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Brand report · July 2026

Hunter.io Hunter.io: AI Visibility Report

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When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about sales engagement & outbound, Hunter.io ranks #14 of 15, a Visibility Score of 4 in Sales Engagement & Outbound .

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 Hunter.io

Barely visible, zero first picks, and fading fast.

Where it wins. Hunter.io surfaces in feature-led prompts, where it holds an 8.3% mention rate and at least cracks the conversation alongside Apollo.io and Instantly.

Where it loses. It ranks 14th of 15 and earns no first-pick selections, meaning it is completely absent when buyers ask broad buying questions, category roundups, or anything tied to enterprise or startup fit.

AI-generated analysis of the July 2026 measurements.

On message

How Hunter.io positions itself vs how AI ranks it

Hunter.io claims Sales Engagement & Outbound and the models back it: #14 of 15 there.

The pitch

"Connect with any professional."

What AI actually says
In Sales Engagement & Outbound #14 of 15, claim holds

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

Sales Engagement & Outbound · #14 of 15

4 / 100 first snapshot (July 2026)
8%
mention rate (72 answers)
6
avg. position
0%
first pick
1%
share of voice
First snapshot: July 2026. The trend line appears with the second monthly measurement; no modeled history.
ChatGPT
0
Claude
10
Gemini
3
Prompt themes Hunter.io would want to own

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

Gaps Best overall · Use-case fit · Top tools in 2026 · Startup & small team · Enterprise pick · If you could pick one

Most co-mentioned competitors
Apollo.io
100%
Instantly
83%
Salesloft
67%
Smartlead
67%
ZoomInfo
67%
Lemlist
50%

Share of Hunter.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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