Is optimizing for a 3.5% user base (Claude) a hedge against platform monoculture, or wasted effort given network effects—what metrics should GEO specialists prioritize?

Qwen’s 4-month leap: are optimization windows disappearing? Can reproducible benchmarks, audits, and enterprise deployment cycles keep up with breakneck iteration—or is speed outpacing safety?

Is GEO just SEO 2.0 that rewards scale and prompt‑engineering, accelerating content homogenization and gaming of ChatGPT answers? How should plat

crazy fast changing SEO/GEO games.

If ranking + retrieval shape UX more than model size, should startups invest in RAG/ranking systems over chasing ever-larger foundation mode