How AI answer engines name GitLab
Data through October 20, 2026
Across 489 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about Infrastructure & Dev Tools between May 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026, GitLab was named in 57 (11.7%).
Last 28 days: named in 1 of 1,122 answers in its home categories (0.1%), down 0.5 points from the 28 days before.
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions in the 5 categories where GitLab was named at least 3 times, and how many of them named GitLab.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 15 | 1,379 | 1.1% |
| Claude | 23 | 1,389 | 1.7% |
| Gemini | 38 | 1,377 | 2.8% |
| Perplexity | 16 | 1,358 | 1.2% |
| Google AI Mode | 14 | 341 | 4.1% |
| Google AI Overviews | 4 | 117 | 3.4% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best-of | 0 | 749 | 0.0% |
| Ranked list | 9 | 752 | 1.2% |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 702 | 0.0% |
| Is it worth it | 2 | 770 | 0.3% |
| How to choose | 4 | 769 | 0.5% |
| Problem first | 30 | 747 | 4.0% |
| News | 65 | 1,472 | 4.4% |
Week by week
GitLab was named in at least one answer in 20 of the 25 weeks on record; the latest was the week of October 19, 2026.
Each week's answers to buyer questions in the 5 categories where GitLab was named at least 3 times, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named GitLab. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111 | 0.9% | |
| 5 | 597 | 0.8% | |
| 4 | 673 | 0.6% | |
| 5 | 650 | 0.8% | |
| 2 | 400 | 0.5% | |
| 1 | 184 | 0.5% | |
| 0 | 36 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 136 | 0.7% | |
| 2 | 136 | 1.5% | |
| 0 | 184 | 0.0% | |
| 5 | 243 | 2.1% | |
| 4 | 156 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | 204 | 3.9% | |
| 3 | 191 | 1.6% | |
| 0 | 280 | 0.0% | |
| 4 | 308 | 1.3% | |
| 4 | 132 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | 123 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | 159 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | 141 | 3.5% | |
| 0 | 94 | 0.0% | |
| 16 | 337 | 4.7% | |
| 12 | 333 | 3.6% | |
| 13 | 144 | 9.0% | |
| 0 | 9 | 0.0% |
Named first
When an answer named GitLab alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 19 of 104 (18.3%).
Named alongside
- GitHub: named together in 95 answers
- Infisical: named together in 13 answers
- JetBrains: named together in 8 answers
- Stripe: named together in 7 answers
- GitGuardian: named together in 6 answers
- Databricks: named together in 5 answers
- Cisco: named together in 4 answers
- Netskope: named together in 4 answers
Sources the engines cited when they named GitLab
Domains cited in answers that named GitLab, by the number of those answers that cited them.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| youtube.com | 26 |
| octopus.com | 18 |
| github.com | 16 |
| medium.com | 16 |
| jetbrains.com | 13 |
| northflank.com | 12 |
| reddit.com | 12 |
| strapi.io | 12 |
| microsoft.com | 8 |
| harness.io | 7 |
GitLab's own site (gitlab.com) was cited in 18 of 110 (16.4%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named GitLab, gitlab.com was cited in 23 of 28,201 (0.08%), by 5 of the 6 engines it observes. The Index is still collecting evidence on gitlab.com before it grades or ranks it.
All categories
| Category | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure & Dev Tools | 57 | 489 | 11.7% |
| Cybersecurity | 37 | 1,662 | 2.2% |
| AI Security & Privacy | 7 | 1,331 | 0.5% |
| Enterprise Software | 6 | 1,574 | 0.4% |
| iGaming & Betting | 3 | 905 | 0.3% |
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 GitLab?
ChatGPT named GitLab in 15 of 1,379 answers (1.1%) to buyer questions in the 5 categories where GitLab was named at least 3 times between May 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026. This record counts a name, not a recommendation: it does not judge whether the answer endorsed GitLab.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention GitLab?
The domains cited most often in answers that named GitLab were youtube.com (26 answers), octopus.com (18 answers) and github.com (16 answers).
Which AI engine names GitLab most often?
Google AI Mode, at 4.1%: it named GitLab in 14 of 341 answers to buyer questions in the 5 categories where GitLab was named at least 3 times.