How AI answer engines name Guardrails AI
Data through October 19, 2026
Across 1,331 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about AI Security & Privacy between May 10, 2026 and October 19, 2026, Guardrails AI was named in 124 (9.3%).
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about AI Security & Privacy, and how many of them named Guardrails AI.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 23 | 331 | 6.9% |
| Claude | 24 | 336 | 7.1% |
| Gemini | 53 | 336 | 15.8% |
| Perplexity | 22 | 307 | 7.2% |
| Google AI Mode | 2 | 12 | 16.7% |
| Google AI Overviews | 0 | 9 | 0.0% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best-of | 103 | 237 | 43.5% |
| Ranked list | 1 | 207 | 0.5% |
| Head-to-head | 7 | 216 | 3.2% |
| Is it worth it | 11 | 232 | 4.7% |
| How to choose | 0 | 231 | 0.0% |
| Problem first | 2 | 208 | 1.0% |
Named first
When an answer named Guardrails AI alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 37 of 87 (42.5%).
Named alongside
- Lakera: named together in 78 answers
- HiddenLayer: named together in 6 answers
- Palo Alto Networks: named together in 4 answers
- Cisco: named together in 3 answers
- Langfuse: named together in 3 answers
- Mindgard: named together in 2 answers
- Salesforce: named together in 2 answers
- Together AI: named together in 2 answers
Sources the engines cited when they named Guardrails AI
Domains cited in answers that named Guardrails AI, by the number of those answers that cited them.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| getmaxim.ai | 45 |
| arxiv.org | 37 |
| futureagi.com | 25 |
| galileo.ai | 23 |
| dev.to | 18 |
| medium.com | 18 |
| generalanalysis.com | 17 |
| owasp.org | 17 |
| youtube.com | 17 |
| amazon.com | 16 |
Guardrails AI's own site (guardrailsai.com) was cited in 7 of 126 (5.6%).
All categories
| Category | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Security & Privacy | 124 | 1,331 | 9.3% |
| AI Infrastructure | 2 | 1,236 | 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.
FAQ
Does ChatGPT recommend Guardrails AI?
ChatGPT named Guardrails AI in 23 of 331 answers (6.9%) to buyer questions about AI Security & Privacy between May 10, 2026 and October 19, 2026. This record counts a name, not a recommendation: it does not judge whether the answer endorsed Guardrails AI.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Guardrails AI?
The domains cited most often in answers that named Guardrails AI were getmaxim.ai (45 answers), arxiv.org (37 answers) and futureagi.com (25 answers).
Which AI engine names Guardrails AI most often?
Google AI Mode, at 16.7%: it named Guardrails AI in 2 of 12 answers to buyer questions about AI Security & Privacy.