How AI answer engines name Plaid
Data through October 20, 2026
Across 1,585 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about Fintech between May 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026, Plaid was named in 95 (6.0%).
Last 28 days: named in 14 of 1,124 answers in its home categories (1.2%), level with the 28 days before.
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about Fintech, Consumer Finance and iGaming & Betting, and how many of them named Plaid.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 18 | 932 | 1.9% |
| Claude | 21 | 932 | 2.3% |
| Gemini | 49 | 889 | 5.5% |
| Perplexity | 11 | 931 | 1.2% |
| Google AI Mode | 22 | 135 | 16.3% |
| Google AI Overviews | 4 | 47 | 8.5% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best-of | 6 | 571 | 1.1% |
| Ranked list | 0 | 558 | 0.0% |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 554 | 0.0% |
| Is it worth it | 20 | 560 | 3.6% |
| How to choose | 16 | 561 | 2.9% |
| Problem first | 6 | 562 | 1.1% |
| News | 77 | 500 | 15.4% |
Week by week
Plaid was named in at least one answer in 17 of the 23 weeks on record; the latest was the week of October 12, 2026.
Each week's answers to buyer questions about Fintech, Consumer Finance and iGaming & Betting, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Plaid. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 164 | 0.0% | |
| 7 | 527 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | 492 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | 483 | 1.9% | |
| 0 | 204 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 276 | 0.4% | |
| 4 | 220 | 1.8% | |
| 2 | 192 | 1.0% | |
| 3 | 84 | 3.6% | |
| 0 | 4 | 0.0% | |
| 4 | 192 | 2.1% | |
| 4 | 192 | 2.1% | |
| 5 | 168 | 3.0% | |
| 0 | 168 | 0.0% | |
| 12 | 48 | 25.0% | |
| 0 | 40 | 0.0% | |
| 6 | 54 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | 52 | 11.5% | |
| 8 | 34 | 23.5% | |
| 16 | 110 | 14.5% | |
| 18 | 111 | 16.2% | |
| 11 | 48 | 22.9% | |
| 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
Named first
When an answer named Plaid alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 27 of 74 (36.5%).
Named alongside
- Stripe: named together in 50 answers
- Brex: named together in 11 answers
- GoCardless: named together in 11 answers
- Checkout.com: named together in 7 answers
- Landbase: named together in 6 answers
- Bank of America: named together in 5 answers
- Capital One: named together in 5 answers
- GeoComply: named together in 4 answers
Sources the engines cited when they named Plaid
Domains cited in answers that named Plaid, by the number of those answers that cited them.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| openbankingtracker.com | 24 |
| landbase.com | 19 |
| candor.co | 17 |
| linkedin.com | 14 |
| youtube.com | 14 |
| mx.com | 12 |
| reddit.com | 12 |
| medium.com | 11 |
| failory.com | 9 |
| forbes.com | 9 |
Plaid's own site (plaid.com) was cited in 20 of 126 (15.9%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Plaid, plaid.com was cited in 39 of 28,201 (0.14%), by 5 of the 6 engines it observes. Its Index confidence grade is C, and the Index ranks it #606 of 32,242 cited domains and #307 of 27,839 other observed sources.
All categories
| Category | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 95 | 1,585 | 6.0% |
| Consumer Finance | 24 | 1,376 | 1.7% |
| iGaming & Betting | 6 | 905 | 0.7% |
| Infrastructure & Dev Tools | 1 | 489 | 0.2% |
Para Labs research that names Plaid
- OpenAI Just Made Banks Answer-Surface Brands (May 16, 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.
FAQ
Does ChatGPT recommend Plaid?
ChatGPT named Plaid in 18 of 932 answers (1.9%) to buyer questions about Fintech, Consumer Finance and iGaming & Betting between May 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026. This record counts a name, not a recommendation: it does not judge whether the answer endorsed Plaid.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Plaid?
The domains cited most often in answers that named Plaid were openbankingtracker.com (24 answers), landbase.com (19 answers) and candor.co (17 answers).
Which AI engine names Plaid most often?
Google AI Mode, at 16.3%: it named Plaid in 22 of 135 answers to buyer questions about Fintech, Consumer Finance and iGaming & Betting.