Which cider brands do AI assistants recommend in Spain? Q4 2026
In Spain, AI assistants most often recommend Strongbow, El Gaitero and Somersby for cider. Strongbow is named by 5 of 5 assistants.
What the data says
Strongbow (Heineken) is the cider brand AI assistants recommend most in Spain, taking 26.6% of all recommendation points across 5 assistants. El Gaitero follows with 16.4% and Somersby is third with 14%.
Strongbow's lead over El Gaitero is 10.2 points, a clear advantage in how AI shortlists the category.
ChatGPT, Claude and DeepSeek put Strongbow first, while Gemini favours El Gaitero and Grok favours El Gaitero.
The top five brands hold 74% of recommendations out of 12 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 | 26.6% | 35 | 35 | 35 | 8 | 20 |
| 2 | El Gaitero | Valle, Ballina y Fernández | 16.4% | 12 | – | – | 35 | 35 |
| 3 | Somersby | Carlsberg Group | 14% | 20 | – | 25 | – | 25 |
| 4 | Magners | C&C Group | 9% | 25 | – | 20 | – | – |
| 5 | Kopparberg | Kopparbergs Bryggeri | 8% | – | 20 | – | 12 | 8 |
| 6 | Trabanco | Sidra Trabanco | 5.6% | – | – | 8 | 20 | – |
| 7 | Ladrón de Manzanas | Heineken | 5% | – | – | – | 25 | – |
| 8 | Stella Artois Cidre | AB InBev | 5% | – | 25 | – | – | – |
| 9 | Rekorderlig | Åbro Bryggeri | 4% | 8 | – | – | – | 12 |
| 10 | Sidra El Gaitero | Valle, Ballina y Fernández | 2.4% | – | – | 12 | – | – |
| 11 | Bulmers | C&C Group | 2.4% | – | 12 | – | – | – |
| 12 | Cornetta | Generic | 1.6% | – | 8 | – | – | – |
Questions about AI cider recommendations
- Which cider brand does ChatGPT recommend most in Spain?
- ChatGPT recommends Strongbow most often for cider in Spain. Across all assistants, Strongbow leads with 26.6% of recommendations.
- Which cider brand is improving fastest in Spain?
- El Gaitero has the strongest momentum among challengers: AI names it first in 2 of 3 answers where it appears, while holding 16.4% 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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