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Do citations prove the LLM's internal retrieval path?
Citations are sources displayed in the public answer, not proof of internal retrieval paths or training-data use.
Method and interpretation
GEO citation analysis uses source URLs shown in public answers. Verify official domains, deduplicate each URL within an answer and then calculate rates. A displayed citation does not prove the model’s internal retrieval path or training-data usage.
How to use it
Technical references
SAG technical notes (Korean)
- Citation List Completeness: How Are Empty Sources Different from Missing Data?
- Page-Level Citation Rates and Overall Citation Rates: Why Don’t They Add Up?