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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 12:52:35.614794+00","research_date":"2026-09-30","source_snapshot_sha256":"573de379a81a7456a0b5d64c1f92fc843703f216a32c297731cf25c9e426067c","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":24,"qualified_finalists":9,"ranking_unit":"Long-distance moving company"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"Allied Van Lines is a mixed-to-good fit for standard interstate household relocation. All 7 platforms named it during the ranking stage, and it finished first overall with an average listed rank of 3.0 and a best rank of 1. The strongest reason to consider it is full-service scope: packing, loading, linehaul, storage-in-transit, online shipment tracking, and optional higher valuation coverage, backed by FMCSA interstate operating authority . 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