How AI answer engines name Actual Budget
Data through November 3, 2026
Across 1,686 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about Consumer Finance between May 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026, Actual Budget was named in 14 (0.8%).
Last 28 days: named in 8 of 594 answers in its home categories (1.3%), up 0.7 points from the 28 days before.
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about Consumer Finance, and how many of them named Actual Budget.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 | 433 | 0.0% |
| Claude | 6 | 433 | 1.4% |
| Gemini | 4 | 355 | 1.1% |
| Perplexity | 4 | 433 | 0.9% |
| Google AI Mode | 0 | 24 | 0.0% |
| Google AI Overviews | 0 | 8 | 0.0% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best-of | 11 | 287 | 3.8% |
| Ranked list | 0 | 279 | 0.0% |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 282 | 0.0% |
| Is it worth it | 3 | 280 | 1.1% |
| How to choose | 0 | 279 | 0.0% |
| Problem first | 0 | 279 | 0.0% |
Week by week
Actual Budget was named in at least one answer in 9 of the 11 weeks on record; the latest was the week of November 2, 2026.
Each week's answers to buyer questions about Consumer Finance, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Actual Budget. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 134 | 1.5% | |
| 1 | 176 | 0.6% | |
| 3 | 142 | 2.1% | |
| 2 | 174 | 1.1% | |
| 1 | 168 | 0.6% | |
| 1 | 168 | 0.6% | |
| 0 | 4 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 192 | 0.5% | |
| 1 | 192 | 0.5% | |
| 2 | 168 | 1.2% | |
| 0 | 168 | 0.0% |
Named first
When an answer named Actual Budget alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 0 of 13 (0.0%).
Named alongside
- YNAB: named together in 13 answers
- Goodbudget: named together in 7 answers
- Plaid: named together in 2 answers
- Quicken: named together in 2 answers
- Rocket Money: named together in 2 answers
- Tiller: named together in 1 answers
Sources the engines cited when they named Actual Budget
Domains cited in answers that named Actual Budget, by the number of those answers that cited them.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| pickyfox.com | 7 |
| chime.com | 4 |
| joingerald.com | 4 |
| solofinancehub.com | 4 |
| elitewealthplan.com | 3 |
| forbes.com | 3 |
| gettidyflow.com | 3 |
| luckyfriday.app | 3 |
| monefy.com | 3 |
| reddit.com | 3 |
Actual Budget's own site (actualbudget.org) was cited in 0 of 14 (0.0%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Actual Budget, actualbudget.org was cited in 2 of 35,433 (0.01%), by 2 of the 6 engines it observes. The Index is still collecting evidence on actualbudget.org before it grades or ranks it.
Across every Consumer Finance buyer question, not only the answers that named Actual Budget, the Machine Relations Index ranks which sources AI engines cite for Consumer Finance questions.
How this is measured
Names are matched case-sensitively from each brand's own homepage title, in answers stored by the Machine Relations Index. Only derived counts are published here; no answer text is.
A brand appears only once it has been named in at least 10 answers on 7 separate days.
A name match counts a mention. It does not count a recommendation, and it does not measure sentiment.
Categories are the Index's buyer-question categories.
Source: Machine Relations Index.
FAQ
Does ChatGPT recommend Actual Budget?
ChatGPT did not name Actual Budget in any of its 433 answers to buyer questions about Consumer Finance between May 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Actual Budget?
The domains cited most often in answers that named Actual Budget were pickyfox.com (7 answers), chime.com (4 answers) and joingerald.com (4 answers).
Which AI engine names Actual Budget most often?
Claude, at 1.4%: it named Actual Budget in 6 of 433 answers to buyer questions about Consumer Finance.