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Clinique AI Visibility in Makeup

Clinique currently ranks #1 in the Makeup leaderboard with an overall AI visibility score of 34.5 across 3 tracked engines. Its strongest recent performance appears in gemini with a 43.4 AI Index, which makes that engine the clearest source of current recommendation strength.

Entity Score
35
Leaderboard rank #1 of 30
Industry Rank
#1
Engines Covered
3
Comparable Entities
3
Updated
May 26, 2026

Entity Snapshot

Clinique is currently #1 out of 30 entities in Makeup, with a 34.5 overall AI visibility score across 3 tracked engines. That position shows how often AI systems surface the brand when answering industry comparison and recommendation prompts.

Strongest visibility currently comes from gemini (43.4 AI Index, 28.6% mention rate) and Kimi (42.1 AI Index, 14.3% mention rate). These engines provide the best evidence that the brand is being selected consistently when AI systems answer this category.

Visibility is relatively weaker in Qwen (18 AI Index, 0% mention rate) and Kimi (42.1 AI Index, 14.3% mention rate). Those lower-scoring engines are the main places to investigate if recommendation consistency needs to improve.

Clinique's strongest current visibility comes from gemini (43.4 AI Index, 28.6% mention rate) and Kimi (42.1 AI Index, 14.3% mention rate). Its weaker engine profile is Qwen (18 AI Index, 0% mention rate) and Kimi (42.1 AI Index, 14.3% mention rate), so the engine spread points to where recommendation consistency can still improve.

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Compare in Trend Explorer

Clinique is trending upward based on recent AI visibility runs, moving from 18.9 to 43.4 for a +24.5 point change.

Clinique improved over the visible trend window, moving from 18.9 on 2026-04-29 to 43.4 on 2026-05-26. Use this trend alongside the engine breakdown to see whether movement is broad or isolated to a few engines.

Clinique improved over the visible trend window, moving from 18.9 on 2026-04-29 to 43.4 on 2026-05-26. Use this trend alongside the engine breakdown to see whether movement is broad or isolated to a few engines.

Engine Breakdown

gemini
gemini
May 26, 2026
Rank
#1
AI Index
43.4
Mention Rate
28.6%
Qwen
Qwen
May 24, 2026
Rank
#14
AI Index
18.0
Mention Rate
0.0%
Kimi
Kimi
May 24, 2026
Rank
#1
AI Index
42.1
Mention Rate
14.3%

Comparable Entities

L'Oréal Paris is the closest comparable entity by rank, with Clinique ahead of it by 3.8 AI Index points. This gap is useful for reading whether the page reflects a clear lead, a close contest, or a brand that needs stronger AI evidence to move up.

FAQ

Why is Clinique ranked in the Makeup leaderboard?

Clinique is ranked using its current overall AI visibility score across tracked engines in Makeup, combining rank position, recommendation strength, and mention-rate signals.

Which engines are strongest and weakest for Clinique?

The latest engine breakdown shows the strongest visibility in gemini and relatively weaker visibility in Qwen.

Which entities should be compared with Clinique?

Clinique is compared most directly with L'Oréal Paris, Shiseido, and Lancôme in the current Makeup leaderboard.

How often is this page updated?

The page updates whenever new completed leaderboard runs are available for this industry.

Methodology and source context

AIvsRank calculates this public entity page from 3 tracked AI engines and the latest completed industry leaderboard run for Makeup.

Use the score, mention-rate, engine breakdown, comparable entities, and trend context together; no single chart or paragraph should be read as the whole visibility signal.