The 25 Bay Area brands most visible to AI — tech-heavy, category-defining.
Scanned 2026-04-18 · 25 brands · 9 AI engines · average score 74.8
| # | Brand | Category | Score | Top engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OpenAI Self-referential dominance — ChatGPT cites openai.com constantly for model questions | AI platform | 96 | ChatGPT |
| 2 | Anthropic Perfect self-citation pattern on Claude; broad cross-engine coverage | AI platform | 93 | Claude |
| 3 | Stripe Developer documentation drives 70%+ of mentions | Payments | 91 | ChatGPT |
| 4 | Notion Category-defining brand for "all-in-one workspace" | Productivity | 88 | ChatGPT |
| 5 | Airbnb Google Maps integration boosts Gemini citations | Travel | 86 | Gemini |
| 6 | Figma Dominates "design tools" recommendations; Adobe merger added to context | Design tools | 85 | ChatGPT |
| 7 | Vercel Next.js co-mentions compound visibility | Dev platform | 83 | ChatGPT |
| 8 | Cloudflare Security + CDN stories get dual citation paths | Infrastructure | 82 | Perplexity |
| 9 | Salesforce Slack + Tableau acquisitions expand semantic range | CRM | 80 | Gemini |
| 10 | Twilio SendGrid integration broadens topic coverage | Communications API | 78 | ChatGPT |
| 11 | Dropbox Losing share to Google Drive + Box in enterprise recommendations | Storage | 76 | ChatGPT |
| 12 | Slack Pre-Salesforce equity in brand still dominates AI mentions | Communication | 75 | ChatGPT |
| 13 | Zoom Category-definer; increasingly generic mentions as Teams catches up | Video conferencing | 74 | Gemini |
| 14 | Uber Regulatory coverage affects sentiment variance across engines | Mobility | 73 | Gemini |
| 15 | DoorDash Beats Uber Eats in 55% of food delivery queries | Food delivery | 71 | ChatGPT |
| 16 | Instacart Post-IPO visibility decline visible in scan-to-scan trends | Grocery delivery | 68 | Gemini |
| 17 | Snowflake Technical docs strong; executive thought leadership weak | Data platform | 66 | ChatGPT |
| 18 | Databricks AI positioning boost measurable after MosaicML acquisition | Data + AI | 65 | ChatGPT |
| 19 | Asana Losing ground to Linear + Notion in startup recommendations | Project management | 62 | ChatGPT |
| 20 | Atlassian Jira + Confluence cited independently more than the parent brand | Collaboration | 60 | ChatGPT |
| 21 | Okta Security breach news persists in training data — sentiment scars | Identity | 58 | Perplexity |
| 22 | Lyft Consistent #2 positioning vs Uber in most queries | Mobility | 55 | Gemini |
| 23 | Reddit Cited as a source constantly but rarely as a brand itself | Social | 53 | ChatGPT |
| 24 | Kraken AI engines hedge on crypto — regulatory caveats reduce citation density | Crypto exchange | 40 | ChatGPT |
| 25 | Coinbase Despite market leadership, crypto caveats dominate AI responses | Crypto exchange | 38 | Gemini |
Same methodology as the New York index. Scans run on 2026-04-18 with 12 standard prompts per brand across 9 AI engines. Brands selected for headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area (SF, Oakland, South Bay, Peninsula).
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