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Platform-reported dates are provenance metadata and do not independently prove freshness.","All included platforms evaluated fit, but platformmentions counts only platforms that named the entity during ranking discovery.","Do not resolve conflicting product names, pricing, or capabilities by guessing; describe the conflict and tell buyers what to verify.","The supplied URLs were collected from platform responses and were not independently validated by the writer stage.","Platform-reported research dates differ from the authoritative run date; disclose this as a methodology limitation.","Citations are platform-reported evidence, not independently verified facts. No-search model claims require explicit verification before being described as current facts."],"methodology":{"fit_rating_contract":["strong","good","mixed","weak","uncertain"],"included_valid_platform_count":7,"maximum_finalists":10,"minimum_mentions":2,"name":"Home Improvement Consensus Index cross-platform AI consensus analysis","platforms_included":["anthropic","deepseek","google","grok","kimi","openai","perplexity"],"platforms_queried":["openai","anthropic","deepseek","grok","perplexity","kimi","google"],"stages":["ranking_discovery","fit_assessment","normalization","editorial_synthesis"],"version":"alias-table-1"},"provenance":{"generated_at":"2026-10-02 08:52:09.412986+00","research_date":"2026-10-02","source_snapshot_sha256":"175be5a184d35b6099e3197a0de5832ac0b3901eb3c5c132533239f854700b5b","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":36,"qualified_finalists":7,"ranking_unit":"Siding, decking, or exterior renovation contractor"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"Ideal Siding is a good but locally variable fit for a homeowner re-siding in vinyl, and it is not a fully verified strong fit. Two of the seven platforms in this study named Ideal Siding during the ranking stage, where it averaged rank 1.5 and peaked at rank 1. The strongest reason to consider it is a broad vinyl replacement scope with trim, soffit, fascia, flashing, vents, and fixture-box work included, plus a stated 25-year workmanship warranty and published starting pricing. 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