How AI answer engines name Pinecone
Data through October 21, 2026
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, Pinecone was named in 199 (16.1%).
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about AI Infrastructure, Enterprise AI and AI Security & Privacy, and how many of them named Pinecone.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 40 | 722 | 5.5% |
| Claude | 50 | 734 | 6.8% |
| Gemini | 98 | 734 | 13.4% |
| Perplexity | 36 | 705 | 5.1% |
| Google AI Mode | 13 | 125 | 10.4% |
| Google AI Overviews | 3 | 48 | 6.3% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best-of | 95 | 420 | 22.6% |
| Ranked list | 8 | 419 | 1.9% |
| Head-to-head | 10 | 427 | 2.3% |
| Is it worth it | 33 | 442 | 7.5% |
| How to choose | 48 | 441 | 10.9% |
| Problem first | 18 | 418 | 4.3% |
| News | 28 | 501 | 5.6% |
Week by week
Pinecone was named in at least one answer in 15 of the 18 weeks on record; the latest was the week of October 19, 2026.
Each week's answers to buyer questions about AI Infrastructure, Enterprise AI and AI Security & Privacy, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Pinecone. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 89 | 1.1% | |
| 31 | 268 | 11.6% | |
| 37 | 359 | 10.3% | |
| 28 | 336 | 8.3% | |
| 34 | 336 | 10.1% | |
| 0 | 120 | 0.0% | |
| 20 | 344 | 5.8% | |
| 35 | 388 | 9.0% | |
| 26 | 327 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | 48 | 12.5% | |
| 2 | 40 | 5.0% | |
| 0 | 53 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 52 | 0.0% | |
| 5 | 35 | 14.3% | |
| 1 | 111 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | 111 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | 48 | 14.6% | |
| 1 | 3 | 33.3% |
Named first
When an answer named Pinecone alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 136 of 222 (61.3%).
Named alongside
Sources the engines cited when they named Pinecone
Domains cited in answers that named Pinecone, by the number of those answers that cited them.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| medium.com | 58 |
| firecrawl.dev | 46 |
| zenml.io | 38 |
| atlan.com | 31 |
| arxiv.org | 30 |
| redis.io | 28 |
| youtube.com | 25 |
| actian.com | 24 |
| dev.to | 24 |
| reddit.com | 24 |
Pinecone's own site (pinecone.io) was cited in 10 of 241 (4.1%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Pinecone, pinecone.io was cited in 15 of 29,566 (0.05%), by all 6 engines it observes. The Index is still collecting evidence on pinecone.io before it grades or ranks it.
Across every AI Infrastructure buyer question, not only the answers that named Pinecone, the Machine Relations Index ranks which sources AI engines cite for AI Infrastructure questions.
All categories
| Category | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Infrastructure | 199 | 1,236 | 16.1% |
| Enterprise AI | 28 | 501 | 5.6% |
| AI Security & Privacy | 13 | 1,331 | 1.0% |
| Infrastructure & Dev Tools | 1 | 489 | 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 Pinecone?
ChatGPT named Pinecone in 40 of 722 answers (5.5%) to buyer questions about AI Infrastructure, Enterprise AI and AI Security & Privacy between May 10, 2026 and October 21, 2026. This record counts a name, not a recommendation: it does not judge whether the answer endorsed Pinecone.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Pinecone?
The domains cited most often in answers that named Pinecone were medium.com (58 answers), firecrawl.dev (46 answers) and zenml.io (38 answers).
Which AI engine names Pinecone most often?
Gemini, at 13.4%: it named Pinecone in 98 of 734 answers to buyer questions about AI Infrastructure, Enterprise AI and AI Security & Privacy.