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AI mentions in answer for 1 question: "If I'm looking to get into Developer Tools, who and what should I know about? Include the most trusted brands, recommended products and services, reputable companies and providers, influential experts and reviewers to follow, helpful communities and resources, important events and conferences, notable startups disrupting the space, and key publications and media channels to stay informed."

2025-12-30

19
Brands
195
Sources
1
Questions
5
AI Models

About This Report

This report was generated for brands and citations mentioned in answers about Developer Tools from 5 AI models (namely: Perplexity Sonar (with search) (latest), Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest), OpenAI ChatGPT Latest, Google Gemini Flash (latest), X.AI Grok (latest)). AI models were asked the following questions:

  1. "What are the best Developer Tools options available today? Please provide a comprehensive overview including: the leading brands and products, top companies and service providers, recognized experts and thought leaders, promising startups and new market entrants, major industry events and conferences, active communities and forums, and influential publications and media covering this space." (view report)
  2. "If I'm looking to get into Developer Tools, who and what should I know about? Include the most trusted brands, recommended products and services, reputable companies and providers, influential experts and reviewers to follow, helpful communities and resources, important events and conferences, notable startups disrupting the space, and key publications and media channels to stay informed." (view report)
  3. "What does the Developer Tools industry look like right now? Identify the dominant market leaders and brands, best products and services, key companies and providers, influential figures and thought leaders, emerging startups and trends, major conferences and events, active professional communities, and the top publications and media that cover this industry." (view report)
19 brands and 195 web sources were detected. Top brands detected are: GitHub (100.0%), Microsoft (20.1%), Kubernetes (17.3%), Docker (15.6%), Visual Studio Code (13.5%). This report was generated on Dec 30, 2025 by AI Chat Watch.

Brand Rankings

Brands mentioned by AI models, ranked by share of voice

# Brand Voice Position Mentions AI
1
GitHub organizationproduct
100.0%
2 20.0% (34)
Perplexity Sonar (with search) (latest)Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest)OpenAI ChatGPT LatestGoogle Gemini Flash (latest)X.AI Grok (latest)
2
Microsoft organizationproduct
20.1%
1 8.2% (14)
Perplexity Sonar (with search) (latest)Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest)OpenAI ChatGPT LatestX.AI Grok (latest)
3
Kubernetes product
17.3%
12 10.6% (18)
Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest)OpenAI ChatGPT LatestGoogle Gemini Flash (latest)X.AI Grok (latest)
4
Docker organizationproduct
15.6%
9 8.2% (14)
Perplexity Sonar (with search) (latest)Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest)OpenAI ChatGPT LatestGoogle Gemini Flash (latest)X.AI Grok (latest)
5
13.5%
4 4.7% (8)
Perplexity Sonar (with search) (latest)Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest)OpenAI ChatGPT LatestGoogle Gemini Flash (latest)X.AI Grok (latest)
6
Postman organizationproduct
10.4%
11 5.3% (9)
Perplexity Sonar (with search) (latest)Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest)OpenAI ChatGPT LatestGoogle Gemini Flash (latest)X.AI Grok (latest)
7
HashiCorp organizationproduct
8.7%
6 4.1% (7)
Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest)OpenAI ChatGPT LatestGoogle Gemini Flash (latest)X.AI Grok (latest)
8
GitLab organizationproduct
7.7%
4 4.7% (8)
Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest)OpenAI ChatGPT LatestX.AI Grok (latest)
9
Atlassian organization
7.3%
4 2.9% (5)
Perplexity Sonar (with search) (latest)Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest)OpenAI ChatGPT LatestGoogle Gemini Flash (latest)
10
Cursor organizationproduct
6.3%
15 4.1% (7)
Perplexity Sonar (with search) (latest)Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest)OpenAI ChatGPT LatestGoogle Gemini Flash (latest)X.AI Grok (latest)
11
Sentry organizationproduct
6.3%
13 4.1% (7)
Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest)OpenAI ChatGPT LatestGoogle Gemini Flash (latest)X.AI Grok (latest)
12
Vercel organizationproduct
6.2%
14 4.1% (7)
Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest)OpenAI ChatGPT LatestGoogle Gemini Flash (latest)X.AI Grok (latest)
13
Datadog organizationproduct
5.1%
10 2.9% (5)
Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest)OpenAI ChatGPT LatestGoogle Gemini Flash (latest)
14
JetBrains organizationproduct
4.7%
6 3.5% (6)
Perplexity Sonar (with search) (latest)Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest)OpenAI ChatGPT LatestX.AI Grok (latest)
15
Cloudflare organization
4.0%
9 2.4% (4)
OpenAI ChatGPT LatestGoogle Gemini Flash (latest)
16
Google Cloud organization
3.9%
7 3.5% (6)
Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest)OpenAI ChatGPT LatestX.AI Grok (latest)
17
Grafana organizationproduct
2.1%
12 2.4% (4)
Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest)OpenAI ChatGPT Latest
18
Linear organization
1.9%
13 2.9% (5)
Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest)Google Gemini Flash (latest)X.AI Grok (latest)
19
Red Hat organization
1.2%
8 1.2% (2)
OpenAI ChatGPT Latest

