Which cat food & care brands do AI assistants recommend in India? Q4 2026
In India, AI assistants most often recommend Whiskas, Royal Canin and Me-O for cat. Whiskas is named by 4 of 4 assistants.
What the data says
Whiskas (Mars) is the cat food & care brand AI assistants recommend most in India, taking 21.7% of all recommendation points across 4 assistants. Royal Canin follows with 12.2% and Me-O is third with 10.4%.
Whiskas's lead over Royal Canin is 9.5 points, a clear advantage in how AI shortlists the category.
Every assistant tested (ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Gemini and Grok) puts Whiskas first.
The top five brands hold 62% of recommendations out of 25 brands named in total, leaving room for challengers to break into AI shortlists.
| # | Brand | Owner | AI share | ChatGPT | DeepSeek | Gemini | Grok |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whiskas | Mars | 21.7% | 60 | 70 | 35 | 95 |
| 2 | Royal Canin | Mars | 12.2% | 12 | 25 | 25 | 85 |
| 3 | Me-O | Perfect Companion Group | 10.4% | 40 | 45 | 20 | 20 |
| 4 | Drools | Drools Pet Food Pvt Ltd | 10.1% | 37 | 12 | 12 | 60 |
| 5 | Himalaya | Himalaya Wellness | 7.9% | 35 | 25 | 35 | – |
| 6 | Temptations | Mars | 5.8% | 35 | – | 35 | – |
| 7 | Virbac | Virbac | 5.2% | 25 | – | 25 | 12 |
| 8 | Beaphar | Beaphar | 5% | 20 | 20 | 20 | – |
| 9 | GimCat | Gimborn | 4.6% | – | 55 | – | – |
| 10 | Sheba | Mars | 2.8% | – | – | 33 | – |
| 11 | Purepet | Drools Pet Food Pvt Ltd | 2.3% | 8 | 20 | – | – |
| 12 | Me-O Creamy | Perfect Companion Group | 1.7% | – | – | 20 | – |
| 13 | Felix | Nestlé | 1% | – | – | – | 12 |
| 14 | JerHigh | Perfect Companion Group | 1% | 12 | – | – | – |
| 15 | VetBest | Vet's Best | 1% | – | 12 | – | – |
| 16 | CIAO Churu | Inaba Pet Food | 1% | – | – | 12 | – |
| 17 | Vetoquinol | Vetoquinol | 1% | – | – | 12 | – |
| 18 | SmartHeart | Perfect Companion Group | 0.7% | – | – | – | 8 |
| 19 | GNC | GNC | 0.7% | – | – | – | 8 |
| 20 | Gnawlers | Vegebrand India | 0.7% | 8 | – | – | – |
Questions about AI cat food & care recommendations
- Which cat food & care brand does ChatGPT recommend most in India?
- ChatGPT recommends Whiskas most often for cat food & care in India. Across all assistants, Whiskas leads with 21.7% of recommendations.
- Which cat food & care brand is improving fastest in India?
- Temptations has the strongest momentum among challengers: AI names it first in 2 of 2 answers where it appears, while holding 5.8% share. This is the first Q4 2026 reading; change over time will be shown from the next update.
- How is the ranking calculated?
- We ask each AI assistant the questions shoppers ask in each category and market, record the top five brands it names, and give 35, 25, 20, 12 and 8 points for positions one to five. Share is a brand's points divided by all points awarded.
Cat: AI rankings by country
Covers: Cat Food, Cat Health, Cat Treats.
Method: each AI assistant is asked the shopper questions for every segment in the category and market; the top five brands named score 35, 25, 20, 12 and 8 points. Share is a brand's points divided by all points awarded. Rankings reflect AI answers, not sales.
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