How AI answer engines name Colorescience
Data through October 21, 2026
Across 1,415 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about Consumer Products between May 10, 2026 and October 21, 2026, Colorescience was named in 10 (0.7%).
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about Consumer Products, and how many of them named Colorescience.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 2 | 348 | 0.6% |
| Claude | 0 | 349 | 0.0% |
| Gemini | 7 | 350 | 2.0% |
| Perplexity | 0 | 350 | 0.0% |
| Google AI Mode | 0 | 12 | 0.0% |
| Google AI Overviews | 1 | 6 | 16.7% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best-of | 0 | 235 | 0.0% |
| Ranked list | 0 | 233 | 0.0% |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 234 | 0.0% |
| Is it worth it | 0 | 238 | 0.0% |
| How to choose | 10 | 240 | 4.2% |
| Problem first | 0 | 235 | 0.0% |
Week by week
Colorescience was named in at least one answer in 7 of the 9 weeks on record; the latest was the week of October 19, 2026.
Each week's answers to buyer questions about Consumer Products, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Colorescience. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 175 | 1.1% | |
| 1 | 178 | 0.6% | |
| 1 | 167 | 0.6% | |
| 1 | 168 | 0.6% | |
| 0 | 24 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | 200 | 1.5% | |
| 1 | 167 | 0.6% | |
| 1 | 168 | 0.6% | |
| 0 | 168 | 0.0% |
Named alongside
- CeraVe: named together in 1 answers
Sources the engines cited when they named Colorescience
Domains cited in answers that named Colorescience, by the number of those answers that cited them.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| allure.com | 3 |
| youtube.com | 3 |
| the-skinedit.com | 2 |
| cerave.com | 1 |
| clinikally.com | 1 |
| coloresciencegcc.com | 1 |
| dermstore.com | 1 |
| haeskn.com | 1 |
| iknowskincare.com | 1 |
| instagram.com | 1 |
Colorescience's own site (colorescience.com) was cited in 2 of 10 (20.0%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Colorescience, colorescience.com was cited in 20 of 29,566 (0.07%), by 5 of the 6 engines it observes. The Index is still collecting evidence on colorescience.com before it grades or ranks it.
Across every Consumer Products buyer question, not only the answers that named Colorescience, the Machine Relations Index ranks which sources AI engines cite for Consumer Products questions.
Para Labs research that names Colorescience
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 Colorescience?
ChatGPT named Colorescience in 2 of 348 answers (0.6%) to buyer questions about Consumer Products between May 10, 2026 and October 21, 2026. This record counts a name, not a recommendation: it does not judge whether the answer endorsed Colorescience.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Colorescience?
The domains cited most often in answers that named Colorescience were allure.com (3 answers), youtube.com (3 answers) and the-skinedit.com (2 answers).
Which AI engine names Colorescience most often?
Google AI Overviews, at 16.7%: it named Colorescience in 1 of 6 answers to buyer questions about Consumer Products.