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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.","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":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 17:19:11.138167+00","research_date":"2026-09-30","source_snapshot_sha256":"5d805b3e48daf94f5553086dd8f1c71c9f3aa0791ee2c9e2826f1921d96bae37","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":19,"qualified_finalists":10,"ranking_unit":"Long-distance moving company"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"Mayflower is a good fit for military PCS relocation moving, with important channel and eligibility caveats. Five of seven platforms named Mayflower during the ranking stage, and all seven evaluated it for this use case, with fit ratings ranging from \"mixed\" to \"strong.\" The strongest reason to consider it is that Grand Mayflower, LLC appears in the March 2026 USTRANSCOM approved domestic TSP listing, and Mayflower advertises a dedicated PPM workflow with surveys, written quotes, and the MyMayflower Move Portal . 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