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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":"Moving 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":"2026-09-30 17:50:25.361964+00","research_date":"2026-09-30","source_snapshot_sha256":"77663a6a136cffa714e2af36d83e645d92a0452f8656d1869a02f6cb20fd2558","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":28,"qualified_finalists":6,"ranking_unit":"Local moving company"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"Roadway Moving is a good fit for a local move where the buyer wants a fixed, all-in price quoted in advance instead of hourly billing, provided the buyer is inside a served metro and secures a detailed written quote. 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