How AI answer engines name Thumbtack
Data through October 20, 2026
Across 733 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about Local Services between May 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026, Thumbtack was named in 22 (3.0%).
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about Local Services, and how many of them named Thumbtack.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 | 179 | 0.0% |
| Claude | 0 | 179 | 0.0% |
| Gemini | 3 | 179 | 1.7% |
| Perplexity | 19 | 179 | 10.6% |
| Google AI Mode | 0 | 12 | 0.0% |
| Google AI Overviews | 0 | 5 | 0.0% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best-of | 11 | 127 | 8.7% |
| Ranked list | 7 | 103 | 6.8% |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 121 | 0.0% |
| Is it worth it | 1 | 128 | 0.8% |
| How to choose | 3 | 126 | 2.4% |
| Problem first | 0 | 128 | 0.0% |
Week by week
Thumbtack was named in at least one answer in 4 of the 4 weeks on record; the latest was the week of October 12, 2026.
Each week's answers to buyer questions about Local Services, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Thumbtack. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 152 | 1.3% | |
| 6 | 201 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | 200 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | 180 | 3.3% |
Named first
When an answer named Thumbtack alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 0 of 9 (0.0%).
Named alongside
- Tree Scouts: named together in 2 answers
- Austin Tree Experts: named together in 1 answers
- Bark: named together in 1 answers
Sources the engines cited when they named Thumbtack
Domains cited in answers that named Thumbtack, by the number of those answers that cited them.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| angi.com | 18 |
| expertise.com | 11 |
| bbb.org | 10 |
| homeadvisor.com | 10 |
| bestpickreports.com | 8 |
| care.com | 6 |
| homeguide.com | 6 |
| reddit.com | 6 |
| yelp.com | 6 |
| taskrabbit.com | 5 |
Thumbtack's own site (thumbtack.com) was cited in 21 of 22 (95.5%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Thumbtack, thumbtack.com was cited in 110 of 28,201 (0.39%), by 5 of the 6 engines it observes. Its Index confidence grade is B, and the Index ranks it #120 of 32,242 cited domains and #28 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 Thumbtack?
ChatGPT did not name Thumbtack in any of its 179 answers to buyer questions about Local Services between May 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Thumbtack?
The domains cited most often in answers that named Thumbtack were angi.com (18 answers), expertise.com (11 answers) and bbb.org (10 answers).
Which AI engine names Thumbtack most often?
Perplexity, at 10.6%: it named Thumbtack in 19 of 179 answers to buyer questions about Local Services.