# How AI answer engines name Ouster

> Across 1,115 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about Deep Tech & Hardware between May 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026, Ouster was named in 68 (6.1%).

- URL: https://paralabs.ai/brands/ouster
- Data through: October 20, 2026
- Domain profile: [ouster.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/ouster.com)

## By engine

Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about Deep Tech & Hardware, and how many of them named Ouster.

| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| ChatGPT | 12 | 268 | 4.5% |
| Claude | 13 | 281 | 4.6% |
| Gemini | 27 | 276 | 9.8% |
| Perplexity | 15 | 281 | 5.3% |
| Google AI Mode | 1 | 6 | 16.7% |
| Google AI Overviews | 0 | 3 | 0.0% |

## By question type

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

| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Best-of | 30 | 196 | 15.3% |
| Ranked list | 38 | 180 | 21.1% |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 180 | 0.0% |
| Is it worth it | 0 | 176 | 0.0% |
| How to choose | 0 | 205 | 0.0% |
| Problem first | 0 | 178 | 0.0% |

## Week by week

Ouster was named in at least one answer in 7 of the 7 weeks on record; the latest was the week of October 12, 2026.

Each week's answers to buyer questions about Deep Tech & Hardware, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Ouster. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.

| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| October 12, 2026 | 13 | 172 | 7.6% |
| October 5, 2026 | 11 | 168 | 6.5% |
| September 28, 2026 | 11 | 168 | 6.5% |
| August 17, 2026 | 9 | 180 | 5.0% |
| August 10, 2026 | 10 | 204 | 4.9% |
| August 3, 2026 | 5 | 55 | 9.1% |
| July 6, 2026 | 9 | 168 | 5.4% |

## Named first

When an answer named Ouster alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 2 of 5 (40.0%).

## Named alongside

- [Arduino](https://paralabs.ai/brands/arduino): named together in 1 answers

## Sources the engines cited when they named Ouster

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

| Domain | Answers |
| --- | ---: |
| [smartbotparts.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/smartbotparts.com) | 16 |
| [generationrobots.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/generationrobots.com) | 14 |
| [lidarseek.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/lidarseek.com) | 13 |
| [livoxtech.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/livoxtech.com) | 12 |
| [reddit.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/reddit.com) | 10 |
| [hesaitech.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/hesaitech.com) | 9 |
| [sourcebyspec.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/sourcebyspec.com) | 9 |
| [wikipedia.org](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/wikipedia.org) | 9 |
| [cepton.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/cepton.com) | 8 |
| [cratustech.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/cratustech.com) | 8 |

Ouster's own site ([ouster.com](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/ouster.com)) was cited in 13 of 68 (19.1%).

Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Ouster, ouster.com was cited in 16 of 28,201 (0.06%), by 5 of the 6 engines it observes. The Index is still collecting evidence on ouster.com before it grades or ranks it.

## 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 Ouster?

ChatGPT named Ouster in 12 of 268 answers (4.5%) to buyer questions about Deep Tech & Hardware between May 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026. This record counts a name, not a recommendation: it does not judge whether the answer endorsed Ouster.

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

The domains cited most often in answers that named Ouster were smartbotparts.com (16 answers), generationrobots.com (14 answers) and lidarseek.com (13 answers).

### Which AI engine names Ouster most often?

Google AI Mode, at 16.7%: it named Ouster in 1 of 6 answers to buyer questions about Deep Tech & Hardware.

## Machine-readable related links

- Primary concept: [AI brand visibility](https://paralabs.ai/brands)
- Related brand: [How AI answer engines name Arduino](https://paralabs.ai/brands/arduino)
- 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)