How AI answer engines name Tiller
Data through October 23, 2026
Across 1,376 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about Consumer Finance between May 10, 2026 and October 23, 2026, Tiller was named in 15 (1.1%).
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about Consumer Finance, and how many of them named Tiller.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 | 349 | 0.0% |
| Claude | 3 | 349 | 0.9% |
| Gemini | 12 | 313 | 3.8% |
| Perplexity | 0 | 349 | 0.0% |
| Google AI Mode | 0 | 12 | 0.0% |
| Google AI Overviews | 0 | 4 | 0.0% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best-of | 4 | 234 | 1.7% |
| Ranked list | 0 | 228 | 0.0% |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 231 | 0.0% |
| Is it worth it | 11 | 228 | 4.8% |
| How to choose | 0 | 227 | 0.0% |
| Problem first | 0 | 228 | 0.0% |
Week by week
Tiller was named in at least one answer in 6 of the 9 weeks on record; the latest was the week of October 12, 2026.
Each week's answers to buyer questions about Consumer Finance, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Tiller. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 142 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | 174 | 1.1% | |
| 0 | 168 | 0.0% | |
| 4 | 168 | 2.4% | |
| 0 | 4 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 192 | 0.5% | |
| 4 | 192 | 2.1% | |
| 2 | 168 | 1.2% | |
| 2 | 168 | 1.2% |
Named first
When an answer named Tiller alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 0 of 15 (0.0%).
Named alongside
- YNAB: named together in 15 answers
- Plaid: named together in 9 answers
- Quicken: named together in 5 answers
- Goodbudget: named together in 3 answers
- Rocket Money: named together in 2 answers
Sources the engines cited when they named Tiller
Domains cited in answers that named Tiller, by the number of those answers that cited them.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| forbes.com | 3 |
| kiplinger.com | 3 |
| thepennyhoarder.com | 3 |
| budgetpeer.com | 2 |
| nerdwallet.com | 2 |
| useorigin.com | 2 |
| ynab.com | 2 |
| youtube.com | 2 |
| briancjensen.org | 1 |
| cashflowcalendar.app | 1 |
Tiller's own site (tiller.com) was cited in 1 of 15 (6.7%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Tiller, tiller.com was cited in 9 of 30,032 (0.03%), by 5 of the 6 engines it observes. The Index is still collecting evidence on tiller.com before it grades or ranks it.
Across every Consumer Finance buyer question, not only the answers that named Tiller, the Machine Relations Index ranks which sources AI engines cite for Consumer Finance questions.
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 Tiller?
ChatGPT did not name Tiller in any of its 349 answers to buyer questions about Consumer Finance between May 10, 2026 and October 23, 2026.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Tiller?
The domains cited most often in answers that named Tiller were forbes.com (3 answers), kiplinger.com (3 answers) and thepennyhoarder.com (3 answers).
Which AI engine names Tiller most often?
Gemini, at 3.8%: it named Tiller in 12 of 313 answers to buyer questions about Consumer Finance.