AI Shelf Index · 2026 holiday shopping season
🍳 Kitchen · 🇺🇸 US · updated 12 Oct 2026
Standing
#14
Kitchen · US
Shelf-share
1.5%
of US answers
Sentiment
67%
positive
No week-to-week change larger than the variation between readings.
The same answers, sliced by the shopper the question implies — where Chefman ranks best.
Its rank at each phase of the shopping journey — from first awareness to the moment of purchase.
Awareness
#10
2.1%
Research
#30
0.2%
Comparison
#22
0.7%
Validation
#15
1.0%
Purchase
#11
1.9%
Observed from the answers themselves — not a score.
Sentiment
67% positive · no negative mentions
Price framing
framed budget
76% budget, 24% mid
“Chefman 4-qt — ~$45: The cheap-and-cheerful choice if you don't care about having a premium brand.”
ChatGPT
“(Best Buy) - Chefman 8-qt — $119.99. Large enough for 4–6 people, stainless-steel exterior, and currently available at that price.”
ChatGPT
“The Chefman 6-Quart TurboFry Digital Air Fryer is the best air fryer for the money, delivering a large capacity, touch controls, and a high-heat crisping mode for around $60 .”
Google AI Mode
“Shop at Walmart ![Chefman 6 Qt.”
ChatGPT
The specific Chefman items the engines put in front of US shoppers.
Brands the engines recommend in the same answers as Chefman.
Bar is how often that brand is recommended in the same answer as Chefman, relative to the rest.
Chefman on other shelves
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Holiday Shopping 2026 · reading updated 11 Oct. An independent measurement by Slingso; not affiliated with Chefman.