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Best Contract Management (CLM) according to AI
How ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity rank contract lifecycle management software in the Edition 4 snapshot for Week 31, August 2, 2026: 17 products named across 4 core questions, backed by 89 cited pages from 61 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. |
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| 63 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 11 | 12 | No change | ||
| 28 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | New This Week | ||
| 25 | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | Down 1 position | ||
| 4 | 25 | - | 1 | - | - | 29 | 33 | Up 8 positions | |
| 5 | 25 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 5 | Down 2 positions | |
| 6 | 16 | 6 | 5 | - | 3 | 14 | 19 | Down 2 positions | |
| 7 | 15 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | New This Week | |
| 8 | 14 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | New This Week | |
| 9 | 11 | 5 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | New This Week | |
| 10 | 8 | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | 3 | New This Week | |
| 11 | 8 | 8 | - | - | 5 | 11 | 12 | Down 3 positions | |
| 12 | 6 | 10 | - | - | 7 | 3 | 3 | Down 5 positions | |
| 13 | 6 | 9 | - | - | - | 7 | 9 | New This Week | |
| 14 | 5 | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | New This Week | |
| 15 | 4 | - | 6 | - | - | 1 | 1 | New This Week | |
| 16 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | 3 | Down 10 positions | |
| 17 | 3 | - | - | 5 | - | 3 | 4 | Down 1 position | |
| 18 | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 9 | New This Week | |
| 19 | 3 | - | - | 6 | - | 1 | 2 | Down 10 positions | |
| 20 | 2 | - | - | 9 | 8 | 13 | 17 | New This Week | |
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