Dataset size
The latest Specimen Cups run found 26 recommended brands and 26 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 what brands are recommended, which cited sources are used and how positions move week to week. Use it to see the freshest AI visibility data for this category.
Updated 9 August 2026
Brands
Category coverage
26
ranked across AI engines
Sources
Evidence base
26
domains cited in answers
Brand sites
Official share
70%
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 |
| McKesson | 4 |
| Medegen Medical Products | 5 |
What AI tools say about Specimen Cups
Movement
What changed this week?
Cardinal Health overtook Medline this week to take the top position.
Sources
Which sources shape AI answers?
Answers in this category lean on vendor pages: Mckesson, Cardinalhealth and Globescientific are the most cited brand-owned sources, and official domains account for 70% of all citations.
Engines
Do AI engines agree on the leader?
The engines disagree on the leader. ChatGPT names Thermo Scientific, Google AI Mode names Cardinal Health, Gemini names Globe Scientific, and Perplexity names Kimberly-Clark.
Citation-ready
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 Amazon are the most cited brand sites in this category.
Weekly movement
Top 10 onlyEntered the index
New in the top 10
Kimberly-Clark#6
Biggest gains
Moved up this week
Sarstedt13 to #8
Medegen Medical Products11 to #5
Dealmed5 to #9
Cardinal Health3 to #1
Biggest losses
Moved down this week
Med Pride9 to #18
Dynarex4 to #10
Rank history
Weekly rank changes for the current top 10
| Rank | Brand | Previous | Current | Change | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #4 | #1 | 3 | #1 | |
| #2 | #1 | #2 | 1 | #1 | |
| #3 | #2 | #3 | 1 | #2 | |
| #4 | #3 | #4 | 1 | #3 | |
| #5 | #16 | #5 | 11 | #5 | |
| #6 | New | #6 | New | #6 | |
| #7 | #5 | #7 | 2 | #5 | |
| #8 | #21 | #8 | 13 | #7 | |
| #9 | #14 | #9 | 5 | #9 | |
| #10 | #6 | #10 | 4 | #5 |
Current brand snapshot
26 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand |  ChatGPT |  Google AI Mode |  Gemini |  Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +3 | #2 | #1 | - | #2 | | |
| 2 | -1 | #6 | #5 | #2 | #5 | | |
| 3 | -1 | #9 | #3 | #1 | - | | |
| 4 | -1 | - | #2 | #5 | - | | |
| 5 | +11 | #4 | - | #4 | - | | |
| 6 | New | - | - | - | #1 | | |
| 7 | -2 | #1 | - | #3 | #7 | | |
| 8 | +13 | #7 | - | - | #6 | | |
| 9 | +5 | - | #7 | #7 | - | | |
| 10 | -4 | #10 | #4 | - | - | | |
| 11 | New | - | - | - | #3 | | |
| 12 | +16 | #1 | - | #3 | #7 | | |
| 13 | New | #3 | - | - | - | | |
| 14 | New | - | - | - | #4 | | |
| 15 | New | - | #8 | #8 | - | | |
| 16 | New | #5 | - | - | - | | |
| 17 | New | - | - | #6 | - | | |
| 18 | -9 | - | #6 | - | - | | |
| 19 | -8 | - | - | #9 | #9 | | |
| 20 | New | #1 | - | #3 | #7 | | |
| 21 | New | #8 | - | - | - | | |
| 22 | -7 | - | - | - | #8 | | |
| 23 | New | - | #9 | - | - | | |
| 24 | New | - | - | - | #10 | | |
| 25 | -3 | - | - | #10 | - | | |
| 26 | New | - | #10 | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
26 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MckessonOfficial | 11 | |
| 2 | 8 | | |
| 3 | 3 | | |
| 4 | 3 | | |
| 5 | CardinalhealthOfficial | 2 | |
| 6 | GlobescientificOfficial | 2 | |
| 7 | MedegenmedOfficial | 2 | |
| 8 | MedlineOfficial | 2 | |
| 9 | SarstedtOfficial | 2 | |
| 10 | ThermofisherOfficial | 2 | |
| 11 | AhlstromOfficial | 1 | |
| 12 | 1 | | |
| 13 | AmsinoOfficial | 1 | |
| 14 | CaresfieldOfficial | 1 | |
| 15 | CorningOfficial | 1 | |
| 16 | CoverisOfficial | 1 | |
| 17 | DynarexOfficial | 1 | |
| 18 | GreinerbiooneOfficial | 1 | |
| 19 | IdentifydiagnosticsOfficial | 1 | |
| 20 | KcprofessionalOfficial | 1 | |
| 21 | LabconOfficial | 1 | |
| 22 | NdssiOfficial | 1 | |
| 23 | StarplexscientificOfficial | 1 | |
| 24 | StatlabOfficial | 1 | |
| 25 | 1 | | |
| 26 | CardinalhealthOfficial | 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 Scientific | 1 |
| Cardinal Health | 2 |
| StatLab | 3 |
| Medegen Medical Products | 4 |
| Starplex Scientific | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2 | #1 | - | - | - | | |
| 2 | +4 | #2 | - | - | - | | |
| 3 | New | #3 | - | - | - | | |
| 4 | +1 | #4 | - | - | - | | |
