How AI answer engines name Chef
Data through October 30, 2026
Across 489 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about Infrastructure & Dev Tools between May 10, 2026 and October 30, 2026, Chef was named in 15 (3.1%).
Last 28 days: named in 5 of 669 answers in its home categories (0.7%), up 0.7 points from the 28 days before.
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about Infrastructure & Dev Tools and Consumer Products, and how many of them named Chef.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 4 | 479 | 0.8% |
| Claude | 2 | 481 | 0.4% |
| Gemini | 9 | 482 | 1.9% |
| Perplexity | 2 | 482 | 0.4% |
| Google AI Mode | 5 | 119 | 4.2% |
| Google AI Overviews | 0 | 38 | 0.0% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best-of | 7 | 265 | 2.6% |
| Ranked list | 0 | 262 | 0.0% |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 263 | 0.0% |
| Is it worth it | 0 | 268 | 0.0% |
| How to choose | 0 | 270 | 0.0% |
| Problem first | 0 | 264 | 0.0% |
| News | 15 | 489 | 3.1% |
Week by week
Chef was named in at least one answer in 11 of the 19 weeks on record; the latest was the week of October 26, 2026.
Each week's answers to buyer questions about Infrastructure & Dev Tools and Consumer Products, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Chef. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 177 | 1.1% | |
| 2 | 175 | 1.1% | |
| 0 | 178 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 167 | 0.6% | |
| 0 | 168 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 24 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 200 | 0.5% | |
| 0 | 167 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 168 | 0.6% | |
| 0 | 168 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | 48 | 4.2% | |
| 0 | 40 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 52 | 1.9% | |
| 2 | 45 | 4.4% | |
| 0 | 30 | 0.0% | |
| 6 | 112 | 5.4% | |
| 3 | 111 | 2.7% | |
| 1 | 48 | 2.1% | |
| 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
Named first
When an answer named Chef alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 1 of 23 (4.3%).
Named alongside
- Pulumi: named together in 15 answers
- Kubernetes: named together in 9 answers
- Green Chef: named together in 7 answers
- Home Chef: named together in 7 answers
- Red Hat: named together in 7 answers
- GitHub: named together in 4 answers
- Microsoft Azure: named together in 3 answers
- Cisco: named together in 2 answers
Sources the engines cited when they named Chef
Domains cited in answers that named Chef, by the number of those answers that cited them.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| youtube.com | 9 |
| 6sense.com | 8 |
| cnet.com | 6 |
| medium.com | 6 |
| reddit.com | 6 |
| firefly.ai | 5 |
| g2.com | 5 |
| sentinelone.com | 5 |
| env0.com | 4 |
| nbcnews.com | 4 |
Chef's own site (chef.io) was cited in 1 of 23 (4.3%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Chef, chef.io was cited in 3 of 33,570 (0.01%), by 2 of the 6 engines it observes. The Index is still collecting evidence on chef.io before it grades or ranks it.
Across every Consumer Products buyer question, not only the answers that named Chef, the Machine Relations Index ranks which sources AI engines cite for Consumer Products questions.
All categories
| Category | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure & Dev Tools | 15 | 489 | 3.1% |
| Consumer Products | 7 | 1,592 | 0.4% |
| Cybersecurity | 1 | 1,980 | 0.1% |
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 Chef?
ChatGPT named Chef in 4 of 479 answers (0.8%) to buyer questions about Infrastructure & Dev Tools and Consumer Products between May 10, 2026 and October 30, 2026. This record counts a name, not a recommendation: it does not judge whether the answer endorsed Chef.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Chef?
The domains cited most often in answers that named Chef were youtube.com (9 answers), 6sense.com (8 answers) and cnet.com (6 answers).
Which AI engine names Chef most often?
Google AI Mode, at 4.2%: it named Chef in 5 of 119 answers to buyer questions about Infrastructure & Dev Tools and Consumer Products.