How AI answer engines name Recorded Future
Data through October 23, 2026
Across 1,811 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about Cybersecurity between May 10, 2026 and October 23, 2026, Recorded Future was named in 23 (1.3%).
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about Cybersecurity, and how many of them named Recorded Future.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 | 415 | 0.0% |
| Claude | 3 | 415 | 0.7% |
| Gemini | 13 | 411 | 3.2% |
| Perplexity | 0 | 415 | 0.0% |
| Google AI Mode | 6 | 112 | 5.4% |
| Google AI Overviews | 1 | 43 | 2.3% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best-of | 0 | 181 | 0.0% |
| Ranked list | 5 | 236 | 2.1% |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 187 | 0.0% |
| Is it worth it | 4 | 236 | 1.7% |
| How to choose | 0 | 236 | 0.0% |
| Problem first | 1 | 230 | 0.4% |
| News | 13 | 505 | 2.6% |
Week by week
Recorded Future was named in at least one answer in 10 of the 21 weeks on record; the latest was the week of October 19, 2026.
Each week's answers to buyer questions about Cybersecurity, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Recorded Future. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 149 | 1.3% | |
| 1 | 154 | 0.6% | |
| 3 | 170 | 1.8% | |
| 3 | 168 | 1.8% | |
| 0 | 28 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 32 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 104 | 1.0% | |
| 0 | 156 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 84 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 4 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 88 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 169 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 48 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | 42 | 7.1% | |
| 0 | 53 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 52 | 1.9% | |
| 1 | 34 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | 114 | 6.1% | |
| 0 | 111 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 48 | 2.1% | |
| 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
Named first
When an answer named Recorded Future alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 4 of 23 (17.4%).
Named alongside
- CrowdStrike: named together in 16 answers
- Palo Alto Networks: named together in 14 answers
- Cisco: named together in 7 answers
- Qualys: named together in 7 answers
- Okta: named together in 5 answers
- Snyk: named together in 5 answers
- Brinqa: named together in 4 answers
- GitHub: named together in 4 answers
Sources the engines cited when they named Recorded Future
Domains cited in answers that named Recorded Future, by the number of those answers that cited them.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| stellarcyber.ai | 9 |
| bitsight.com | 7 |
| wiz.io | 7 |
| shadowdragon.io | 6 |
| cloudsek.com | 5 |
| cybersilo.tech | 4 |
| flare.io | 4 |
| paloaltonetworks.com | 4 |
| sentinelone.com | 4 |
| youtube.com | 4 |
Recorded Future's own site (recordedfuture.com) was cited in 2 of 23 (8.7%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Recorded Future, recordedfuture.com was cited in 9 of 30,032 (0.03%), by 3 of the 6 engines it observes. The Index is still collecting evidence on recordedfuture.com before it grades or ranks it.
Across every Cybersecurity buyer question, not only the answers that named Recorded Future, the Machine Relations Index ranks which sources AI engines cite for Cybersecurity questions.
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 Recorded Future?
ChatGPT did not name Recorded Future in any of its 415 answers to buyer questions about Cybersecurity between May 10, 2026 and October 23, 2026.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Recorded Future?
The domains cited most often in answers that named Recorded Future were stellarcyber.ai (9 answers), bitsight.com (7 answers) and wiz.io (7 answers).
Which AI engine names Recorded Future most often?
Google AI Mode, at 5.4%: it named Recorded Future in 6 of 112 answers to buyer questions about Cybersecurity.