Which dog food & care brands do AI assistants recommend in Brazil? Q4 2026
In Brazil, AI assistants most often recommend Pedigree, Royal Canin and Purina for dog. Pedigree is named by 5 of 5 assistants.
What the data says
Pedigree (Mars) is the dog food & care brand AI assistants recommend most in Brazil, taking 16.3% of all recommendation points across 5 assistants. Royal Canin follows with 9.3% and Purina is third with 7.3%.
Pedigree's lead over Royal Canin is 7 points, a clear advantage in how AI shortlists the category.
Claude, DeepSeek, Gemini and Grok put Pedigree first, while ChatGPT favours Purina One.
The top five brands hold 43% of recommendations out of 38 brands named in total, leaving room for challengers to break into AI shortlists.
| # | Brand | Owner | AI share | ChatGPT | Claude | DeepSeek | Gemini | Grok |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedigree | Mars | 16.3% | 33 | 35 | 70 | 47 | 60 |
| 2 | Royal Canin | Mars | 9.3% | 35 | – | 60 | 20 | 25 |
| 3 | Purina | Nestlé | 7.3% | – | 25 | 37 | – | 48 |
| 4 | Milk-Bone | J.M. Smucker | 5.6% | 12 | 25 | 12 | – | 35 |
| 5 | Greenies | Mars | 4.7% | 35 | 35 | – | – | – |
| 6 | NexGard | Boehringer Ingelheim | 4% | – | 35 | – | 25 | – |
| 7 | Hill’s | Colgate-Palmolive | 3.9% | 25 | – | 33 | – | – |
| 8 | Frontline | Boehringer Ingelheim | 3.5% | – | 20 | 20 | 12 | – |
| 9 | Zesty Paws | H&H Group | 3.3% | 25 | – | – | – | 25 |
| 10 | Premier Pet | Premier Pet | 3.1% | – | – | – | 47 | – |
| 11 | Bravecto | MSD Animal Health | 3.1% | – | 12 | – | 35 | – |
| 12 | Simparica | Zoetis | 3% | – | 25 | – | 20 | – |
| 13 | Blue Heaven | Independent | 2.7% | 20 | 8 | – | – | 12 |
| 14 | Premier | Independent | 2.7% | – | – | 40 | – | – |
| 15 | Purina One | Nestlé | 2.7% | 40 | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | Nutramax | Nutramax Laboratories | 2.3% | – | – | – | – | 35 |
| 17 | Cosequin | Nutramax Laboratories | 2.3% | 35 | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | Golden | Golden | 2.2% | – | 8 | – | 25 | – |
| 19 | Doguitos | Nestlé Purina | 2.2% | – | – | 8 | 25 | – |
| 20 | Hill's | Colgate-Palmolive | 1.6% | – | – | – | – | 24 |
Questions about AI dog food & care recommendations
- Which dog food & care brand does ChatGPT recommend most in Brazil?
- ChatGPT recommends Purina One most often for dog food & care in Brazil. Across all assistants, Pedigree leads with 16.3% of recommendations.
- Which dog food & care brand is improving fastest in Brazil?
- Greenies has the strongest momentum among challengers: AI names it first in 2 of 2 answers where it appears, while holding 4.7% 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.
Dog: AI rankings by country
Covers: Dog Food, Dog Health, Dog 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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