New: the AI Shortlist Index for October 2026 is live. See which vendors ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode name in 8 categories

Research. Updated 19 October 2026.

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Our own studies of how AI assistants answer B2B buyer questions. Every number is a count with its sample size, date and location, and the data is published with each study. How we measure is on the methodology page; who we are is on company facts.

How AI assistants answer B2B buyer questions in AI engineering and security SaaS
ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode checked by hand on 18 Oct 2026: 7 of 25 funded challengers named in none of their category’s answers. With data (CSV) and method. Published 19 October 2026.
Which AI agent sandboxes and code execution vendors AI assistants name, Oct 2026
How ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode answer 3 buyer questions on AI agent sandboxes and code execution: 15 answers, 19–21 Oct 2026, India. Published 22 October 2026.
Which AI agent observability and evaluation vendors AI assistants name, Oct 2026
How ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode answer 3 buyer questions on AI agent observability and evaluation: 15 answers, 19 Oct 2026, India. Published 22 October 2026.
Which AI gateways and LLM routing vendors AI assistants name, Oct 2026
How ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode answer 3 buyer questions on AI gateways and LLM routing: 15 answers, 19 Oct 2026, India. Published 22 October 2026.
Which AI-native application security vendors AI assistants name, Oct 2026
How ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode answer 3 buyer questions on AI-native application security: 15 answers, 19–21 Oct 2026, India. Published 22 October 2026.
Which AI application and agent security vendors AI assistants name, Oct 2026
How ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode answer 3 buyer questions on AI application and agent security: 15 answers, 19–21 Oct 2026, India. Published 22 October 2026.
Which security compliance automation vendors AI assistants name, Oct 2026
How ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode answer 3 buyer questions on security compliance automation: 15 answers, 19 Oct 2026, India. Published 22 October 2026.
Which vector databases and RAG infrastructure vendors AI assistants name, Oct 2026
How ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode answer 3 buyer questions on vector databases and RAG infrastructure: 15 answers, 19 Oct 2026, India. Published 22 October 2026.
Which secrets and non-human identity management vendors AI assistants name, Oct 2026
How ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode answer 3 buyer questions on secrets and non-human identity management: 15 answers, 19–21 Oct 2026, India. Published 22 October 2026.
AI Shortlist Index
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