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Dev.to in the Machine Relations Index

dev.to appeared as a cited source in 303 of 26,277 monitored answer runs (1.15%) from 2026-05-10 to 2026-10-16.

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Citation rate1.15%

303 cited runs of 26,277 observed answer runs.

Days observed72/153

Days cited and days observed in the current release window.

Engine breadth6

chatgpt, claude, gemini, google_ai_mode, google_ai_overviews, perplexity. This is an observed-engine list, not a per-engine rate.

ConfidenceA

MRI confidence is not an Answer-Source Fidelity grade.

Standing

Population ranks from the public release

Public standing: #20 of 31,217 observed domains
Full universe: #20 of 31,217
Source role population: #5 of 59
Evidence-qualified source role: #5 of 12

Segment evidence

Observed category and question-shape rows

Segment rates use the exact category/question-shape denominator. Collecting rows show sample progress only; null or missing rates are not rendered as 0%.

Category	Question shape	State	Cited runs	Observed runs	Run dates	Rate	Rank population	Badge
AI Infrastructure	Best tools	Published	17	167	10	10.18%	#14 of 319	Badge
AI Infrastructure	How buyers choose	Published	23	196	10	11.73%	#4 of 366	Badge
AI Infrastructure	Is it worth it	Published	16	195	10	8.21%	#13 of 361	Badge
AI Infrastructure	Problem-first research	Published	23	195	10	11.79%	#3 of 389	Badge
AI Infrastructure	Top lists	Published	11	198	10	5.56%	#36 of 381	Badge
AI Infrastructure	Comparisons	Published	15	196	10	7.65%	#15 of 321	Badge
AI Security & Privacy	Best tools	Published	33	224	10	14.73%	#7 of 389	Badge
AI Security & Privacy	How buyers choose	Published	11	219	10	5.02%	#28 of 415	Badge
AI Security & Privacy	Is it worth it	Published	11	219	10	5.02%	#25 of 456	Badge
AI Security & Privacy	Problem-first research	Published	12	194	10	6.19%	#12 of 446	Badge
AI Security & Privacy	Top lists	Published	8	194	10	4.12%	#48 of 431	Badge
AI Security & Privacy	Comparisons	Published	16	202	10	7.92%	#10 of 345	Badge
AI Visibility & GEO	How buyers choose	Published	7	200	10	3.50%	#36 of 619	Badge
AI Visibility & GEO	Is it worth it	Published	1	224	10	0.45%	#376 of 612	Badge
AI Visibility & GEO	Problem-first research	Published	7	220	10	3.18%	#21 of 603	Badge
AI Visibility & GEO	Top lists	Published	1	160	10	0.63%	#412 of 706	Badge
Consumer Finance	Comparisons	Published	1	227	10	0.44%	#149 of 225	Badge
Cybersecurity	How buyers choose	Published	3	218	10	1.38%	#107 of 406	Badge
Cybersecurity	News-driven citations	Published	1	599	54	0.17%	#782 of 1,338	Badge
Cybersecurity	Problem-first research	Published	3	205	10	1.46%	#94 of 373	Badge
Deep Tech & Hardware	How buyers choose	Published	1	199	10	0.50%	#162 of 260	Badge
Deep Tech & Hardware	Comparisons	Published	6	186	10	3.23%	#43 of 238	Badge
Education & Training	Is it worth it	Published	6	167	10	3.59%	#42 of 266	Badge
Education & Training	Top lists	Published	1	177	10	0.56%	#260 of 416	Badge
Emergent Prosumer	How buyers choose	Published	1	172	10	0.58%	#201 of 311	Badge
Emergent Prosumer	Is it worth it	Published	1	177	10	0.56%	#150 of 235	Badge
Enterprise Software	How buyers choose	Published	1	177	10	0.56%	#179 of 266	Badge
Enterprise Software	News-driven citations	Published	3	572	53	0.52%	#332 of 1,371	Badge
Enterprise Software	Problem-first research	Published	2	178	10	1.12%	#121 of 394	Badge
Fintech	Best tools	Published	3	189	10	1.59%	#99 of 307	Badge
Fintech	How buyers choose	Published	7	179	10	3.91%	#31 of 263	Badge
Fintech	Problem-first research	Published	1	183	10	0.55%	#164 of 264	Badge
Fintech	Comparisons	Published	2	184	10	1.09%	#99 of 186	Badge
HR & Talent	Problem-first research	Published	2	139	9	1.44%	#103 of 270	Badge
iGaming & Betting	Top lists	Published	1	125	8	0.80%	#208 of 354	Badge
Legacy News Topics	News-driven citations	Published	44	2,066	54	2.13%	#40 of 4,017	Badge
Martech & Advertising	How buyers choose	Collecting observations	1	71	5	Unavailable	No mature rank	Unavailable

Published segments: 36. Collecting segments: 1.

Peers

Nearest sources on AI Infrastructure / Problem-first research

Dev.to holds its best segment rank, #3 of 389, in AI Infrastructure / Problem-first research. These sources rank nearest to it on that leaderboard. Full leaderboard.

Rank	Source	Source role	Segment citation rate
#1 of 389	Arxiv.org	Academic and government source	14.36%
#2 of 389	Reddit	Community and social platform	13.85%
#4 of 389	Openai.com	Vendor-owned source	10.77%
#5 of 389	LinkedIn	Community and social platform	10.26%
#6 of 389	Medium	Community and social platform	8.72%
#7 of 389	YouTube	Search or media platform	8.21%
#8 of 389	Labelstud.io	Other observed source	7.69%
#9 of 389	Github.com	Community and social platform	6.67%

Mentioned in

Research and weekly reports that link this profile

Published	Report
2026-03-30	Top Publications Cited by AI Search Engines in B2B (2026)

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Dev.to (dev.to), 1.15% citation rate, 303 of 26,277 monitored answer runs, 2026-05-10 to 2026-10-16, mri_score_v2.1, mri_score_v2.1+2026-10-16+676547a595a3, https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/dev.to.

Release mri_score_v2.1+2026-10-16+676547a595a3; methodology mri_score_v2.1; generated 2026-10-16; window 2026-05-10 to 2026-10-16; artifact 676547a595a3.

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