How AI answer engines name Sophos
Data through October 20, 2026
Across 1,662 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about Cybersecurity between May 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026, Sophos was named in 107 (6.4%).
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about Cybersecurity, and how many of them named Sophos.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 32 | 380 | 8.4% |
| Claude | 16 | 380 | 4.2% |
| Gemini | 21 | 376 | 5.6% |
| Perplexity | 27 | 380 | 7.1% |
| Google AI Mode | 9 | 107 | 8.4% |
| Google AI Overviews | 2 | 39 | 5.1% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best-of | 75 | 181 | 41.4% |
| Ranked list | 0 | 206 | 0.0% |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 157 | 0.0% |
| Is it worth it | 0 | 206 | 0.0% |
| How to choose | 0 | 206 | 0.0% |
| Problem first | 0 | 201 | 0.0% |
| News | 32 | 505 | 6.3% |
Week by week
Sophos was named in at least one answer in 15 of the 20 weeks on record; the latest was the week of October 12, 2026.
Each week's answers to buyer questions about Cybersecurity, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Sophos. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 154 | 8.4% | |
| 14 | 170 | 8.2% | |
| 14 | 168 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | 28 | 28.6% | |
| 0 | 32 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 104 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 156 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 84 | 0.0% | |
| 4 | 4 | 100.0% | |
| 9 | 88 | 10.2% | |
| 13 | 169 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | 48 | 8.3% | |
| 1 | 42 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | 53 | 17.0% | |
| 1 | 52 | 1.9% | |
| 3 | 34 | 8.8% | |
| 2 | 114 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | 111 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | 48 | 10.4% | |
| 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
Named first
When an answer named Sophos alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 4 of 102 (3.9%).
Named alongside
- SentinelOne: named together in 87 answers
- CrowdStrike: named together in 83 answers
- Huntress: named together in 40 answers
- Palo Alto Networks: named together in 27 answers
- Cisco: named together in 12 answers
- Snyk: named together in 5 answers
- OneTrust: named together in 4 answers
- Darktrace: named together in 3 answers
Sources the engines cited when they named Sophos
Domains cited in answers that named Sophos, by the number of those answers that cited them.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| huntress.com | 38 |
| sentinelone.com | 30 |
| cynet.com | 25 |
| paloaltonetworks.com | 25 |
| g2.com | 19 |
| techradar.com | 17 |
| expertinsights.com | 16 |
| acronis.com | 15 |
| cybersecuritynews.com | 14 |
| insidecyber.ai | 13 |
Sophos's own site (sophos.com) was cited in 15 of 108 (13.9%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Sophos, sophos.com was cited in 26 of 28,201 (0.09%), by 5 of the 6 engines it observes. The Index is still collecting evidence on sophos.com before it grades or ranks it.
All categories
| Category | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cybersecurity | 107 | 1,662 | 6.4% |
| Enterprise Software | 1 | 1,574 | 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 Sophos?
ChatGPT named Sophos in 32 of 380 answers (8.4%) to buyer questions about Cybersecurity between May 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026. This record counts a name, not a recommendation: it does not judge whether the answer endorsed Sophos.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Sophos?
The domains cited most often in answers that named Sophos were huntress.com (38 answers), sentinelone.com (30 answers) and cynet.com (25 answers).
Which AI engine names Sophos most often?
ChatGPT, at 8.4%: it named Sophos in 32 of 380 answers to buyer questions about Cybersecurity.