Search Quality Benchmark
Signal vs. Google · 12 queries across 5 categories · 2026-03-18
Each result is rated on a four-tier quality scale: A (primary authority), B (quality resource), C (thin/affiliate), and D (content farm / vendor / misleading). The score is the weighted average of all rated results on a 0–100% scale.
Google — Overall Quality
58%
across 12 queries
Signal — Overall Quality
48%
across 12 queries
Score by Category
🛒 "Best Of" PurchasesG 22%S 37%
💻 Developer / TechnicalG 64%S 41%
🏥 Health & SafetyG 93%S 59%
🏭 B2B / SpecificG 60%S 77%
🎯 Trap QueriesG 100%S 27%
⚠️ Misinformation-ProneG —S 67%
Google Signal
Key FindingGoogle performs well on health queries and official documentation — categories where established authorities have dominant domain authority. It performs poorly on "best of" purchase queries where the SEO economy drives affiliate-farm content into the top 5. Signal's source integrity and anti-manipulation scoring most directly affect those categories.