Which cider brands do AI assistants recommend in France? Q4 2026
In France, AI assistants most often recommend Strongbow, Loïc Raison and Kerisac for cider. Strongbow is named by 4 of 5 assistants.
What the data says
Strongbow (Heineken) is the cider brand AI assistants recommend most in France, taking 19.6% of all recommendation points across 5 assistants. Loïc Raison follows with 16.4% and Kerisac is third with 9%.
Strongbow's lead over Loïc Raison is 3.2 points, a clear advantage in how AI shortlists the category.
Claude and DeepSeek put Strongbow first, while ChatGPT favours Loïc Raison, Gemini favours Loïc Raison and Grok favours Cidre Bouché.
The top five brands hold 61% of recommendations out of 14 brands named in total, leaving room for challengers to break into AI shortlists.
| # | Brand | Owner | AI share | ChatGPT | Claude | DeepSeek | Gemini | Grok |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strongbow | Heineken | 19.6% | 8 | 35 | 35 | – | 20 |
| 2 | Loïc Raison | Agrial | 16.4% | 35 | – | 12 | 35 | – |
| 3 | Kerisac | Agrial | 9% | – | – | 8 | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | Val de Rance | Les Celliers Associés | 8% | 20 | – | – | 20 | – |
| 5 | Magners | C&C Group | 8% | 12 | – | 20 | – | 8 |
| 6 | Somersby | Carlsberg Group | 7.4% | – | – | 25 | – | 12 |
| 7 | Cidre Bouché | Generic | 7% | – | – | – | – | 35 |
| 8 | Ecusson | Agrial | 5% | 25 | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | Écusson | Agrial | 5% | – | – | – | 25 | – |
| 10 | Stella Artois Cidre | AB InBev | 5% | – | 25 | – | – | – |
| 11 | Kopparberg | Kopparbergs Bryggeri | 4% | – | 20 | – | – | – |
| 12 | Bulmers | C&C Group | 2.4% | – | 12 | – | – | – |
| 13 | La Bouchère | Generic | 1.6% | – | – | – | 8 | – |
| 14 | Cornetta | Generic | 1.6% | – | 8 | – | – | – |
Questions about AI cider recommendations
- Which cider brand does ChatGPT recommend most in France?
- ChatGPT recommends Loïc Raison most often for cider in France. Across all assistants, Strongbow leads with 19.6% of recommendations.
- Which cider brand is improving fastest in France?
- Cidre Bouché has the strongest momentum among challengers: AI names it first in 1 of 1 answers where it appears, while holding 7% 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.
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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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