How AI answer engines name Care.com
Data through November 1, 2026
Across 981 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about Local Services between May 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026, Care.com was named in 11 (1.1%).
Last 28 days: named in 5 of 571 answers in its home categories (0.9%), down 0.7 points from the 28 days before.
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about Local Services, and how many of them named Care.com.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 1 | 256 | 0.4% |
| Claude | 1 | 249 | 0.4% |
| Gemini | 2 | 190 | 1.1% |
| Perplexity | 7 | 256 | 2.7% |
| Google AI Mode | 0 | 22 | 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 | 10 | 170 | 5.9% |
| Ranked list | 0 | 147 | 0.0% |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 170 | 0.0% |
| Is it worth it | 1 | 173 | 0.6% |
| How to choose | 0 | 171 | 0.0% |
| Problem first | 0 | 150 | 0.0% |
Week by week
Care.com was named in at least one answer in 6 of the 6 weeks on record; the latest was the week of October 26, 2026.
Each week's answers to buyer questions about Local Services, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Care.com. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 115 | 0.9% | |
| 2 | 133 | 1.5% | |
| 1 | 152 | 0.7% | |
| 1 | 201 | 0.5% | |
| 3 | 200 | 1.5% | |
| 3 | 180 | 1.7% |
Named first
When an answer named Care.com alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 2 of 7 (28.6%).
Named alongside
- Bark: named together in 1 answers
Sources the engines cited when they named Care.com
Domains cited in answers that named Care.com, by the number of those answers that cited them.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| seattlesimplyclean.com | 8 |
| thumbtack.com | 7 |
| reddit.com | 6 |
| tidy.com | 6 |
| homeguide.com | 5 |
| taskrabbit.com | 5 |
| angi.com | 4 |
| groupon.com | 4 |
| bestinhood.com | 3 |
| homeadvisor.com | 3 |
Care.com's own site (care.com) was cited in 11 of 11 (100.0%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Care.com, care.com was cited in 62 of 34,788 (0.18%), by 5 of the 6 engines it observes. Its Index confidence grade is C, and the Index ranks it #366 of 35,343 cited domains and #171 of 31,078 other observed sources.
Across every Local Services buyer question, not only the answers that named Care.com, the Machine Relations Index ranks which sources AI engines cite for Local Services 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 Care.com?
ChatGPT named Care.com in 1 of 256 answers (0.4%) to buyer questions about Local Services between May 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026. This record counts a name, not a recommendation: it does not judge whether the answer endorsed Care.com.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Care.com?
The domains cited most often in answers that named Care.com were seattlesimplyclean.com (8 answers), thumbtack.com (7 answers) and reddit.com (6 answers).
Which AI engine names Care.com most often?
Perplexity, at 2.7%: it named Care.com in 7 of 256 answers to buyer questions about Local Services.