Dataset size
The latest Barcode Scanners run found 20 recommended brands and 23 cited sources in AI answers.
Barcode Scanners
This weekly AI Brand Index shows how AI tools answer buyer questions in the Barcode Scanners category. SupaIntent asks each LLM the same question: which brands are the most visible, significant, and recommended in that niche. Each system returns its own top. We track what brands are recommended, which cited sources are used and how positions move week to week. Use it to see the freshest AI visibility data for this category.
Updated 9 August 2026
Brands
Category coverage
20
ranked across AI engines
Sources
Evidence base
23
domains cited in answers
Brand sites
Official share
18%
from brand-owned domains
AI model filter
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| ZEBRA | 1 |
| Honeywell | 2 |
| Datalogic | 3 |
| Cognex | 4 |
| Newland AIDC | 5 |
What AI tools say about Barcode Scanners
Movement
What changed this week?
ZEBRA held the top position, but the ranking below it moved sharply: ZEBRA, SATO and Motorola Solutions entered the top 10 this week, while Unitech and Socket Mobile dropped at least three positions.
Sources
Which sources shape AI answers?
No single publisher dominates. The most cited sources are Reportprime, Marketresearchfuture and Sphericalinsights, which means the citation field is open.
Engines
Do AI engines agree on the leader?
The engines disagree on the leader. ChatGPT, Google AI Mode and Gemini name Zebra Technologies first and Perplexity names ZEBRA, which does not appear in the top five of any other engine.
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Key facts from this AI Brand Index report
Current leader
ZEBRA ranks #1 for Barcode Scanners in the latest SupaIntent AI Brand Index run.
Top brands
ZEBRA, Honeywell, and Datalogic lead Barcode Scanners across AI answers from ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Perplexity.
Brand sites
Reportprime, Marketresearchfuture, and Sphericalinsights are the most cited brand sites in this category.
Weekly movement
Top 10 onlyEntered the index
New in the top 10
ZEBRA#1
SATO#8
Motorola Solutions#10
Biggest gains
Moved up this week
CipherLab5 to #7
Biggest losses
Moved down this week
Unitech7 to #16
Socket Mobile4 to #9
Unchanged at the top
Leader held position
Rank history
Weekly rank changes for the current top 10
| Rank | Brand | Previous | Current | Change | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New | #1 | New | #1 | |
| #2 | #2 | #2 | 0 | #2 | |
| #3 | #3 | #3 | 0 | #3 | |
| #4 | #4 | #4 | 0 | #4 | |
| #5 | #6 | #5 | 1 | #5 | |
| #6 | #7 | #6 | 1 | #5 | |
| #7 | #12 | #7 | 5 | #6 | |
| #8 | New | #8 | New | #8 | |
| #9 | #5 | #9 | 4 | #4 | |
| #10 | New | #10 | New | #10 |
Current brand snapshot
20 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand |  ChatGPT |  Google AI Mode |  Gemini |  Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 | | |
| 2 | 0 | #2 | #2 | #2 | #2 | | |
| 3 | 0 | #3 | #3 | #3 | #3 | | |
| 4 | 0 | #4 | #4 | #4 | - | | |
| 5 | +1 | #8 | #6 | #7 | - | | |
| 6 | +1 | #7 | #7 | #8 | - | | |
| 7 | +5 | - | #5 | #6 | - | | |
| 8 | New | #6 | - | - | #6 | | |
| 9 | -4 | - | #8 | #5 | - | | |
| 10 | New | - | - | - | #4 | | |
| 11 | New | #5 | - | - | - | | |
| 12 | New | - | - | - | #5 | | |
| 13 | New | #9 | - | #9 | - | | |
| 14 | New | CA Category Barcode | - | - | - | #7 | |
| 15 | New | - | - | - | #8 | | |
| 16 | -7 | - | #9 | - | - | | |
| 17 | New | #10 | - | - | - | | |
| 18 | +3 | - | - | - | #9 | | |
| 19 | -2 | - | - | #10 | - | | |
| 20 | -2 | - | #10 | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
23 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | | |
| 2 | 7 | | |
| 3 | 6 | | |
| 4 | 5 | | |
| 5 | 4 | | |
| 6 | 2 | | |
| 7 | 2 | | |
| 8 | 2 | | |
| 9 | 2 | | |
| 10 | 2 | | |
| 11 | ZebraOfficial | 2 | |
| 12 | CodingcodeOfficial | 1 | |
| 13 | DatalogicOfficial | 1 | |
| 14 | EpsonOfficial | 1 | |
| 15 | 1 | | |
| 16 | HoneywellOfficial | 1 | |
| 17 | InatechOfficial | 1 | |
| 18 | 1 | | |
| 19 | MotorolasolutionsOfficial | 1 | |
| 20 | 1 | | |
| 21 | Sato GlobalOfficial | 1 | |
| 22 | Tera DigitalOfficial | 1 | |
| 23 | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Zebra Technologies | 1 |
| Honeywell | 2 |
| Datalogic | 3 |
| Cognex | 4 |
| Toshiba TEC | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | #1 | - | - | - | | |
| 2 | 0 | #2 | - | - | - | | |
| 3 | 0 | #3 | - | - | - | | |
| 4 | 0 | #4 | - | - | - | | |
| 5 | New | #5 | - | - | - | | |
