Dataset size
The latest Specimen Cups run found 22 recommended brands and 18 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 4 October 2026
Brands
Category coverage
22
ranked across AI engines
Sources
Evidence base
18
domains cited in answers
Brand sites
Official share
33%
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 |
|---|---|
| Medline | 1 |
| Globe Scientific | 2 |
| Cardinal Health | 3 |
| Covidien | 4 |
| BD | 5 |
What AI tools say about Specimen Cups
Movement
What changed this week?
Medline overtook Globe Scientific this week to take the top position.
Sources
Which sources shape AI answers?
No single publisher dominates. The most cited sources are Fortunebusinessinsights, Thomassci and Labsource, which means the citation field is open.
Citation-ready
Key facts from this AI Brand Index report
Current leader
Medline ranks #1 for Specimen Cups in the latest SupaIntent AI Brand Index run.
Top brands
Medline, Globe Scientific, and Cardinal Health lead Specimen Cups across AI answers from ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Perplexity.
Brand sites
Fortunebusinessinsights, Thomassci, and Labsource are the most cited brand sites in this category.
Weekly movement
Top 10 onlyEntered the index
New in the top 10
Abbott Toxicology#7
Quest Diagnostics#9
Biggest gains
Moved up this week
Labcon7 to #8
Covidien4 to #4
Simport3 to #10
Biggest losses
Moved down this week
Corning13 to #20
Medegen Medical Products7 to #17
Rank history
Weekly rank changes for the current top 10
| Rank | Brand | Previous | Current | Change | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #2 | #1 | 1 | #1 | |
| #2 | #1 | #2 | 1 | #1 | |
| #3 | #3 | #3 | 0 | #1 | |
| #4 | #8 | #4 | 4 | #3 | |
| #5 | #6 | #5 | 1 | #3 | |
| #6 | #5 | #6 | 1 | #1 | |
| #7 | New | #7 | New | #7 | |
| #8 | #15 | #8 | 7 | #7 | |
| #9 | New | #9 | New | #9 | |
| #10 | #13 | #10 | 3 | #8 |
Current brand snapshot
22 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand |  ChatGPT |  Google AI Mode |  Gemini |  Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | #7 | #1 | #4 | - | | |
| 2 | -1 | #8 | #3 | #2 | - | | |
| 3 | 0 | - | #2 | #3 | - | | |
| 4 | +4 | - | #4 | #5 | - | | |
| 5 | +1 | #1 | - | #10 | - | | |
| 6 | -1 | - | - | #1 | - | | |
| 7 | New | #2 | - | - | - | | |
| 8 | +7 | #3 | - | - | - | | |
| 9 | New | #4 | - | - | - | | |
| 10 | +3 | - | #8 | #8 | - | | |
| 11 | +2 | - | #5 | - | - | | |
| 12 | New | #5 | - | - | - | | |
| 13 | New | #6 | - | - | - | | |
| 14 | New | - | #6 | - | - | | |
| 15 | +1 | - | - | #6 | - | | |
| 16 | -2 | - | - | #7 | - | | |
| 17 | -7 | - | #7 | - | - | | |
| 18 | New | - | #9 | - | - | | |
| 19 | New | #9 | - | - | - | | |
| 20 | -13 | - | - | #9 | - | | |
| 21 | New | #10 | - | - | - | | |
| 22 | -2 | - | #10 | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
18 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | | |
| 2 | 9 | | |
| 3 | 7 | | |
| 4 | MedlineOfficial | 3 | |
| 5 | GlobescientificOfficial | 2 | |
| 6 | 2 | | |
| 7 | 1 | | |
| 8 | AlfascientificOfficial | 1 | |
| 9 | BdOfficial | 1 | |
| 10 | CardinalhealthOfficial | 1 | |
| 11 | CibiotestOfficial | 1 | |
| 12 | ClaritydiagnosticsOfficial | 1 | |
| 13 | CliawaivedOfficial | 1 | |
| 14 | LabconOfficial | 1 | |
| 15 | 1 | | |
| 16 | Mini PlastOfficial | 1 | |
| 17 | QuestdiagnosticsOfficial | 1 | |
