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Brand report · September 2026

Gun.io Gun.io: AI Visibility Report

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When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about freelance & talent marketplaces, Gun.io ranks #7 of 15, a Visibility Score of 16 in Freelance & Talent Marketplaces .

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 Gun.io

Mid-pack talent marketplace player stuck outside AI's top picks.

Where it wins. Gun.io earns a 33% mention rate in Freelance and Talent Marketplaces, meaning the models surface it in roughly one of every three relevant conversations. That keeps it visible enough to matter in a 15-brand field.

Where it loses. A 0% first-pick rate tells the real story: ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini consistently reach for other names before Gun.io. It also drops out entirely when buyers frame questions around startups, enterprise needs, specific features, or head-to-head comparisons, which are four of the highest-intent prompt types in the category.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

On message

How Gun.io positions itself vs how AI ranks it

Gun.io claims Freelance & Talent Marketplaces and the models back it: #9 of 15 there.

The pitch

"The Technical Standard for High Stakes Engineering"

What AI actually says
In Freelance & Talent Marketplaces #9 of 15, claim holds

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

Freelance & Talent Marketplaces · #7 of 15

16 / 100 flat vs last month
33%
mention rate (72 answers)
6
avg. position
0%
first pick
4%
share of voice
14.3Jul 2026Jul 2026: 14.313.3Aug 2026Aug 2026: 13.316.1Sep 2026Sep 2026: 16.1
ChatGPT
8
Claude
15
Gemini
25

How the models portray Gun.io

Being named is not the same as being recommended. Each mention is graded endorsed (a strong pick), listed (a neutral option), or caveated (named with a reservation).

33% 63%
endorsed · 95% band 18–53% listed caveated graded across 24 mentions in Freelance & Talent Marketplaces answers
Prompt themes Gun.io would want to own

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

Gaps Startup & small team · Enterprise pick · Feature-led ask · If you could pick one

Most co-mentioned competitors

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

Toptal
96%
99designs
79%
Contra
79%
Dribbble
79%
Upwork
71%
Behance
54%

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

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