| 6 | New | #6 | - | - | - | | |
| 7 | +1 | #7 | - | - | - | | |
| 8 | -2 | #8 | - | - | - | | |
| 9 | New | #9 | - | - | - | | |
| 10 | New | #10 | - | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
4 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | | |
| 2 | 5 | | |
| 3 | 4 | | |
| 4 | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Zebra Technologies | 1 |
| Honeywell | 2 |
| Datalogic | 3 |
| Cognex | 4 |
| CipherLab | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | - | #1 | - | - | | |
| 2 | 0 | - | #2 | - | - | | |
| 3 | 0 | - | #3 | - | - | | |
| 4 | 0 | - | #4 | - | - | | |
| 5 | +3 | - | #5 | - | - | | |
| 6 | -1 | - | #6 | - | - | | |
| 7 | 0 | - | #7 | - | - | | |
| 8 | +1 | - | #8 | - | - | | |
| 9 | +1 | - | #9 | - | - | | |
| 10 | New | - | #10 | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
6 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | | |
| 2 | 2 | | |
| 3 | 2 | | |
| 4 | 2 | | |
| 5 | 1 | | |
| 6 | Tera DigitalOfficial | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Zebra Technologies | 1 |
| Honeywell | 2 |
| Datalogic | 3 |
| Cognex | 4 |
| Socket Mobile | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | - | - | #1 | - | | |
| 2 | 0 | - | - | #2 | - | | |
| 3 | 0 | - | - | #3 | - | | |
| 4 | 0 | - | - | #4 | - | | |
| 5 | 0 | - | - | #5 | - | | |
| 6 | New | - | - | #6 | - | | |
| 7 | New | - | - | #7 | - | | |
| 8 | New | - | - | #8 | - | | |
| 9 | New | - | - | #9 | - | | |
| 10 | -2 | - | - | #10 | - | |
Current source snapshot
4 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | | |
| 2 | 6 | | |
| 3 | 2 | | |
| 4 | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| ZEBRA | 1 |
| Honeywell | 2 |
| Datalogic | 3 |
| Motorola Solutions | 4 |
| Code Corporate | 5 |
Category Barcode
Current brand snapshot
9 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New | - | - | - | #1 | | |
| 2 | 0 | - | - | - | #2 | | |
| 3 | 0 | - | - | - | #3 | | |
| 4 | New | - | - | - | #4 | | |
| 5 | New | - | - | - | #5 | | |
| 6 | New | - | - | - | #6 | | |
| 7 | New | CA Category Barcode | - | - | - | #7 | |
| 8 | New | - | - | - | #8 | | |
| 9 | +1 | - | - | - | #9 | |
Current source snapshot
9 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZebraOfficial | 2 | |
| 2 | CodingcodeOfficial | 1 | |
| 3 | DatalogicOfficial | 1 | |
| 4 | EpsonOfficial | 1 | |
| 5 | 1 | | |
| 6 | HoneywellOfficial | 1 | |
| 7 | InatechOfficial | 1 | |
| 8 | MotorolasolutionsOfficial | 1 | |
| 9 | Sato GlobalOfficial | 1 | |
Common AI search questions about Barcode Scanners
Q1
Who leads Barcode Scanners in AI answers?
ZEBRA is the most recommended barcode scanners brand in the latest AI Brand Index run. The next highest-ranked brands are Honeywell and Datalogic. The engines disagree on the leader. ChatGPT, Google AI Mode and Gemini name Zebra Technologies first and Perplexity names ZEBRA.
Q2
Which cited sources are used for Barcode Scanners?
The most cited sources for barcode scanners recommendations are Reportprime, Marketresearchfuture and Sphericalinsights, out of 23 tracked sources. No single publisher dominates. The most cited sources are Reportprime, Marketresearchfuture and Sphericalinsights, which means the citation field is open.
Q3
How fresh is this Barcode Scanners ranking?
The AI Brand Index updates every Sunday. In the latest run, ZEBRA, SATO and Motorola Solutions entered the top 10 and Unitech, CipherLab and Socket Mobile moved three or more positions in the barcode scanners index.
How to cite this report
Cite the canonical SupaIntent report page when referencing this AI visibility ranking.
SupaIntent AI Brand Index: Barcode Scanners. https://supaintent.com/ai-brand-index/electronics-electronics-accessories-computer-components-input-devices-barcode-scanners
Report data
Download the same ranking data used by the chart, tables and Dataset schema.
AI Brand Index methodology
Rankings use collected AI answers, cited sources, brand-site matching, and provider-level position history.
- SupaIntent measures buying-intent AI answers across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Perplexity.
- This report uses the latest observed AI answers for Barcode Scanners, including 20 recommended brands and 23 cited sources.
- Brand sites are identified from official domains and subdomains, then separated from review, community and publisher sources.
- Weekly movement compares the latest rank with the previous collected position for each brand.
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