| 18 | ToxicologyOfficial | 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 |
|---|---|
| BD | 1 |
| Abbott Toxicology | 2 |
| Labcon | 3 |
| Quest Diagnostics | 4 |
| Co-Innovation Biotech | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +4 | #1 | - | - | - | | |
| 2 | New | #2 | - | - | - | | |
| 3 | +4 | #3 | - | - | - | | |
| 4 | New | #4 | - | - | - | | |
| 5 | New | #5 | - | - | - | | |
| 6 | New | #6 | - | - | - | | |
| 7 | 0 | #7 | - | - | - | | |
| 8 | -7 | #8 | - | - | - | | |
| 9 | New | #9 | - | - | - | | |
| 10 | New | #10 | - | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
12 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | | |
| 2 | MedlineOfficial | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | | |
| 4 | AlfascientificOfficial | 1 | |
| 5 | BdOfficial | 1 | |
| 6 | CibiotestOfficial | 1 | |
| 7 | ClaritydiagnosticsOfficial | 1 | |
| 8 | CliawaivedOfficial | 1 | |
| 9 | GlobescientificOfficial | 1 | |
| 10 | LabconOfficial | 1 | |
| 11 | QuestdiagnosticsOfficial | 1 | |
| 12 | ToxicologyOfficial | 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 |
| Globe Scientific | 3 |
| Covidien | 4 |
| Caplugs Evergreen | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | - | #1 | - | - | | |
| 2 | 0 | - | #2 | - | - | | |
| 3 | 0 | - | #3 | - | - | | |
| 4 | +6 | - | #4 | - | - | | |
| 5 | +3 | - | #5 | - | - | | |
| 6 | New | - | #6 | - | - | | |
| 7 | 0 | - | #7 | - | - | | |
| 8 | New | - | #8 | - | - | | |
| 9 | New | - | #9 | - | - | | |
| 10 | 0 | - | #10 | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
4 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | | |
| 2 | 4 | | |
| 3 | MedlineOfficial | 1 | |
| 4 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | 1 |
| Globe Scientific | 2 |
| Cardinal Health | 3 |
| Medline | 4 |
| Covidien | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +6 | - | - | #1 | - | | |
| 2 | +1 | - | - | #2 | - | | |
| 3 | +2 | - | - | #3 | - | | |
| 4 | -3 | - | - | #4 | - | | |
| 5 | -1 | - | - | #5 | - | | |
| 6 | -2 | - | - | #6 | - | | |
| 7 | +1 | - | - | #7 | - | | |
| 8 | +2 | - | - | #8 | - | | |
| 9 | -4 | - | - | #9 | - | | |
| 10 | -4 | - | - | #10 | - | |
Current source snapshot
6 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | | |
| 2 | 2 | | |
| 3 | 2 | | |
| 4 | CardinalhealthOfficial | 1 | |
| 5 | GlobescientificOfficial | 1 | |
| 6 | 1 | |
Common AI search questions about Specimen Cups
Q1
Who leads Specimen Cups in AI answers?
Medline is the most recommended specimen cups brand in the latest AI Brand Index run. The next highest-ranked brands are Globe Scientific and Cardinal Health. 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 Fortunebusinessinsights, Thomassci and Labsource, out of 18 tracked sources. No single publisher dominates. The most cited sources are Fortunebusinessinsights, Thomassci and Labsource, which means the citation field is open.
Q3
How fresh is this Specimen Cups ranking?
The AI Brand Index updates every Sunday. In the latest run, Abbott Toxicology and Quest Diagnostics entered the top 10 and Corning, Labcon, Medegen Medical Products, Covidien and Simport 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 22 recommended brands and 18 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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