How AI answer engines name CompTIA
Data through October 26, 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 26, 2026, CompTIA was named in 72 (5.7%).
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about Education & Training, and how many of them named CompTIA.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 5 | 288 | 1.7% |
| Claude | 13 | 318 | 4.1% |
| Gemini | 40 | 318 | 12.6% |
| Perplexity | 13 | 318 | 4.1% |
| Google AI Mode | 0 | 12 | 0.0% |
| Google AI Overviews | 1 | 7 | 14.3% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best-of | 1 | 210 | 0.5% |
| Ranked list | 34 | 205 | 16.6% |
| Head-to-head | 11 | 205 | 5.4% |
| Is it worth it | 0 | 205 | 0.0% |
| How to choose | 22 | 233 | 9.4% |
| Problem first | 4 | 203 | 2.0% |
Week by week
CompTIA was named in at least one answer in 8 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 CompTIA. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 178 | 7.3% | |
| 11 | 177 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | 168 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | 168 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | 52 | 7.7% | |
| 9 | 166 | 5.4% | |
| 11 | 184 | 6.0% | |
| 9 | 168 | 5.4% |
Named first
When an answer named CompTIA alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 30 of 43 (69.8%).
Named alongside
- Cisco: named together in 23 answers
- Salesforce: named together in 12 answers
- Databricks: named together in 6 answers
- GitHub: named together in 5 answers
- Microsoft Azure: named together in 4 answers
- Scaled Agile: named together in 3 answers
- HubSpot: named together in 2 answers
- Meta: named together in 1 answers
Sources the engines cited when they named CompTIA
Domains cited in answers that named CompTIA, by the number of those answers that cited them.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| indeed.com | 12 |
| reddit.com | 9 |
| coursereport.com | 8 |
| apmic.org | 7 |
| artech.com | 7 |
| coursera.org | 7 |
| frontlinesourcegroup.com | 7 |
| instituteprojectmanagement.com | 7 |
| migso-pcubed.com | 7 |
| pmi.org | 6 |
CompTIA's own site (comptia.org) was cited in 1 of 72 (1.4%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named CompTIA, comptia.org was cited in 5 of 31,629 (0.02%), by 1 of the 6 engines it observes. The Index is still collecting evidence on comptia.org before it grades or ranks it.
Across every Education & Training buyer question, not only the answers that named CompTIA, 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 CompTIA?
ChatGPT named CompTIA in 5 of 288 answers (1.7%) to buyer questions about Education & Training between May 10, 2026 and October 26, 2026. This record counts a name, not a recommendation: it does not judge whether the answer endorsed CompTIA.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention CompTIA?
The domains cited most often in answers that named CompTIA were indeed.com (12 answers), reddit.com (9 answers) and coursereport.com (8 answers).
Which AI engine names CompTIA most often?
Google AI Overviews, at 14.3%: it named CompTIA in 1 of 7 answers to buyer questions about Education & Training.