Named by 3 of 4 assistants
Best Surveys according to AI
How ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity rank survey software in the Edition 3 snapshot for Week 30, July 26, 2026: 15 products named across 4 core questions, backed by 80 cited pages from 54 domains.
| Rank | The canonical software product Cooper identified in the assistants’ answers. | A 1–100 score for how strongly tracked AI assistants recommend the product in this category and question scope. Higher is better. | The product’s position within ChatGPT’s answers for the selected buyer-question view. Lower numbers are better. | The product’s position within Gemini’s answers for the selected buyer-question view. Lower numbers are better. | The product’s position within Claude’s answers for the selected buyer-question view. Lower numbers are better. | The product’s position within Perplexity’s answers for the selected buyer-question view. Lower numbers are better. | Distinct publisher domains behind the verified cited pages for this product, across every buyer question this week. | Distinct cited pages Cooper verified as naming or representing the product, across every buyer question this week. | The change in ranking position since the previous weekly snapshot. New means there was no prior position. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 36 | No change | ||
| 53 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 43 | No change | ||
| 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 45 | No change | ||
| 4 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 4 | - | 15 | 19 | No change | |
| 5 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 5 | - | 12 | 15 | New this week | |
| 6 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 9 | - | 15 | 19 | Up 3 positions | |
| 7 | 12 | 6 | - | 7 | 6 | 18 | 22 | Down 2 positions | |
| 8 | 10 | 7 | - | 6 | - | 23 | 35 | Down 2 positions | |
| 9 | 4 | - | 7 | - | - | 4 | 4 | Up 3 positions | |
| 10 | 4 | - | - | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | Down 2 positions | |
| 11 | 3 | - | 8 | - | - | 12 | 14 | Down 1 position | |
| 12 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 6 | New this week | |
| 13 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | 11 | 15 | Down 2 positions | |
| 14 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 | 6 | 6 | New this week | |
| 15 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 | 3 | 3 | New this week |
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