How AI answer engines name Claude
Data through October 21, 2026
Across 1,316 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about AI Visibility & GEO between May 10, 2026 and October 21, 2026, Claude was named in 527 (40.0%).
Last 28 days: named in 8 of 2,093 answers in its home categories (0.4%), up 0.3 points from the 28 days before.
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions in the 11 categories where Claude was named at least 3 times, and how many of them named Claude.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 136 | 2,756 | 4.9% |
| Claude | 165 | 2,854 | 5.8% |
| Gemini | 339 | 2,852 | 11.9% |
| Perplexity | 111 | 2,824 | 3.9% |
| Google AI Mode | 27 | 650 | 4.2% |
| Google AI Overviews | 14 | 246 | 5.7% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best-of | 189 | 1,562 | 12.1% |
| Ranked list | 109 | 1,500 | 7.3% |
| Head-to-head | 43 | 1,591 | 2.7% |
| Is it worth it | 99 | 1,608 | 6.2% |
| How to choose | 167 | 1,600 | 10.4% |
| Problem first | 65 | 1,579 | 4.1% |
| News | 120 | 2,742 | 4.4% |
Week by week
Claude was named in at least one answer in 22 of the 24 weeks on record; the latest was the week of October 19, 2026.
Each week's answers to buyer questions in the 11 categories where Claude was named at least 3 times, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Claude. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 594 | 10.4% | |
| 63 | 1,185 | 5.3% | |
| 66 | 1,296 | 5.1% | |
| 80 | 1,259 | 6.4% | |
| 82 | 644 | 12.7% | |
| 1 | 392 | 0.3% | |
| 0 | 368 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 388 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | 384 | 0.5% | |
| 4 | 468 | 0.9% | |
| 3 | 491 | 0.6% | |
| 53 | 232 | 22.8% | |
| 87 | 504 | 17.3% | |
| 99 | 568 | 17.4% | |
| 70 | 667 | 10.5% | |
| 22 | 262 | 8.4% | |
| 14 | 242 | 5.8% | |
| 12 | 321 | 3.7% | |
| 12 | 275 | 4.4% | |
| 15 | 186 | 8.1% | |
| 23 | 646 | 3.6% | |
| 12 | 555 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | 240 | 3.8% | |
| 1 | 15 | 6.7% |
Named first
When an answer named Claude alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 314 of 584 (53.8%).
Named alongside
- Peec AI: named together in 165 answers
- Semrush: named together in 160 answers
- Scrunch: named together in 61 answers
- HubSpot: named together in 58 answers
- AthenaHQ: named together in 53 answers
- Writesonic: named together in 48 answers
- Digital PR: named together in 43 answers
- Meltwater: named together in 43 answers
Sources the engines cited when they named Claude
Domains cited in answers that named Claude, by the number of those answers that cited them.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| youtube.com | 141 |
| reddit.com | 111 |
| semrush.com | 64 |
| seranking.com | 63 |
| tryprofound.com | 62 |
| medium.com | 50 |
| dageno.ai | 49 |
| otterly.ai | 47 |
| therankmasters.com | 44 |
| zapier.com | 43 |
Claude's own site (claude.com) was cited in 3 of 798 (0.4%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Claude, claude.com was cited in 11 of 29,566 (0.04%), by 3 of the 6 engines it observes. The Index is still collecting evidence on claude.com before it grades or ranks it.
Across every AI Visibility & GEO buyer question, not only the answers that named Claude, the Machine Relations Index ranks which sources AI engines cite for AI Visibility & GEO questions.
All categories
| Category | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Visibility & GEO | 527 | 1,316 | 40.0% |
| AI Security & Privacy | 96 | 1,331 | 7.2% |
| Enterprise AI | 57 | 501 | 11.4% |
| PR & Earned Media | 41 | 287 | 14.3% |
| AI Infrastructure | 26 | 1,236 | 2.1% |
| Emergent Prosumer | 12 | 1,051 | 1.1% |
| Infrastructure & Dev Tools | 11 | 489 | 2.2% |
| Enterprise Software | 7 | 1,574 | 0.4% |
| HR & Talent | 7 | 1,577 | 0.4% |
| Education & Training | 5 | 1,261 | 0.4% |
| Healthcare Services | 3 | 1,559 | 0.2% |
| Legal & Compliance | 2 | 486 | 0.4% |
| Cybersecurity | 1 | 1,811 | 0.1% |
| Martech & Advertising | 1 | 1,032 | 0.1% |
| Professional Services | 1 | 389 | 0.3% |
| Sales, GTM & CRM | 1 | 333 | 0.3% |
Para Labs research that names Claude
- Strac Holds Top 10, Then Falls to 309th (September 29, 2026)
- Why AI Visibility Scores Differ Between Tools (September 15, 2026)
- The Fake Deodorant Brand That Won AI Recommendations (August 13, 2026)
- AI Assistants Cite Third-Party Lists, Not Your Homepage. A 60,000-Citation Study Shows How Little Your Own Site Counts. (July 19, 2026)
- AI Brand Recommendations Are Unstable: Why One Mention Isn't Visibility (July 10, 2026)
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 Claude?
ChatGPT named Claude in 136 of 2,756 answers (4.9%) to buyer questions in the 11 categories where Claude was named at least 3 times between May 10, 2026 and October 21, 2026. This record counts a name, not a recommendation: it does not judge whether the answer endorsed Claude.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Claude?
The domains cited most often in answers that named Claude were youtube.com (141 answers), reddit.com (111 answers) and semrush.com (64 answers).
Which AI engine names Claude most often?
Gemini, at 11.9%: it named Claude in 339 of 2,852 answers to buyer questions in the 11 categories where Claude was named at least 3 times.