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Updated October 5, 2026

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

AI citations of r/automation threads by engine
EngineCitationsShare
Perplexity (Sonar)3659%
Gemini (2.0 and 2.5 Flash)1423%
OpenAI models (GPT-4o, GPT-5.1)1118%
AI citations of r/automation threads by question type
Question typeCitationsShare
Looking for a product to buy3049%
Comparing products or competitors1728%
Describing a problem1423%

The r/automation threads AI answers cite most

Our verified comments in r/automation

CommunityMentions placements in r/automation
MeasureValue
Verified comments placed125
Brands they were placed for23
First placementDec 9, 2025
Busiest monthApr 2026 (40 comments)
Median comments in the thread when we posted13

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.

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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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