How AI answer engines name Honeycomb
Data through November 1, 2026
Across 1,511 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about AI Infrastructure between May 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026, Honeycomb was named in 8 (0.5%).
Last 28 days: named in 3 of 1,220 answers in its home categories (0.2%), down 0.6 points from the 28 days before.
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about AI Infrastructure, Emergent Prosumer and Infrastructure & Dev Tools, and how many of them named Honeycomb.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 2 | 776 | 0.3% |
| Claude | 0 | 832 | 0.0% |
| Gemini | 17 | 715 | 2.4% |
| Perplexity | 0 | 832 | 0.0% |
| Google AI Mode | 2 | 149 | 1.3% |
| Google AI Overviews | 1 | 56 | 1.8% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best-of | 0 | 464 | 0.0% |
| Ranked list | 8 | 481 | 1.7% |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 480 | 0.0% |
| Is it worth it | 3 | 483 | 0.6% |
| How to choose | 5 | 479 | 1.0% |
| Problem first | 0 | 484 | 0.0% |
| News | 6 | 489 | 1.2% |
Week by week
Honeycomb was named in at least one answer in 12 of the 22 weeks on record; the latest was the week of October 12, 2026.
Each week's answers to buyer questions about AI Infrastructure, Emergent Prosumer and Infrastructure & Dev Tools, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Honeycomb. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 267 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 317 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | 355 | 0.6% | |
| 1 | 357 | 0.3% | |
| 2 | 336 | 0.6% | |
| 2 | 168 | 1.2% | |
| 0 | 16 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | 196 | 1.0% | |
| 2 | 150 | 1.3% | |
| 2 | 168 | 1.2% | |
| 2 | 157 | 1.3% | |
| 1 | 196 | 0.5% | |
| 0 | 188 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 48 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | 40 | 5.0% | |
| 0 | 52 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 45 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 30 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 112 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | 111 | 2.7% | |
| 0 | 48 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 3 | 33.3% |
Named first
When an answer named Honeycomb alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 6 of 22 (27.3%).
Named alongside
Sources the engines cited when they named Honeycomb
Domains cited in answers that named Honeycomb, by the number of those answers that cited them.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| reddit.com | 5 |
| landbase.com | 3 |
| medium.com | 3 |
| cribl.io | 2 |
| dash0.com | 2 |
| gartner.com | 2 |
| ir.com | 2 |
| langchain.com | 2 |
| langfuse.com | 2 |
| mlflow.org | 2 |
Honeycomb's own site (honeycomb.io) was cited in 0 of 22 (0.0%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Honeycomb, honeycomb.io was cited in 3 of 34,788 (0.01%), by 2 of the 6 engines it observes. The Index is still collecting evidence on honeycomb.io before it grades or ranks it.
Across every AI Infrastructure buyer question, not only the answers that named Honeycomb, the Machine Relations Index ranks which sources AI engines cite for AI Infrastructure questions.
All categories
| Category | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Infrastructure | 8 | 1,511 | 0.5% |
| Emergent Prosumer | 8 | 1,360 | 0.6% |
| Infrastructure & Dev Tools | 6 | 489 | 1.2% |
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 Honeycomb?
ChatGPT named Honeycomb in 2 of 776 answers (0.3%) to buyer questions about AI Infrastructure, Emergent Prosumer and Infrastructure & Dev Tools between May 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026. This record counts a name, not a recommendation: it does not judge whether the answer endorsed Honeycomb.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Honeycomb?
The domains cited most often in answers that named Honeycomb were reddit.com (5 answers), landbase.com (3 answers) and medium.com (3 answers).
Which AI engine names Honeycomb most often?
Gemini, at 2.4%: it named Honeycomb in 17 of 715 answers to buyer questions about AI Infrastructure, Emergent Prosumer and Infrastructure & Dev Tools.