How AI answer engines name Portainer
Data through October 20, 2026
Across 489 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about Infrastructure & Dev Tools between May 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026, Portainer was named in 12 (2.5%).
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about Infrastructure & Dev Tools, and how many of them named Portainer.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 | 90 | 0.0% |
| Claude | 0 | 90 | 0.0% |
| Gemini | 1 | 90 | 1.1% |
| Perplexity | 0 | 90 | 0.0% |
| Google AI Mode | 9 | 101 | 8.9% |
| Google AI Overviews | 2 | 28 | 7.1% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| News | 12 | 489 | 2.5% |
Week by week
Portainer was named in at least one answer in 6 of the 9 weeks on record; the latest was the week of June 22, 2026.
Each week's answers to buyer questions about Infrastructure & Dev Tools, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Portainer. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 48 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | 40 | 5.0% | |
| 2 | 52 | 3.8% | |
| 0 | 45 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 30 | 3.3% | |
| 3 | 112 | 2.7% | |
| 2 | 111 | 1.8% | |
| 2 | 48 | 4.2% | |
| 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
Named first
When an answer named Portainer alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 6 of 12 (50.0%).
Named alongside
Sources the engines cited when they named Portainer
Domains cited in answers that named Portainer, by the number of those answers that cited them.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| medium.com | 8 |
| redhat.com | 7 |
| youtube.com | 7 |
| loginline.com | 5 |
| portworx.com | 5 |
| veeam.com | 5 |
| checkmk.com | 4 |
| domo.com | 4 |
| linkedin.com | 4 |
| plural.sh | 4 |
Portainer's own site (portainer.io) was cited in 12 of 12 (100.0%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Portainer, portainer.io was cited in 18 of 28,201 (0.06%), by 4 of the 6 engines it observes. The Index is still collecting evidence on portainer.io 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.
FAQ
Does ChatGPT recommend Portainer?
ChatGPT did not name Portainer in any of its 90 answers to buyer questions about Infrastructure & Dev Tools between May 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Portainer?
The domains cited most often in answers that named Portainer were medium.com (8 answers), redhat.com (7 answers) and youtube.com (7 answers).
Which AI engine names Portainer most often?
Google AI Mode, at 8.9%: it named Portainer in 9 of 101 answers to buyer questions about Infrastructure & Dev Tools.