How AI answer engines name Red Hat
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, Red Hat was named in 46 (9.4%).
Last 28 days: named in 2 of 502 answers in its home categories (0.4%), down 0.1 points from the 28 days before.
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about Infrastructure & Dev Tools, Enterprise AI and Enterprise Software, and how many of them named Red Hat.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 9 | 536 | 1.7% |
| Claude | 5 | 541 | 0.9% |
| Gemini | 13 | 540 | 2.4% |
| Perplexity | 7 | 540 | 1.3% |
| Google AI Mode | 18 | 313 | 5.8% |
| Google AI Overviews | 3 | 94 | 3.2% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best-of | 0 | 178 | 0.0% |
| Ranked list | 4 | 188 | 2.1% |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 186 | 0.0% |
| Is it worth it | 0 | 183 | 0.0% |
| How to choose | 0 | 178 | 0.0% |
| Problem first | 0 | 183 | 0.0% |
| News | 51 | 1,468 | 3.5% |
Week by week
Red Hat was named in at least one answer in 12 of the 17 weeks on record; the latest was the week of October 12, 2026.
Each week's answers to buyer questions about Infrastructure & Dev Tools, Enterprise AI and Enterprise Software, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Red Hat. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 179 | 0.6% | |
| 1 | 179 | 0.6% | |
| 0 | 167 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 8 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 136 | 0.7% | |
| 1 | 136 | 0.7% | |
| 0 | 152 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 139 | 0.0% | |
| 10 | 132 | 7.6% | |
| 1 | 121 | 0.8% | |
| 3 | 159 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | 141 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | 95 | 4.2% | |
| 11 | 334 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | 333 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | 144 | 4.2% | |
| 0 | 9 | 0.0% |
Named first
When an answer named Red Hat alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 21 of 42 (50.0%).
Named alongside
Sources the engines cited when they named Red Hat
Domains cited in answers that named Red Hat, by the number of those answers that cited them.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| medium.com | 22 |
| youtube.com | 20 |
| 6sense.com | 12 |
| linkedin.com | 12 |
| g2.com | 11 |
| portainer.io | 10 |
| platformengineering.org | 8 |
| dev.to | 7 |
| grandviewresearch.com | 6 |
| ibm.com | 6 |
Red Hat's own site (redhat.com) was cited in 20 of 60 (33.3%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Red Hat, redhat.com was cited in 105 of 28,201 (0.37%), by all 6 engines it observes. Its Index confidence grade is B, and the Index ranks it #129 of 32,242 cited domains and #30 of 1,307 vendor-owned sources.
All categories
| Category | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure & Dev Tools | 46 | 489 | 9.4% |
| Enterprise AI | 5 | 501 | 1.0% |
| Enterprise Software | 4 | 1,574 | 0.3% |
| AI Infrastructure | 2 | 1,236 | 0.2% |
| Cybersecurity | 1 | 1,662 | 0.1% |
| Deep Tech & Hardware | 1 | 1,115 | 0.1% |
| Fintech | 1 | 1,585 | 0.1% |
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 Red Hat?
ChatGPT named Red Hat in 9 of 536 answers (1.7%) to buyer questions about Infrastructure & Dev Tools, Enterprise AI and Enterprise Software between May 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026. This record counts a name, not a recommendation: it does not judge whether the answer endorsed Red Hat.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Red Hat?
The domains cited most often in answers that named Red Hat were medium.com (22 answers), youtube.com (20 answers) and 6sense.com (12 answers).
Which AI engine names Red Hat most often?
Google AI Mode, at 5.8%: it named Red Hat in 18 of 313 answers to buyer questions about Infrastructure & Dev Tools, Enterprise AI and Enterprise Software.