[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"leaderboard-brand-casual-dining-buffalo-wild-wings":3},{"pageState":4,"canonicalPath":5,"currentPath":6,"archiveContext":6,"industryId":7,"industrySlug":8,"industryName":9,"collectionType":10,"brandId":11,"brandName":12,"brandSlug":13,"logoUrl":14,"websiteUrl":15,"overallScore":16,"industryRank":17,"brandCount":18,"enginesCovered":17,"lastUpdatedAt":19,"summary":20,"strengths":21,"weaknesses":22,"trendNotes":23,"seoTitle":24,"seoDescription":25,"faq":26,"engineBreakdowns":39,"competitors":77,"overallTrend":95,"interactionSummary":132,"liveInsights":134},"CURRENT","/leaderboard/casual-dining/brands/buffalo-wild-wings",null,66,"casual-dining","Casual Dining Chains","INDUSTRY",5048,"Buffalo Wild Wings","buffalo-wild-wings","https://www.buffalowildwings.com/brands/bww/fonts/brand-icons.svg?r8pupk#brand-icon-bww","https://www.buffalowildwings.com/",34.47,6,30,"2026-06-02T23:42:54.901876","Buffalo Wild Wings ranks #6 in the Casual Dining Chains leaderboard with a 32.5 AI Index across 7 engines with current brand-level data. Its strongest current signal comes from Grok, and the score should be read as AI visibility rather than market share or product quality.","Buffalo Wild Wings is currently #6 out of 30 tracked Casual Dining Chains entities, with a 32.5 AI Index in the latest public snapshot. Buffalo Wild Wings trails Applebee's by 8.7 AI Index points.\n\nThe strongest engine-level signal comes from Grok, where Buffalo Wild Wings records a 48.4 AI Index and 28.6% mention rate. MiniMax is the next strongest covered engine at 41.1 with a 42.9% mention rate.","The softer engine-level signal is Qwen, where Buffalo Wild Wings records a 21 AI Index and 0% mention rate. DeepSeek is another engine to watch at 23 with a 0% mention rate.\n\nKeep the scope narrow: this page measures how tracked AI engines surface Buffalo Wild Wings in Casual Dining Chains prompts. It does not rank product quality, sales, safety, or real-world market share.","Buffalo Wild Wings's latest visible AI Index is 32.5. Read the trend together with engine coverage and mention-rate signals rather than as a standalone forecast.\n\nThat movement is useful context, but it is strongest when it lines up with engine coverage and mention-rate changes. A single score move should not be read as a full market or product signal.","Buffalo Wild Wings AI Visibility in Casual Dining Chains | AIvsRank","Review Buffalo Wild Wings's AI visibility in Casual Dining Chains: rank #6, 32.5 AI Index, 7 covered engines, and current competitor gaps in the AIvsRank leaderboard.",[27,30,33,36],{"question":28,"answer":29},"Why is Buffalo Wild Wings ranked in the Casual Dining Chains leaderboard?","Buffalo Wild Wings is included because tracked AI engines surface it in Casual Dining Chains prompts, and AIvsRank calculates its current visibility from rank position, recommendation strength, and mention-rate signals.",{"question":31,"answer":32},"Which engines are strongest and weakest for Buffalo Wild Wings?","The strongest current signal is Grok at 48.4 AI Index and 28.6% mention rate. The softest covered signal is Qwen at 21 AI Index and 0% mention rate.",{"question":34,"answer":35},"Which entities should be compared with Buffalo Wild Wings?","The most useful nearby comparison is Applebee's. Compare the score gap and engine-level table before treating rank movement as meaningful.",{"question":37,"answer":38},"How often is