# How AI answer engines name Censys

> Across 1,811 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about Cybersecurity between May 10, 2026 and October 21, 2026, Censys was named in 22 (1.2%).

- URL: https://paralabs.ai/brands/censys
- Data through: October 21, 2026
- Domain profile: [censys.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/censys.com)

## By engine

Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about Cybersecurity, and how many of them named Censys.

| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| ChatGPT | 0 | 415 | 0.0% |
| Claude | 2 | 415 | 0.5% |
| Gemini | 20 | 411 | 4.9% |
| Perplexity | 0 | 415 | 0.0% |
| Google AI Mode | 0 | 112 | 0.0% |
| Google AI Overviews | 0 | 43 | 0.0% |

## By question type

The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.

| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Best-of | 0 | 181 | 0.0% |
| Ranked list | 0 | 236 | 0.0% |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 187 | 0.0% |
| Is it worth it | 22 | 236 | 9.3% |
| How to choose | 0 | 236 | 0.0% |
| Problem first | 0 | 230 | 0.0% |
| News | 0 | 505 | 0.0% |

## Week by week

Censys was named in at least one answer in 8 of the 21 weeks on record; the latest was the week of October 19, 2026.

Each week's answers to buyer questions about Cybersecurity, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Censys. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.

| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| October 19, 2026 (through October 21, 2026) | 2 | 149 | 1.3% |
| October 12, 2026 | 3 | 154 | 1.9% |
| October 5, 2026 | 2 | 170 | 1.2% |
| September 28, 2026 | 2 | 168 | 1.2% |
| September 21, 2026 | 0 | 28 | 0.0% |
| August 17, 2026 | 0 | 32 | 0.0% |
| August 10, 2026 | 0 | 104 | 0.0% |
| August 3, 2026 | 4 | 156 | 2.6% |
| July 27, 2026 | 3 | 84 | 3.6% |
| July 20, 2026 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% |
| July 13, 2026 | 3 | 88 | 3.4% |
| July 6, 2026 | 3 | 169 | 1.8% |
| June 29, 2026 | 0 | 48 | 0.0% |
| June 22, 2026 | 0 | 42 | 0.0% |
| June 15, 2026 | 0 | 53 | 0.0% |
| June 8, 2026 | 0 | 52 | 0.0% |
| June 1, 2026 | 0 | 34 | 0.0% |
| May 25, 2026 | 0 | 114 | 0.0% |
| May 18, 2026 | 0 | 111 | 0.0% |
| May 11, 2026 | 0 | 48 | 0.0% |
| May 4, 2026 (from May 10, 2026) | 0 | 3 | 0.0% |

## Named first

When an answer named Censys alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 4 of 20 (20.0%).

## Named alongside

- [Qualys](https://paralabs.ai/brands/qualys): named together in 18 answers
- [CrowdStrike](https://paralabs.ai/brands/crowdstrike): named together in 5 answers
- [GitHub](https://paralabs.ai/brands/github): named together in 5 answers
- [GitLab](https://paralabs.ai/brands/gitlab): named together in 1 answers
- [Okta](https://paralabs.ai/brands/okta): named together in 1 answers
- [Orca Security](https://paralabs.ai/brands/orca-security): named together in 1 answers
- [Palo Alto Networks](https://paralabs.ai/brands/palo-alto-networks): named together in 1 answers
- [SecurityScorecard](https://paralabs.ai/brands/securityscorecard): named together in 1 answers

## Sources the engines cited when they named Censys

Domains cited in answers that named Censys, by the number of those answers that cited them.

| Domain | Answers |
| --- | ---: |
| [reddit.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/reddit.com) | 6 |
| [breachsense.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/breachsense.com) | 4 |
| [cyberproof.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/cyberproof.com) | 4 |
| [externalsight.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/externalsight.com) | 4 |
| [ionix.io](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/ionix.io) | 4 |
| [securitybrief.co.uk](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/securitybrief.co.uk) | 3 |
| [sentinelone.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/sentinelone.com) | 3 |
| [bitsight.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/bitsight.com) | 2 |
| [bugcrowd.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/bugcrowd.com) | 2 |
| [cymulate.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/cymulate.com) | 2 |

Censys's own site ([censys.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/censys.com)) was cited in 0 of 22 (0.0%).

Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Censys, censys.com was cited in 15 of 29,566 (0.05%), by 4 of the 6 engines it observes. The Index is still collecting evidence on censys.com before it grades or ranks it.

Across every Cybersecurity buyer question, not only the answers that named Censys, the Machine Relations Index ranks [which sources AI engines cite for Cybersecurity questions](https://machinerelations.ai/index/categories/cybersecurity).

## 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](https://machinerelations.ai/machine-relations-index).

## FAQ

### Does ChatGPT recommend Censys?

ChatGPT did not name Censys in any of its 415 answers to buyer questions about Cybersecurity between May 10, 2026 and October 21, 2026.

### Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Censys?

The domains cited most often in answers that named Censys were reddit.com (6 answers), breachsense.com (4 answers) and cyberproof.com (4 answers).

### Which AI engine names Censys most often?

Gemini, at 4.9%: it named Censys in 20 of 411 answers to buyer questions about Cybersecurity.

## Machine-readable related links

- Primary concept: [AI brand visibility](https://paralabs.ai/brands)
- Related brand: [How AI answer engines name Qualys](https://paralabs.ai/brands/qualys)
- Related brand: [How AI answer engines name CrowdStrike](https://paralabs.ai/brands/crowdstrike)
- Related brand: [How AI answer engines name GitHub](https://paralabs.ai/brands/github)
- Source data: [Machine Relations Index](https://machinerelations.ai/machine-relations-index)
- Research index: [Para Labs brand index](https://paralabs.ai/brands)
- Machine manifest: [Para Labs machine manifest](https://paralabs.ai/machine-manifest.json)