How AI answer engines name College Board
Data through October 21, 2026
Across 1,261 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about Education & Training between May 10, 2026 and October 21, 2026, College Board was named in 28 (2.2%).
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about Education & Training, and how many of them named College Board.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 2 | 288 | 0.7% |
| Claude | 3 | 318 | 0.9% |
| Gemini | 14 | 318 | 4.4% |
| Perplexity | 9 | 318 | 2.8% |
| Google AI Mode | 0 | 12 | 0.0% |
| Google AI Overviews | 0 | 7 | 0.0% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best-of | 28 | 210 | 13.3% |
| Ranked list | 0 | 205 | 0.0% |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 205 | 0.0% |
| Is it worth it | 0 | 205 | 0.0% |
| How to choose | 0 | 233 | 0.0% |
| Problem first | 0 | 203 | 0.0% |
Week by week
College Board was named in at least one answer in 7 of the 8 weeks on record; the latest was the week of October 19, 2026.
Each week's answers to buyer questions about Education & Training, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named College Board. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 178 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | 177 | 2.3% | |
| 3 | 168 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | 168 | 3.0% | |
| 0 | 52 | 0.0% | |
| 4 | 166 | 2.4% | |
| 4 | 184 | 2.2% | |
| 2 | 168 | 1.2% |
Named first
When an answer named College Board alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 6 of 25 (24.0%).
Named alongside
- PrepScholar: named together in 23 answers
- Prep Expert: named together in 14 answers
- ConnectPrep: named together in 2 answers
Sources the engines cited when they named College Board
Domains cited in answers that named College Board, by the number of those answers that cited them.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| prepscholar.com | 22 |
| educationdata.org | 14 |
| reddit.com | 12 |
| prepexpert.com | 10 |
| testprepinsight.com | 10 |
| miamiherald.com | 7 |
| prepmaven.com | 7 |
| sacbee.com | 7 |
| collegehelpguide.com | 6 |
| princetonreview.com | 6 |
College Board's own site (collegeboard.org) was cited in 13 of 28 (46.4%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named College Board, collegeboard.org was cited in 14 of 29,566 (0.05%), by 3 of the 6 engines it observes. The Index is still collecting evidence on collegeboard.org before it grades or ranks it.
Across every Education & Training buyer question, not only the answers that named College Board, the Machine Relations Index ranks which sources AI engines cite for Education & Training questions.
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 College Board?
ChatGPT named College Board in 2 of 288 answers (0.7%) to buyer questions about Education & Training between May 10, 2026 and October 21, 2026. This record counts a name, not a recommendation: it does not judge whether the answer endorsed College Board.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention College Board?
The domains cited most often in answers that named College Board were prepscholar.com (22 answers), educationdata.org (14 answers) and reddit.com (12 answers).
Which AI engine names College Board most often?
Gemini, at 4.4%: it named College Board in 14 of 318 answers to buyer questions about Education & Training.