How AI answer engines name Smartlead
Data through October 30, 2026
Across 528 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about Sales, GTM & CRM between May 10, 2026 and October 30, 2026, Smartlead was named in 29 (5.5%).
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about Sales, GTM & CRM, and how many of them named Smartlead.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 2 | 132 | 1.5% |
| Claude | 4 | 131 | 3.1% |
| Gemini | 14 | 90 | 15.6% |
| Perplexity | 9 | 132 | 6.8% |
| Google AI Mode | 0 | 24 | 0.0% |
| Google AI Overviews | 0 | 19 | 0.0% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best-of | 15 | 87 | 17.2% |
| Ranked list | 10 | 87 | 11.5% |
| Head-to-head | 4 | 90 | 4.4% |
| Is it worth it | 0 | 89 | 0.0% |
| How to choose | 0 | 87 | 0.0% |
| Problem first | 0 | 88 | 0.0% |
Week by week
Smartlead was named in at least one answer in 3 of the 3 weeks on record; the latest was the week of October 26, 2026.
Each week's answers to buyer questions about Sales, GTM & CRM, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Smartlead. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 139 | 3.6% | |
| 12 | 210 | 5.7% | |
| 12 | 179 | 6.7% |
Named first
When an answer named Smartlead alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 1 of 31 (3.2%).
Named alongside
Sources the engines cited when they named Smartlead
Domains cited in answers that named Smartlead, by the number of those answers that cited them.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| avoma.com | 10 |
| hubspot.com | 8 |
| rework.com | 8 |
| zoominfo.com | 6 |
| unifygtm.com | 5 |
| amplemarket.com | 4 |
| clay.com | 4 |
| overloop.com | 4 |
| smarte.pro | 4 |
| cirrusinsight.com | 3 |
Smartlead's own site (smartlead.ai) was cited in 1 of 31 (3.2%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Smartlead, smartlead.ai was cited in 7 of 33,570 (0.02%), by 2 of the 6 engines it observes. The Index is still collecting evidence on smartlead.ai before it grades or ranks it.
Across every Sales, GTM & CRM buyer question, not only the answers that named Smartlead, the Machine Relations Index ranks which sources AI engines cite for Sales, GTM & CRM questions.
All categories
| Category | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales, GTM & CRM | 29 | 528 | 5.5% |
| VC & Private Equity | 2 | 322 | 0.6% |
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 Smartlead?
ChatGPT named Smartlead in 2 of 132 answers (1.5%) to buyer questions about Sales, GTM & CRM between May 10, 2026 and October 30, 2026. This record counts a name, not a recommendation: it does not judge whether the answer endorsed Smartlead.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Smartlead?
The domains cited most often in answers that named Smartlead were avoma.com (10 answers), hubspot.com (8 answers) and rework.com (8 answers).
Which AI engine names Smartlead most often?
Gemini, at 15.6%: it named Smartlead in 14 of 90 answers to buyer questions about Sales, GTM & CRM.