How AI answer engines name Medtronic
Data through November 8, 2026
Across 1,826 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about Healthcare Services between May 10, 2026 and November 8, 2026, Medtronic was named in 14 (0.8%).
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about Healthcare Services, and how many of them named Medtronic.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 | 433 | 0.0% |
| Claude | 2 | 433 | 0.5% |
| Gemini | 4 | 361 | 1.1% |
| Perplexity | 1 | 433 | 0.2% |
| Google AI Mode | 7 | 125 | 5.6% |
| Google AI Overviews | 0 | 41 | 0.0% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best-of | 0 | 223 | 0.0% |
| Ranked list | 0 | 206 | 0.0% |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 228 | 0.0% |
| Is it worth it | 0 | 229 | 0.0% |
| How to choose | 0 | 224 | 0.0% |
| Problem first | 0 | 222 | 0.0% |
| News | 14 | 494 | 2.8% |
Week by week
Medtronic was named in at least one answer in 5 of the 18 weeks on record; the latest was the week of June 29, 2026.
Each week's answers to buyer questions about Healthcare Services, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Medtronic. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 137 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 130 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 179 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 178 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 136 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 8 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 200 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 184 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 180 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 48 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | 41 | 14.6% | |
| 0 | 54 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 47 | 2.1% | |
| 0 | 30 | 0.0% | |
| 5 | 112 | 4.5% | |
| 1 | 111 | 0.9% | |
| 0 | 48 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
Named first
When an answer named Medtronic alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 6 of 14 (42.9%).
Named alongside
- Philips: named together in 7 answers
- Teladoc Health: named together in 5 answers
- Optum: named together in 4 answers
- Humana: named together in 2 answers
- Epic: named together in 1 answer
- General Catalyst: named together in 1 answer
- Icertis: named together in 1 answer
- Microsoft Azure: named together in 1 answer
Other sources the engines cited when they named Medtronic
Domains other than Medtronic's own sites, ranked by the number of answers that named Medtronic and cited each domain. Own-site citations are shown separately below.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| kangaroohealth.com | 7 |
| healtharc.io | 5 |
| massivelybetterhealthcare.com | 5 |
| oracle.com | 5 |
| healthrecoverysolutions.com | 4 |
| healthsnap.io | 4 |
| prevounce.com | 4 |
| caresimple.com | 3 |
| fiercehealthcare.com | 3 |
| galengrowth.com | 3 |
Medtronic's own site (medtronic.com) was cited in 1 of 16 (6.3%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Medtronic, medtronic.com was cited in 2 of 37,536 (0.01%), by 2 of the 6 engines it observes. The Index is still collecting evidence on medtronic.com before it grades or ranks it.
Across every Healthcare Services buyer question, not only the answers that named Medtronic, the Machine Relations Index ranks which sources AI engines cite for Healthcare Services questions.
All categories
| Category | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare Services | 14 | 1,826 | 0.8% |
| Deep Tech & Hardware | 1 | 1,573 | 0.1% |
| Legal & Compliance | 1 | 486 | 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.
Window-to-window brand movement is unmeasured. The stored counts do not establish unchanged prompts, collection instruments and sampling weights across periods. Historical counts and weekly rows are descriptive, not a matched trend.
Source: Machine Relations Index.
FAQ
Does ChatGPT recommend Medtronic?
ChatGPT did not name Medtronic in any of its 433 answers to buyer questions about Healthcare Services between May 10, 2026 and November 8, 2026.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Medtronic?
Excluding Medtronic's own sites, the domains cited most often in answers that named Medtronic were kangaroohealth.com (7 answers), healtharc.io (5 answers) and massivelybetterhealthcare.com (5 answers). Medtronic's own site (medtronic.com) was cited in 1 of 16 (6.3%).
Which AI engine names Medtronic most often?
Google AI Mode, at 5.6%: it named Medtronic in 7 of 125 answers to buyer questions about Healthcare Services.