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is this AI Mentions Report about?
This report analyzes how AI chatbots like Perplexity Sonar (with search) (latest), Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest), OpenAI ChatGPT Latest, Google Gemini Flash (latest), X.AI Grok (latest) respond to questions related to Developer Tools. It identifies which brands, products, and organizations are mentioned most frequently and measures their share of voice in AI responses.
What questions were analyzed in this report?
This report analyzed answers to 3 questions:
  1. "What are the best Developer Tools options available today? Please provide a comprehensive overview including: the leading brands and products, top companies and service providers, recognized experts and thought leaders, promising startups and new market entrants, major industry events and conferences, active communities and forums, and influential publications and media covering this space." (view report)
  2. "If I'm looking to get into Developer Tools, who and what should I know about? Include the most trusted brands, recommended products and services, reputable companies and providers, influential experts and reviewers to follow, helpful communities and resources, important events and conferences, notable startups disrupting the space, and key publications and media channels to stay informed." (view report)
  3. "What does the Developer Tools industry look like right now? Identify the dominant market leaders and brands, best products and services, key companies and providers, influential figures and thought leaders, emerging startups and trends, major conferences and events, active professional communities, and the top publications and media that cover this industry." (view report)
How many brands were analyzed in this report?
This report analyzed 19 unique brands mentioned across 5 AI models.
How many web sources were detected?
AI models cited 195 unique web sources (domains) when answering questions.
Which brands are mentioned most by AI models?
The top 3 most mentioned brands are GitHub (organization,product), Microsoft (organization,product), Kubernetes (product), based on analysis of 5 AI model responses.
How many AI models were analyzed?
This report analyzed responses from 5 AI models: Perplexity Sonar (with search) (latest), Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest), OpenAI ChatGPT Latest, Google Gemini Flash (latest), X.AI Grok (latest).
What does "Share of Voice" mean and how is it calculated?
Share of Voice (Voice %) measures brand prominence across AI models.

Formula: Share of Voice = Model Coverage × Quality Score

Where:
Model Coverage = Sum of normalized weights for models mentioning the brand
Quality Score = Prominence / Max Prominence in dataset
Prominence = Mentions × (1 / log₂(Position + 1))

Model weights (based on Monthly Active Users):
• OpenAI ChatGPT Latest: 900M MAU (~54.1% weight)
• Google Gemini Flash (latest): 650M MAU (~39.1% weight)
• Perplexity Sonar (with search) (latest): 45M MAU (~2.7% weight)
• X.AI Grok (latest): 39M MAU (~2.3% weight)
• Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest): 30M MAU (~1.8% weight)

Brands appearing in top positions across high-traffic models achieve higher Share of Voice.