How AI answer engines name Siftly
Data through October 20, 2026
Across 1,316 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about AI Visibility & GEO between May 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026, Siftly was named in 36 (2.7%).
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about AI Visibility & GEO, and how many of them named Siftly.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 5 | 321 | 1.6% |
| Claude | 11 | 325 | 3.4% |
| Gemini | 13 | 325 | 4.0% |
| Perplexity | 7 | 325 | 2.2% |
| Google AI Mode | 0 | 12 | 0.0% |
| Google AI Overviews | 0 | 8 | 0.0% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best-of | 16 | 215 | 7.4% |
| Ranked list | 11 | 179 | 6.1% |
| Head-to-head | 1 | 235 | 0.4% |
| Is it worth it | 6 | 238 | 2.5% |
| How to choose | 2 | 214 | 0.9% |
| Problem first | 0 | 235 | 0.0% |
Week by week
Siftly was named in at least one answer in 8 of the 9 weeks on record; the latest was the week of October 19, 2026.
Each week's answers to buyer questions about AI Visibility & GEO, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Siftly. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 149 | 0.7% | |
| 1 | 147 | 0.7% | |
| 4 | 60 | 6.7% | |
| 0 | 168 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | 168 | 1.8% | |
| 1 | 112 | 0.9% | |
| 3 | 160 | 1.9% | |
| 13 | 180 | 7.2% | |
| 10 | 172 | 5.8% |
Named first
When an answer named Siftly alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 17 of 33 (51.5%).
Named alongside
- Peec AI: named together in 20 answers
- Semrush: named together in 19 answers
- Scrunch: named together in 9 answers
- GrackerAI: named together in 4 answers
- AthenaHQ: named together in 2 answers
- HubSpot: named together in 2 answers
- Keyword.com: named together in 2 answers
- Similarweb: named together in 2 answers
Sources the engines cited when they named Siftly
Domains cited in answers that named Siftly, by the number of those answers that cited them.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| reddit.com | 9 |
| therankmasters.com | 7 |
| youtube.com | 7 |
| ayzeo.com | 6 |
| otterly.ai | 6 |
| useomnia.com | 6 |
| averi.ai | 5 |
| dageno.ai | 5 |
| erlin.ai | 5 |
| gracker.ai | 5 |
Siftly's own site (siftly.ai) was cited in 33 of 36 (91.7%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Siftly, siftly.ai was cited in 70 of 28,201 (0.25%), by 5 of the 6 engines it observes. Its Index confidence grade is C, and the Index ranks it #247 of 32,242 cited domains and #91 of 27,839 other observed sources.
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 Siftly?
ChatGPT named Siftly in 5 of 321 answers (1.6%) to buyer questions about AI Visibility & GEO between May 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026. This record counts a name, not a recommendation: it does not judge whether the answer endorsed Siftly.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Siftly?
The domains cited most often in answers that named Siftly were reddit.com (9 answers), therankmasters.com (7 answers) and youtube.com (7 answers).
Which AI engine names Siftly most often?
Gemini, at 4.0%: it named Siftly in 13 of 325 answers to buyer questions about AI Visibility & GEO.