| 5 | New | #5 | - | - | - | | |
| 6 | -4 | #6 | - | - | - | | |
| 7 | 0 | #7 | - | - | - | | |
| 8 | New | #8 | - | - | - | | |
| 9 | -8 | #9 | - | - | - | | |
| 10 | New | #10 | - | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
11 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | | |
| 2 | AmsinoOfficial | 1 | |
| 3 | DynarexOfficial | 1 | |
| 4 | GlobescientificOfficial | 1 | |
| 5 | MedegenmedOfficial | 1 | |
| 6 | MedlineOfficial | 1 | |
| 7 | SarstedtOfficial | 1 | |
| 8 | StarplexscientificOfficial | 1 | |
| 9 | StatlabOfficial | 1 | |
| 10 | ThermofisherOfficial | 1 | |
| 11 | CardinalhealthOfficial | 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 |
| McKesson | 2 |
| Globe Scientific | 3 |
| Dynarex | 4 |
| Medline | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | - | #1 | - | - | | |
| 2 | -1 | - | #2 | - | - | | |
| 3 | +1 | - | #3 | - | - | | |
| 4 | +3 | - | #4 | - | - | | |
| 5 | -2 | - | #5 | - | - | | |
| 6 | 0 | - | #6 | - | - | | |
| 7 | -2 | - | #7 | - | - | | |
| 8 | New | - | #8 | - | - | | |
| 9 | New | - | #9 | - | - | | |
| 10 | New | - | #10 | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
7 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | | |
| 2 | 2 | | |
| 3 | CardinalhealthOfficial | 1 | |
| 4 | GlobescientificOfficial | 1 | |
| 5 | IdentifydiagnosticsOfficial | 1 | |
| 6 | LabconOfficial | 1 | |
| 7 | MckessonOfficial | 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 |
|---|---|
| Globe Scientific | 1 |
| Medline | 2 |
| Samco | 3 |
| Medegen Medical Products | 4 |
| McKesson | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2 | - | - | #1 | - | | |
| 2 | 0 | - | - | #2 | - | | |
| 3 | New | - | - | #3 | - | | |
| 4 | New | - | - | #4 | - | | |
| 5 | -4 | - | - | #5 | - | | |
| 6 | New | - | - | #6 | - | | |
| 7 | New | - | - | #7 | - | | |
| 8 | New | - | - | #8 | - | | |
| 9 | -2 | - | - | #9 | - | | |
| 10 | 0 | - | - | #10 | - | |
Current source snapshot
6 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | | |
| 2 | 3 | | |
| 3 | 1 | | |
| 4 | CaresfieldOfficial | 1 | |
| 5 | MedegenmedOfficial | 1 | |
| 6 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Kimberly-Clark | 1 |
| Cardinal Health | 2 |
| Coveris | 3 |
| NDS Surgical Imaging | 4 |
| Medline Industries | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New | - | - | - | #1 | | |
| 2 | New | - | - | - | #2 | | |
| 3 | New | - | - | - | #3 | | |
| 4 | New | - | - | - | #4 | | |
| 5 | New | - | - | - | #5 | | |
| 6 | New | - | - | - | #6 | | |
| 7 | New | - | - | - | #7 | | |
| 8 | -3 | - | - | - | #8 | | |
| 9 | New | - | - | - | #9 | | |
| 10 | New | - | - | - | #10 | |
Current source snapshot
10 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AhlstromOfficial | 1 | |
| 2 | CardinalhealthOfficial | 1 | |
| 3 | CorningOfficial | 1 | |
| 4 | CoverisOfficial | 1 | |
| 5 | GreinerbiooneOfficial | 1 | |
| 6 | KcprofessionalOfficial | 1 | |
| 7 | MedlineOfficial | 1 | |
| 8 | NdssiOfficial | 1 | |
| 9 | SarstedtOfficial | 1 | |
| 10 | ThermofisherOfficial | 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. The engines disagree on the leader. ChatGPT names Thermo Scientific, Google AI Mode names Cardinal Health, Gemini names Globe Scientific, and Perplexity names Kimberly-Clark.
Q2
Which cited sources are used for Specimen Cups?
The most cited sources for specimen cups recommendations are Mckesson, Thomassci and Amazon, out of 26 tracked sources. Answers in this category lean on vendor pages: Mckesson, Cardinalhealth and Globescientific are the most cited brand-owned sources, and official domains account for 70% of all citations. The main independent sources are Thomassci, Amazon and Vitalitymedical.
Q3
How fresh is this Specimen Cups ranking?
The AI Brand Index updates every Sunday. In the latest run, Kimberly-Clark entered the top 10 and Sarstedt, Medegen Medical Products, Med Pride, Dealmed and Dynarex and 1 other brand 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
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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 26 recommended brands and 26 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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