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Brand report · July 2026

Customer.io Customer.io: AI Visibility Report

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When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about marketing automation, Customer.io ranks #7 of 15, a Visibility Score of 24 in Marketing Automation .

These rankings are measured from what the three models know from training, not a live web search. The live-web grounded surface is rolling out across the index. Methodology.

How AI sees Customer.io

Mentioned often enough, but never the first name said.

Where it wins. A 40% mention rate earns Customer.io a seat in nearly every broad 'top tools' conversation, which is where most of the list-building prompts land. That frequency keeps the brand visible without paid placement.

Where it loses. A 1.4% first-pick rate means AI models rarely lead with Customer.io, and its complete absence from enterprise prompts signals that buyers with bigger budgets and more specific needs are hearing about HubSpot or ActiveCampaign first instead.

AI-generated analysis of the July 2026 measurements.

On message

How Customer.io positions itself vs how AI ranks it

Customer.io claims Marketing Automation and the models back it: #7 of 15 there.

The pitch

"More impact from every message"

Positions in Marketing Automation
What AI actually says
In Marketing Automation #7 of 15, claim holds

Homepage self-messaging · July 2026 ranking · the biggest gaps across the index →

Marketing Automation · #7 of 15

24 / 100 first snapshot (July 2026)
40%
mention rate (72 answers)
5
avg. position
1%
first pick
6%
share of voice
First snapshot: July 2026. The trend line appears with the second monthly measurement; no modeled history.
ChatGPT
49
Claude
4
Gemini
18

One of the index's bigger model splits: see where the models disagree →

Prompt themes Customer.io would want to own

Share of each theme's answers that mention Customer.io. Hover a row for the exact prompt. Compare shapes on the head-to-head page.

Budget & alternatives
6/9 · #1×1

Gaps Enterprise pick

Most co-mentioned competitors
HubSpot
100%
ActiveCampaign
66%
Klaviyo
66%
Marketo
48%
Brevo
41%
Braze
38%

Share of Customer.io's mentions where the AI models name this brand in the same answer. That is the real competitive set in the AI channel.

Scores are measured from real AI answers, refreshed monthly. Methodology.

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