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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.","Company-owned citations materially outnumber independent citations; do not describe company claims as independently verified.","The deterministic identity audit contains qualification notes that must be disclosed where relevant.","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":6,"maximum_finalists":10,"minimum_mentions":2,"name":"Home Improvement Consensus Index cross-platform AI consensus analysis","platforms_included":["anthropic","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 10:54:09.94657+00","research_date":"2026-10-02","source_snapshot_sha256":"70822678a636bec4b2fd4884af07c3d18dcd10fad643950f83fb3997e9511332","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":20,"qualified_finalists":9,"ranking_unit":"Window and door manufacturer, dealer, or installation company"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"Lowe's ReliaBilt Exclusive Line is a good, but not conclusively cheapest, fit for budget window replacement. Three of the six included platforms named it during the ranking stage, and all six evaluated its fit. Its strongest case is entry-level vinyl replacement units sold individually through a national retailer, which supports phased replacement of a few windows at a time with a documented manufacturer warranty channel. 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