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THE AI VISIBILITY INDEX·WEEK 30 · SEALED·MEASURED WEEKLY, PUBLISHED OPENLY

What ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity actually recommend

Asked the same questions every week, in their own words, kept verbatim. The standings below are measurements, not opinions — every figure traces back to a saved answer you can read for yourself. New to the marks? The legend teaches you the whole board in two seconds.

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AI assistants polled
49
Buyer questions
2301
Answers analyzed
996
Products tracked

best AI assistant free vs paid

AI Assistants

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ChatGPT

Recommended in 92% of answers · avg position 2.76

Named by: claudechatgptgeminiperplexity
92%
2

Claude ▲1

Recommended in 81% of answers · avg position 3.91

Named by: claudechatgptgeminiperplexity
81%
3

Gemini ▼1

Recommended in 80% of answers · avg position 3.94

Named by: claudechatgptgeminiperplexity
80%

best AI video generators

AI Video & Avatar Tools

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Synthesia ▲1

Recommended in 41% of answers · avg position 2.37

Named by: geminiperplexityclaudechatgpt
41%
2

HeyGen ▼1

Recommended in 40% of answers · avg position 2.75

Named by: geminiperplexityclaudechatgpt
40%
3

Pictory

Recommended in 39% of answers · avg position 2.92

Named by: perplexitygeminiclaudechatgpt
39%

best AI writing tools

AI Writing & Content Tools

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1

Jasper

Recommended in 98% of answers · avg position 2.17

Named by: perplexitygeminiclaudechatgpt
98%
2

ChatGPT ▲2

Recommended in 49% of answers · avg position 4.02

Named by: perplexitygeminiclaudechatgpt
49%
3

Copy.ai ▼1

Recommended in 49% of answers · avg position 3.2

Named by: geminiperplexityclaudechatgpt
49%

best email marketing software

Email Marketing

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1

MailerLite

Recommended in 85% of answers · avg position 2.1

Named by: perplexitygeminiclaudechatgpt
85%
2

Brevo

Recommended in 69% of answers · avg position 2.6

Named by: perplexitygeminiclaudechatgpt
69%
3

Mailchimp

Recommended in 52% of answers · avg position 3.57

Named by: perplexitygeminiclaudechatgpt
52%

best platform to sell digital products

Sell Digital Products

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Payhip ▲1

Recommended in 56% of answers · avg position 2.25

Named by: perplexitygeminiclaudechatgpt
56%
2

Gumroad ▼1

Recommended in 55% of answers · avg position 2.76

Named by: perplexitygeminiclaudechatgpt
55%
3

Podia

Recommended in 46% of answers · avg position 4.0

Named by: perplexitygeminiclaudechatgpt
46%

best automation tools for small business

Automation & No-Code

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1

Make ▲1

Recommended in 99% of answers · avg position 1.98

Named by: perplexitygeminiclaudechatgpt
99%
2

Zapier ▼1

Recommended in 98% of answers · avg position 1.87

Named by: perplexitygeminiclaudechatgpt
98%
3

Microsoft Power Automate

Recommended in 56% of answers · avg position 3.05

Named by: perplexitygeminiclaudechatgpt
56%

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