Tracked question
“what is the best AI chatbot tool in 2026”
We put this exact question to AI engines 2 times since 2026-07-28 and recorded every brand named — and where in the answer.
Each engine’s first pick
Every brand named
| # | Brand | Times named | Avg position | Best | Engines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OpenAI ChatGPT | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Anthropic Claude | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Artifacts | 2 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Microsoft Copilot | 2 | 4.5 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Google Gemini | 2 | 4.5 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | ChatGPT | 2 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | Claude | 2 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | Meta Llama | 1 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | Meta AI | 1 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | Copilot or Gemini | 1 | 9.0 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | Gemini | 1 | 9.0 | 9 | 1 |
| 12 | Copilot | 1 | 10.0 | 10 | 1 |
Sorted by how often a brand was named, then how early. How we measure →