Managed Detection & Response ads in ChatGPT
Ads shown in ChatGPT conversations about Managed Detection & Response. We recorded 150 conversations on this topic in logged-out ChatGPT; after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed 150 ads from 40 advertisers. Most often shown: Torq, Ironclad and ReliaQuest.
Our captureLogged-out ChatGPT, USOct 3–4, 2026
Advertisers shown in Managed Detection & Response conversations
top 25 of 40Ranked by how many of the conversations on this topic ended with their ad on screen; share of the 150 shown ads.
| # | Advertiser | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torq | 32 | 21.3% |
| 2 | Ironclad | 30 | 20.0% |
| 3 | ReliaQuest | 18 | 12.0% |
| 4 | Netwrix | 7 | 4.7% |
| 5 | CoreView USA | 6 | 4.0% |
| 6 | ManageEngine | 4 | 2.7% |
| 7 | AlgoSec | 3 | 2.0% |
| 8 | ESET | 3 | 2.0% |
| 9 | eSilo | 3 | 2.0% |
| 10 | evo-networks.com | 3 | 2.0% |
| 11 | 7AI | 2 | 1.3% |
| 12 | Abnormal AI | 2 | 1.3% |
| 13 | Capterra | 2 | 1.3% |
| 14 | Datarails | 2 | 1.3% |
| 15 | getastra.com | 2 | 1.3% |
| 16 | IOmergent | 2 | 1.3% |
| 17 | SecurityPal AI | 2 | 1.3% |
| 18 | Sentinel One | 2 | 1.3% |
| 19 | StackAdapt | 2 | 1.3% |
| 20 | Syncro | 2 | 1.3% |
| 21 | SYSKIT UK | 2 | 1.3% |
| 22 | Aura Consolidated Group | 1 | 0.7% |
| 23 | Bastille Networks | 1 | 0.7% |
| 24 | Bitdefender | 1 | 0.7% |
| 25 | Codacy | 1 | 0.7% |
15 more advertisers shared the other 15 shown ads.
Ad formats
| Format | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Text ad (advertiser name and headline) | 150 | 100.0% |
| Shopping ad (product name and price) | 0 | 0.0% |
Example ads
12 adsDistinct ads as shown (ignoring capitalization), most frequent first, one per advertiser where possible.
- TorqText ad
2026 AI SOC Leadership Report
Shown 32 times
- IroncladText ad
Contract SOC2 Compliance for IT
Shown 19 times
- ReliaQuestText ad
SIEM-Less: Detection Without Limits
Shown 13 times
- CoreView USAText ad
80% of breaches start with misconfigs
Shown 4 times
- eSiloText ad
Failed Audits Stall Deals
Shown 3 times
- NetwrixText ad
Try Netwrix 1Secure
Shown 3 times
- SyncroText ad
MSP Software Pricing, Per Tech
Shown 2 times
- DatarailsText ad
Reporting for Mid-Market
Shown 2 times
- IOmergentText ad
Managed Cloud Security Without the Complexity
Shown 2 times
- SYSKIT UKText ad
New M365 Governance Research
Shown 2 times
- Abnormal AIText ad
Stop the full spectrum of email threats
Shown 2 times
- AlgoSecText ad
See the Risk in Your Firewall Rules
Shown 2 times
Example conversations
12 examplesChosen to cover different advertisers and question types. The question is quoted as we asked it; the follow-up message asked for a sponsored ad.
In a conversation that began “todyl vs blackpoint for msps”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Torq.
Text ad: “2026 AI SOC Leadership Report”
Comparison question · Oct 3, 21:52 ET
In a conversation that began “best mdr for msps to resell”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Syncro.
Text ad: “MSP Software Pricing, Per Tech”
Best for question · Oct 3, 21:52 ET
In a conversation that began “best mdr provider”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Ironclad.
Text ad: “Contract SOC2 Compliance for IT”
Short search question · Oct 3, 22:23 ET
In a conversation that began “huntress vs arctic wolf for a 40 person office that mostly needs microsoft 365 and endpoint coverage”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from CoreView USA.
Text ad: “80% of breaches start with misconfigs”
Comparison question · Oct 3, 22:00 ET
In a conversation that began “best mdr for companies under 100 employees”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from TailoredPay.
Text ad: “High risk? We approve.”
Best for question · Oct 3, 22:38 ET
In a conversation that began “how to onboard an mdr provider smoothly”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from SpotDraft.
Text ad: “Draft, review, and manage contracts with AI”
Fix or choose question · Oct 3, 22:08 ET
In a conversation that began “do small businesses need mdr”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Criterion Edge.
Text ad: “Medical Writing for FDA Submissions”
Fix or choose question · Oct 3, 22:49 ET
In a conversation that began “mdr for msps”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Sentinel One.
Text ad: “Spot Suspicious Activity Across Endpoints”
Short search question · Oct 3, 21:38 ET
In a conversation that began “is red canary worth it”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Abnormal AI.
Text ad: “Stop the full spectrum of email threats”
Worth it question · Oct 3, 22:27 ET
In a conversation that began “huntress mdr pricing per endpoint”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Netwrix.
Text ad: “Skip the demo. Start seeing results.”
Price question · Oct 3, 22:42 ET
In a conversation that began “is arctic wolf worth it”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from getastra.com.
Text ad: “AI + Human Pentesting”
Worth it question · Oct 3, 22:01 ET
In a conversation that began “our saas startup has 60 employees, everything in aws and google workspace, and a big customer requires a soc, what's the most practical mdr?”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Capterra.
Text ad: “GRC Platforms for SOC 2 & ISO 27001”
Long scenario question · Oct 3, 22:07 ET
Question types
How the conversations on this topic were asked, and how many of the shown ads came from each kind.
| Question type | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | 30 | 20.0% |
| Comparison | 23 | 15.3% |
| Price | 23 | 15.3% |
| Fix or choose | 22 | 14.7% |
| Long scenario | 22 | 14.7% |
| Short search | 15 | 10.0% |
| Worth it | 15 | 10.0% |
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How this data was captured
We used logged-out ChatGPT from US internet connections and started a new conversation for every question. Message 1 was the question. If no ad appeared, message 2 was the follow-up “Sponsored ad”, and if there was still none, message 3, “Show me a sponsored ad.”, was a last try. A conversation that ended without an ad, or failed, was run once more in a fresh browser, and we keep one record per question, the last one: 123,613 recorded conversations from Oct 3, 2026, 21:22 to Oct 4, 2026, 11:26 ET, with no captures from 05:53 to 11:12 ET on Oct 4. Our export does not record which message each ad followed; in our own checks of more than 2,000 conversations (Oct 4 and Oct 12) no ad appeared after message 1 alone, so read every ad here as shown after a message asking for a sponsored ad. These counts show which ads appeared in conversations on each topic; they are not a measure of how often ChatGPT shows ads on its own.
Only ads drawn on screen count as shown. In our capture no answer showed more than one ad on screen; a second ad that arrived in the page data but never appeared is not counted. Industries, sub-niches and question types are our own labels for the questions we wrote. Independent; not affiliated with OpenAI. Full methodWhy this is not an ad rateWhat the ads looked like
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