How AI answer engines name CircleCI
Data through October 26, 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 26, 2026, CircleCI was named in 19 (3.9%).
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about Infrastructure & Dev Tools, and how many of them named CircleCI.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 6 | 90 | 6.7% |
| Claude | 3 | 90 | 3.3% |
| Gemini | 4 | 90 | 4.4% |
| Perplexity | 2 | 90 | 2.2% |
| Google AI Mode | 3 | 101 | 3.0% |
| Google AI Overviews | 1 | 28 | 3.6% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| News | 19 | 489 | 3.9% |
Week by week
CircleCI was named in at least one answer in 4 of the 9 weeks on record; the latest was the week of June 15, 2026.
Each week's answers to buyer questions about Infrastructure & Dev Tools, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named CircleCI. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 48 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 40 | 0.0% | |
| 7 | 52 | 13.5% | |
| 0 | 45 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 30 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | 112 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | 111 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | 48 | 8.3% | |
| 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
Named first
When an answer named CircleCI alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 0 of 19 (0.0%).
Named alongside
- GitHub: named together in 18 answers
- GitLab: named together in 18 answers
- JetBrains: named together in 6 answers
- CloudBees: named together in 5 answers
- Microsoft Azure: named together in 2 answers
- Databricks: named together in 1 answers
- Pulumi: named together in 1 answers
- Scalable Solutions: named together in 1 answers
Sources the engines cited when they named CircleCI
Domains cited in answers that named CircleCI, by the number of those answers that cited them.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| octopus.com | 10 |
| jetbrains.com | 8 |
| lumenalta.com | 5 |
| northflank.com | 5 |
| firefly.ai | 4 |
| gitlab.com | 4 |
| reddit.com | 4 |
| amazon.com | 3 |
| deployhq.com | 3 |
| devtron.ai | 3 |
CircleCI's own site (circleci.com) was cited in 1 of 19 (5.3%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named CircleCI, circleci.com was cited in 6 of 31,629 (0.02%), by 3 of the 6 engines it observes. The Index is still collecting evidence on circleci.com before it grades or ranks it.
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 CircleCI?
ChatGPT named CircleCI in 6 of 90 answers (6.7%) to buyer questions about Infrastructure & Dev Tools between May 10, 2026 and October 26, 2026. This record counts a name, not a recommendation: it does not judge whether the answer endorsed CircleCI.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention CircleCI?
The domains cited most often in answers that named CircleCI were octopus.com (10 answers), jetbrains.com (8 answers) and lumenalta.com (5 answers).
Which AI engine names CircleCI most often?
ChatGPT, at 6.7%: it named CircleCI in 6 of 90 answers to buyer questions about Infrastructure & Dev Tools.