 | |
| 5 | Mini PlastOfficial | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Medline | 1 |
| Cardinal Health | 2 |
| McKesson | 3 |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | 4 |
| Covidien | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | - | - | #1 | - | | |
| 2 | +4 | - | - | #2 | - | | |
| 3 | -1 | - | - | #3 | - | | |
| 4 | -1 | - | - | #4 | - | | |
| 5 | +2 | - | - | #5 | - | | |
| 6 | -1 | - | - | #6 | - | | |
| 7 | -4 | - | - | #7 | - | | |
| 8 | +1 | - | - | #8 | - | | |
| 9 | -5 | - | - | #9 | - | | |
| 10 | -1 | - | - | #10 | - | |
Current source snapshot
5 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | | |
| 2 | 2 | | |
| 3 | 2 | | |
| 4 | 1 | | |
| 5 | 1 | |
Common AI search questions about Specimen Cups
Q1
Who leads Specimen Cups in AI answers?
Cardinal Health is the most recommended specimen cups brand in the latest AI Brand Index run. The next highest-ranked brands are Medline and Globe Scientific. Per-engine leader data is not available for this run.
Q2
Which cited sources are used for Specimen Cups?
The most cited sources for specimen cups recommendations are Mckesson, Thomassci and Fishersci, out of 17 tracked sources. Answers in this category lean on vendor pages: Mckesson, Fishersci and Medline are the most cited brand-owned sources, and official domains account for 56% of all citations. The main independent sources are Thomassci, Healthproductsforyou and Amazon.
Q3
How fresh is this Specimen Cups ranking?
The AI Brand Index updates every Sunday. In the latest run, MiniPlast, Greiner Bio-One, BD, Covidien and StatLab and 4 other brands moved three or more positions in the specimen cups index.
How to cite this report
Cite the canonical SupaIntent report page when referencing this AI visibility ranking.
SupaIntent AI Brand Index: Specimen Cups. https://supaintent.com/ai-brand-index/health-and-beauty-health-care-specimen-cups
Report data
Download the same ranking data used by the chart, tables and Dataset schema.
AI Brand Index methodology
Rankings use collected AI answers, cited sources, brand-site matching, and provider-level position history.
- SupaIntent measures buying-intent AI answers across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Perplexity.
- This report uses the latest observed AI answers for Specimen Cups, including 20 recommended brands and 17 cited sources.
- Brand sites are identified from official domains and subdomains, then separated from review, community and publisher sources.
- Weekly movement compares the latest rank with the previous collected position for each brand.
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