# How AI answer engines name Lambda

> Across 1,236 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about AI Infrastructure between May 10, 2026 and October 21, 2026, Lambda was named in 105 (8.5%).

- URL: https://paralabs.ai/brands/lambda
- Data through: October 21, 2026
- Domain profile: [lambda.ai](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/lambda.ai)

## By engine

Answers each engine gave to buyer questions in the 5 categories where Lambda was named at least 3 times, and how many of them named Lambda.

| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| ChatGPT | 18 | 1,109 | 1.6% |
| Claude | 31 | 1,116 | 2.8% |
| Gemini | 58 | 1,112 | 5.2% |
| Perplexity | 20 | 1,116 | 1.8% |
| Google AI Mode | 8 | 450 | 1.8% |
| Google AI Overviews | 4 | 166 | 2.4% |

## By question type

The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.

| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Best-of | 5 | 463 | 1.1% |
| Ranked list | 54 | 518 | 10.4% |
| Head-to-head | 7 | 469 | 1.5% |
| Is it worth it | 31 | 546 | 5.7% |
| How to choose | 13 | 545 | 2.4% |
| Problem first | 1 | 540 | 0.2% |
| News | 28 | 1,988 | 1.4% |

## Week by week

Lambda was named in at least one answer in 17 of the 21 weeks on record; the latest was the week of October 19, 2026.

Each week's answers to buyer questions in the 5 categories where Lambda was named at least 3 times, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Lambda. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.

| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| October 19, 2026 (through October 21, 2026) | 2 | 304 | 0.7% |
| October 12, 2026 | 16 | 558 | 2.9% |
| October 5, 2026 | 20 | 481 | 4.2% |
| September 28, 2026 | 16 | 364 | 4.4% |
| September 21, 2026 | 13 | 196 | 6.6% |
| August 17, 2026 | 0 | 32 | 0.0% |
| August 10, 2026 | 0 | 104 | 0.0% |
| August 3, 2026 | 0 | 156 | 0.0% |
| July 27, 2026 | 0 | 84 | 0.0% |
| July 20, 2026 | 15 | 161 | 9.3% |
| July 13, 2026 | 15 | 284 | 5.3% |
| July 6, 2026 | 14 | 357 | 3.9% |
| June 29, 2026 | 2 | 186 | 1.1% |
| June 22, 2026 | 3 | 164 | 1.8% |
| June 15, 2026 | 6 | 212 | 2.8% |
| June 8, 2026 | 3 | 195 | 1.5% |
| June 1, 2026 | 2 | 130 | 1.5% |
| May 25, 2026 | 8 | 453 | 1.8% |
| May 18, 2026 | 2 | 444 | 0.5% |
| May 11, 2026 | 1 | 192 | 0.5% |
| May 4, 2026 (from May 10, 2026) | 1 | 12 | 8.3% |

## Named first

When an answer named Lambda alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 37 of 131 (28.2%).

## Named alongside

- [CoreWeave](https://paralabs.ai/brands/coreweave): named together in 100 answers
- [Together AI](https://paralabs.ai/brands/together-ai): named together in 25 answers
- [Modal](https://paralabs.ai/brands/modal): named together in 23 answers
- [vLLM](https://paralabs.ai/brands/vllm): named together in 22 answers
- [Fireworks](https://paralabs.ai/brands/fireworks): named together in 21 answers
- [Microsoft Azure](https://paralabs.ai/brands/microsoft-azure): named together in 19 answers
- [Databricks](https://paralabs.ai/brands/databricks): named together in 11 answers
- [Claude](https://paralabs.ai/brands/claude): named together in 5 answers

## Sources the engines cited when they named Lambda

Domains cited in answers that named Lambda, by the number of those answers that cited them.

| Domain | Answers |
| --- | ---: |
| [spheron.network](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/spheron.network) | 47 |
| [cloudzero.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/cloudzero.com) | 29 |
| [gmicloud.ai](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/gmicloud.ai) | 29 |
| [runpod.io](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/runpod.io) | 29 |
| [reddit.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/reddit.com) | 21 |
| [jarvislabs.ai](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/jarvislabs.ai) | 20 |
| [northflank.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/northflank.com) | 20 |
| [getdeploying.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/getdeploying.com) | 19 |
| [thundercompute.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/thundercompute.com) | 19 |
| [io.net](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/io.net) | 18 |

Lambda's own site ([lambda.ai](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/lambda.ai)) was cited in 7 of 142 (4.9%).

Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Lambda, lambda.ai was cited in 11 of 29,566 (0.04%), by 4 of the 6 engines it observes. The Index is still collecting evidence on lambda.ai before it grades or ranks it.

Across every AI Infrastructure buyer question, not only the answers that named Lambda, the Machine Relations Index ranks [which sources AI engines cite for AI Infrastructure questions](https://machinerelations.ai/index/categories/ai-infrastructure).

## All categories

| Category | Named | Answers | Rate |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [AI Infrastructure](https://machinerelations.ai/index/categories/ai-infrastructure) | 105 | 1,236 | 8.5% |
| Enterprise AI | 22 | 501 | 4.4% |
| Infrastructure & Dev Tools | 6 | 489 | 1.2% |
| [Cybersecurity](https://machinerelations.ai/index/categories/cybersecurity) | 3 | 1,811 | 0.2% |
| [Martech & Advertising](https://machinerelations.ai/index/categories/martech-advertising) | 3 | 1,032 | 0.3% |
| [Enterprise Software](https://machinerelations.ai/index/categories/enterprise-software) | 2 | 1,574 | 0.1% |
| [AI Security & Privacy](https://machinerelations.ai/index/categories/ai-security-privacy) | 1 | 1,331 | 0.1% |

## Para Labs research that names Lambda

- [AWS's AI Search Citation Tool Shows Brand Visibility Is Becoming a Data Pipeline](https://paralabs.ai/blog/aws-ai-search-citation-analysis-tool-brand-visibility) (June 6, 2026)

## 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](https://machinerelations.ai/machine-relations-index).

## FAQ

### Does ChatGPT recommend Lambda?

ChatGPT named Lambda in 18 of 1,109 answers (1.6%) to buyer questions in the 5 categories where Lambda was named at least 3 times between May 10, 2026 and October 21, 2026. This record counts a name, not a recommendation: it does not judge whether the answer endorsed Lambda.

### Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Lambda?

The domains cited most often in answers that named Lambda were spheron.network (47 answers), cloudzero.com (29 answers) and gmicloud.ai (29 answers).

### Which AI engine names Lambda most often?

Gemini, at 5.2%: it named Lambda in 58 of 1,112 answers to buyer questions in the 5 categories where Lambda was named at least 3 times.

## Machine-readable related links

- Primary concept: [AI brand visibility](https://paralabs.ai/brands)
- Related brand: [How AI answer engines name CoreWeave](https://paralabs.ai/brands/coreweave)
- Related brand: [How AI answer engines name Together AI](https://paralabs.ai/brands/together-ai)
- Related brand: [How AI answer engines name Modal](https://paralabs.ai/brands/modal)
- Source data: [Machine Relations Index](https://machinerelations.ai/machine-relations-index)
- Research index: [Para Labs brand index](https://paralabs.ai/brands)
- Machine manifest: [Para Labs machine manifest](https://paralabs.ai/machine-manifest.json)