--- title: "How AI answer engines name Cobalt" description: "Last 28 days: named in 1 of 632 answers in its home categories (0.2%), down 0.3 points from the 28 days before." canonical: "https://paralabs.ai/brands/cobalt" last-updated: "2026-11-01" --- # How AI answer engines name Cobalt > Across 380 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about VC & Private Equity between May 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026, Cobalt was named in 20 (5.3%). Last 28 days: named in 1 of 632 answers in its home categories (0.2%), down 0.3 points from the 28 days before. - URL: https://paralabs.ai/brands/cobalt - Data through: November 1, 2026 - Domain profile: [cobalt.io](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/cobalt.io) ## By engine Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about VC & Private Equity and Cybersecurity, and how many of them named Cobalt. | Engine | Named | Answers | Rate | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | | ChatGPT | 2 | 570 | 0.4% | | Claude | 2 | 540 | 0.4% | | Gemini | 15 | 505 | 3.0% | | Perplexity | 4 | 570 | 0.7% | | Google AI Mode | 1 | 141 | 0.7% | | Google AI Overviews | 0 | 56 | 0.0% | ## By question type The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question. | Question type | Named | Answers | Rate | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | | Best-of | 0 | 316 | 0.0% | | Ranked list | 7 | 315 | 2.2% | | Head-to-head | 3 | 267 | 1.1% | | Is it worth it | 2 | 314 | 0.6% | | How to choose | 10 | 356 | 2.8% | | Problem first | 2 | 309 | 0.6% | | News | 0 | 505 | 0.0% | ## Week by week Cobalt was named in at least one answer in 5 of the 22 weeks on record; the latest was the week of October 26, 2026. Each week's answers to buyer questions about VC & Private Equity and Cybersecurity, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Cobalt. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next. | Week of | Named | Answers | Rate | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | | October 26, 2026 | 4 | 316 | 1.3% | | October 19, 2026 | 13 | 345 | 3.8% | | October 12, 2026 | 4 | 213 | 1.9% | | October 5, 2026 | 0 | 170 | 0.0% | | September 28, 2026 | 1 | 168 | 0.6% | | September 21, 2026 | 0 | 28 | 0.0% | | August 17, 2026 | 0 | 32 | 0.0% | | August 10, 2026 | 0 | 104 | 0.0% | | August 3, 2026 | 2 | 156 | 1.3% | | July 27, 2026 | 0 | 84 | 0.0% | | July 20, 2026 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | | July 13, 2026 | 0 | 88 | 0.0% | | July 6, 2026 | 0 | 169 | 0.0% | | 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 Cobalt alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 9 of 21 (42.9%). ## Named alongside - [Salesforce](https://paralabs.ai/brands/salesforce): named together in 8 answers - [Stripe](https://paralabs.ai/brands/stripe): named together in 7 answers - [HubSpot](https://paralabs.ai/brands/hubspot): named together in 6 answers - [Rippling](https://paralabs.ai/brands/rippling): named together in 5 answers - [BambooHR](https://paralabs.ai/brands/bamboohr): named together in 3 answers - [Chargebee](https://paralabs.ai/brands/chargebee): named together in 2 answers - [Workday](https://paralabs.ai/brands/workday): named together in 2 answers - [Adobe](https://paralabs.ai/brands/adobe): named together in 1 answers ## Sources the engines cited when they named Cobalt Domains cited in answers that named Cobalt, by the number of those answers that cited them. | Domain | Answers | | --- | ---: | | [lumonic.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/lumonic.com) | 7 | | [portfolioiq.ai](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/portfolioiq.ai) | 6 | | [workwisesolutions.org](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/workwisesolutions.org) | 6 | | [standardmetrics.io](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/standardmetrics.io) | 5 | | [ones.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/ones.com) | 4 | | [vcbeast.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/vcbeast.com) | 4 | | [fundcount.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/fundcount.com) | 3 | | [bolots.ky](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/bolots.ky) | 2 | | [getaleph.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/getaleph.com) | 2 | | [labarna.ai](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/labarna.ai) | 2 | Cobalt's own site ([cobalt.io](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/cobalt.io)) was cited in 0 of 24 (0.0%). Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Cobalt, cobalt.io was cited in 7 of 34,788 (0.02%), by 3 of the 6 engines it observes. The Index is still collecting evidence on cobalt.io before it grades or ranks it. Across every VC & Private Equity buyer question, not only the answers that named Cobalt, the Machine Relations Index ranks [which sources AI engines cite for VC & Private Equity questions](https://machinerelations.ai/index/categories/vc-private-equity). ## All categories | Category | Named | Answers | Rate | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | | [VC & Private Equity](https://machinerelations.ai/index/categories/vc-private-equity) | 20 | 380 | 5.3% | | [Cybersecurity](https://machinerelations.ai/index/categories/cybersecurity) | 4 | 2,002 | 0.2% | ## 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 Cobalt? ChatGPT named Cobalt in 2 of 570 answers (0.4%) to buyer questions about VC & Private Equity and Cybersecurity between May 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026. This record counts a name, not a recommendation: it does not judge whether the answer endorsed Cobalt. ### Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Cobalt? The domains cited most often in answers that named Cobalt were lumonic.com (7 answers), portfolioiq.ai (6 answers) and workwisesolutions.org (6 answers). ### Which AI engine names Cobalt most often? Gemini, at 3.0%: it named Cobalt in 15 of 505 answers to buyer questions about VC & Private Equity and Cybersecurity. ## Machine-readable related links - Primary concept: [AI brand visibility](https://paralabs.ai/brands) - Related brand: [How AI answer engines name Salesforce](https://paralabs.ai/brands/salesforce) - Related brand: [How AI answer engines name Stripe](https://paralabs.ai/brands/stripe) - Related brand: [How AI answer engines name HubSpot](https://paralabs.ai/brands/hubspot) - 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)