this page updated?","This page updates when a new completed Casual Dining Chains leaderboard run is available. The current public snapshot was refreshed on 2026-05-09.",[40,47,55,60,65,73],{"engineCode":41,"engineName":42,"rank":43,"score":44,"mentionRate":45,"mentions":45,"runDate":46},"chatgpt","ChatGPT",13,26,0,"2026-06-02T23:40:07.77524",{"engineCode":48,"engineName":49,"rank":50,"score":51,"mentionRate":52,"mentions":53,"runDate":54},"gemini-2.5-flash","gemini",7,38.43,28.57,2,"2026-06-02T23:41:11.813001",{"engineCode":56,"engineName":57,"rank":17,"score":58,"mentionRate":52,"mentions":53,"runDate":59},"deepseek","DeepSeek",30.43,"2026-06-02T23:41:47.756494",{"engineCode":61,"engineName":61,"rank":17,"score":62,"mentionRate":63,"mentions":64,"runDate":19},"MiniMax",46.81,42.86,3,{"engineCode":66,"engineName":67,"rank":68,"score":69,"mentionRate":70,"mentions":71,"runDate":72},"Qwen3","Qwen",8,29.71,14.29,1,"2026-05-24T22:38:18.352838",{"engineCode":74,"engineName":74,"rank":68,"score":75,"mentionRate":52,"mentions":53,"runDate":76},"Kimi",35.43,"2026-05-24T22:38:37.115739",[78,84,89],{"brandName":79,"brandSlug":80,"rank":81,"overallScore":82,"scoreGap":83},"Applebee's","applebee-s",5,53.6,-19.13,{"brandName":85,"brandSlug":86,"rank":50,"overallScore":87,"scoreGap":88},"TGI Fridays","tgi-fridays",33.43,1.04,{"brandName":90,"brandSlug":91,"rank":92,"overallScore":93,"scoreGap":94},"The Cheesecake Factory","the-cheesecake-factory",4,56.44,-21.97,[96,99,102,105,108,111,114,117,120,123,126,129],{"runDate":97,"overallScore":98},"2026-04-25T00:00:00",40.44,{"runDate":100,"overallScore":101},"2026-04-27T00:00:00",34.31,{"runDate":103,"overallScore":104},"2026-04-29T00:00:00",32.83,{"runDate":106,"overallScore":107},"2026-05-01T00:00:00",33.07,{"runDate":109,"overallScore":110},"2026-05-03T00:00:00",36.61,{"runDate":112,"overallScore":113},"2026-05-05T00:00:00",36.67,{"runDate":115,"overallScore":116},"2026-05-09T00:00:00",32.53,{"runDate":118,"overallScore":119},"2026-05-15T00:00:00",36.9,{"runDate":121,"overallScore":122},"2026-05-22T00:00:00",28.78,{"runDate":124,"overallScore":125},"2026-05-24T00:00:00",29.96,{"runDate":127,"overallScore":128},"2026-05-26T00:00:00",33.24,{"runDate":130,"overallScore":131},"2026-06-02T00:00:00",35.42,{"upvoteCount":45,"followCount":45,"isUpvoted":133,"isFollowed":133},false,{"rankInterpretation":135,"engineDivergenceInterpretation":136,"competitorGapInterpretation":137,"trendInterpretation":138},"Buffalo Wild Wings is currently #6 out of 30 entities in Casual Dining Chains, with a 34.5 overall AI visibility score across 6 tracked engines. That position shows how often AI systems surface the brand when answering industry comparison and recommendation prompts.","Buffalo Wild Wings's strongest current visibility comes from MiniMax (46.8 AI Index, 42.9% mention rate) and gemini (38.4 AI Index, 28.6% mention rate). Its weaker engine profile is ChatGPT (26 AI Index, 0% mention rate) and Qwen (29.7 AI Index, 14.3% mention rate), so the engine spread points to where recommendation consistency can still improve.","Applebee's is the closest comparable entity by rank, with Buffalo Wild Wings behind it by 19.1 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.","Buffalo Wild Wings softened over the visible trend window, moving from 40.4 on 2026-04-25 to 35.4 on 2026-06-02. Use this trend alongside the engine breakdown to see whether movement is broad or isolated to a few engines."]