r/automation for brand marketing: what AI answers cite and where we have posted
Across 66,986 AI answers we tracked, r/automation threads were cited 61 times in 61 of them (Mar 6, 2026 to Oct 2, 2026), which ranks it #120 of the 138 subreddits cited 50 or more times. CommunityMentions has also placed 125 verified comments in r/automation for 23 brands, starting Dec 2025.
61
AI citations of its threads
29
different threads cited
125
verified comments we placed
212,489
members at last check
How AI answers use r/automation
| Engine | Citations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Perplexity (Sonar) | 36 | 59% |
| Gemini (2.0 and 2.5 Flash) | 14 | 23% |
| OpenAI models (GPT-4o, GPT-5.1) | 11 | 18% |
| Question type | Citations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Looking for a product to buy | 30 | 49% |
| Comparing products or competitors | 17 | 28% |
| Describing a problem | 14 | 23% |
The r/automation threads AI answers cite most
| Thread (from its link) | Times cited |
|---|---|
| How do you automate cold email outreach | 7 |
| My top 6 ai tools for smarter coding workflow… | 6 |
| What are alternatives to zapier | 5 |
| Whats best lead generation provider which is | 4 |
| Best reliable business process automation tools… | 4 |
These 5 threads account for 26 of the 61 citations.
Our verified comments in r/automation
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Verified comments placed | 125 |
| Brands they were placed for | 23 |
| First placement | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Busiest month | Apr 2026 (40 comments) |
| Median comments in the thread when we posted | 13 |
Reading the r/automation numbers
Perplexity supplies the largest share of the citations (59%, 36 of 61), ahead of Gemini at 23%.
By question type, looking for a product to buy accounts for 49% of the answers that cited r/automation, then comparing products or competitors (28%) and describing a problem (23%).
Citations are spread out: the most-cited thread accounts for 11% of them and the top three for 30%, out of 29 different threads.
Under 1% of the 412 comments we scanned in r/automation contained a link, so a comment that names a brand without linking is the norm here.
Of 3,476 posts we sampled in r/automation, 2% linked out to another site, so posts here are mostly text.
It is #53 of the 211 subreddits where we have placed 50 or more verified comments, 0.2% of all our verified Reddit comments, and #6 of the 24 AI and software subreddits listed on this site by that count.
The subreddit had about 212,489 members when we last checked it.
Before you post anything yourself, read the rules of r/automation; moderators change them. For how these threads reach answers, see the AI search guide.
Frequently asked questions
Do AI answers cite r/automation?
Yes. In 66,986 AI answers we tracked between Jan 9, 2026 and Oct 2, 2026, r/automation threads were cited 61 times across 61 answers and 29 different threads.
How many comments has CommunityMentions placed in r/automation?
125 verified comments for 23 brands, starting Dec 2025.
Similar AI and software subreddits
| Subreddit | AI citations | Our verified comments | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| r/LocalLLM | under 50 | 179 | 161,947 |
| r/GithubCopilot | under 50 | 164 | 72,653 |
| r/Rag | under 50 | 152 | 70,077 |
| r/productivity | 234 | under 50 | |
| r/dataengineering | 135 | under 50 | |
| r/WritingWithAI | 89 | 150 | 133,191 |
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Method
Counts come from CommunityMentions' AI-answer tracking and delivery database; anything under 50 shows as "under 50". The page text is generated from those counts. Full method.
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