Edition 4 Marketing Software Report
A category-by-category reading of all ten Edition 4 Marketing markets, with Best Top 3 tables and separate Most Affordable, Easiest to Set Up, and Rising analysis.
The Edition 4 Marketing Reading
This report covers all ten category-relative markets in Cooper's Edition 4 Marketing software hub. The July 27–August 2, 2026 measurement records how ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity answer four separate questions: Best, Most Affordable, Easiest to Set Up, and Rising.
The hub contains 136 unique Best-ranked products, 895 cited pages from 484 source domains, and 4,748 Mentions across all four direct questions. Hub totals deduplicate products and evidence shared across categories, so they do not need to equal the sum of the ten category mastheads.
Best leadership changed in 2 of ten categories. Most Affordable changed in 3, Easiest to Set Up in 7, and Rising in 5. The different rates show why each answer needs its own ranking: movement in a price, setup, or emerging-product question does not alter Best.
How to Read This Report
Each category begins with one Best Top 3 table, then compares its result with the leaders in Most Affordable, Easiest to Set Up, and Rising. AIQ is a 1–100 category-relative recommendation-strength score within one question. Compare a product only inside the same category and direct scope; raw AIQ values from unrelated markets are not comparable.
The assistant positions show where a product ranked in that exact scope. A missing position means no category rank from that assistant in the measurement, not a rejection. Sources count distinct publisher domains and Mentions count verified product-page links, both accumulated across the week's four public questions. They describe the evidence footprint and do not cause rank.
Email Marketing
Open the complete Email Marketing Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Klaviyo | 84 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 35 |
| 2 |  ActiveCampaign | 51 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 39 |
| 3 |  HubSpot Marketing Hub | 33 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 |
In Email Marketing, Klaviyo leads at Best AIQ 84. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #5 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 26 Sources and 35 Mentions. ActiveCampaign is second at Best AIQ 51. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 24 Sources and 39 Mentions. HubSpot Marketing Hub is third at Best AIQ 33. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT and #1 on Perplexity, with no category rank from Gemini and Claude in this scope. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 7 Sources and 7 Mentions.
Klaviyo holds #1 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 76 to 84. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 26 Sources and 35 Mentions. ActiveCampaign moves from #3 to #2 in Best, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 41 to 51. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 24 Sources and 39 Mentions. HubSpot Marketing Hub moves from #6 to #3 in Best, a 3-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 16 to 33. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 7 Sources and 7 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by 
Sender at category-relative AIQ 86. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #9 on Perplexity. Sender holds #1 in Most Affordable, while category-relative AIQ moves from 68 to 86. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 35 Sources and 42 Mentions. Best is led by Klaviyo; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Mailchimp at category-relative AIQ 87. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #3 on Perplexity.
Mailchimp moves from #4 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 3-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 33 to 87. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 40 Sources and 59 Mentions. Best is led by
Klaviyo; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by 
Beehiiv at Rising AIQ 72. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #7 on Perplexity. Beehiiv holds #1 in Rising, while Rising AIQ moves from 63 to 72. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 10 Sources and 14 Mentions. Best is led by Klaviyo; the two results answer separate questions.
Marketing Automation
Open the complete Marketing Automation Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HubSpot Marketing Hub | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| 2 | ActiveCampaign | 50 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 40 |
| 3 | Klaviyo | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 38 |
In Marketing Automation, HubSpot Marketing Hub leads at Best AIQ 100. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 16 Sources and 17 Mentions. ActiveCampaign is second at Best AIQ 50. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 35 Sources and 40 Mentions. Klaviyo is third at Best AIQ 31. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #4 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #4 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 30 Sources and 38 Mentions.
HubSpot Marketing Hub holds #1 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 68 to 100. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 16 Sources and 17 Mentions. ActiveCampaign holds #2 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 53 to 50. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 35 Sources and 40 Mentions. Klaviyo moves from #4 to #3 in Best, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 25 to 31. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 30 Sources and 38 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by 
Brevo at category-relative AIQ 69. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #3 on Perplexity. Brevo holds #1 in Most Affordable, while category-relative AIQ moves from 63 to 69. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 29 Sources and 33 Mentions. Best is led by HubSpot Marketing Hub; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Mailchimp at category-relative AIQ 100. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity.
Mailchimp holds #1 in Easiest to Set Up, with category-relative AIQ unchanged at 100. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 36 Sources and 47 Mentions. Best is led by
HubSpot Marketing Hub; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by 
Loops at Rising AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope. Loops moves from #5 to #1 in Rising, a 4-place gain, while Rising AIQ moves from 18 to 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 4 Sources and 4 Mentions. Best is led by HubSpot Marketing Hub; the two results answer separate questions.
Landing Page Builders
Open the complete Landing Page Builders Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 39 | |
| 2 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 31 | |
| 3 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 33 |
In Landing Page Builders, Unbounce leads at Best AIQ 100. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 30 Sources and 39 Mentions.
Leadpages is second at Best AIQ 42. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, #4 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 25 Sources and 31 Mentions.
Instapage is third at Best AIQ 40. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #3 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 26 Sources and 33 Mentions.
Unbounce moves from #2 to #1 in Best, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 73 to 100. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 30 Sources and 39 Mentions.
Leadpages moves from #3 to #2 in Best, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 29 to 42. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 25 Sources and 31 Mentions.
Instapage moves from #1 to #3 in Best, a 2-place drop, while category-relative AIQ moves from 78 to 40. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 26 Sources and 33 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by Carrd at category-relative AIQ 75. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity, with no category rank from Gemini in this scope.
Carrd holds #1 in Most Affordable, while category-relative AIQ moves from 100 to 75. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 15 Sources and 20 Mentions. Best is led by
Unbounce; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Carrd at category-relative AIQ 96. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #6 on Perplexity.
Carrd moves from #2 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 42 to 96. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 15 Sources and 20 Mentions. Best is led by
Unbounce; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by 
Framer at Rising AIQ 60. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #3 on Claude, with no category rank from Gemini and Perplexity in this scope. Framer holds #1 in Rising, while Rising AIQ moves from 70 to 60. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 8 Sources and 10 Mentions. Best is led by Unbounce; the two results answer separate questions.
Social Media Management
Open the complete Social Media Management Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 43 | |
| 2 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 54 | |
| 3 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 52 |
In Social Media Management, Sprout Social leads at Best AIQ 90. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 27 Sources and 43 Mentions.
Hootsuite is second at Best AIQ 49. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #3 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 34 Sources and 54 Mentions.
Buffer is third at Best AIQ 40. It has assistant positions of #4 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 36 Sources and 52 Mentions.
Sprout Social holds #1 in Best, with category-relative AIQ unchanged at 90. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 27 Sources and 43 Mentions.
Hootsuite holds #2 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 55 to 49. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 34 Sources and 54 Mentions.
Buffer holds #3 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 35 to 40. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 36 Sources and 52 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by Buffer at category-relative AIQ 98. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity.
Buffer moves from #2 to #1 in Most Affordable, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 63 to 98. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 36 Sources and 52 Mentions. Best is led by
Sprout Social; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Buffer at category-relative AIQ 100. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity.
Buffer moves from #2 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 63 to 100. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 36 Sources and 52 Mentions. Best is led by
Sprout Social; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by 
Vista Social at Rising AIQ 67. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #7 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #6 on Perplexity. Vista Social holds #1 in Rising, while Rising AIQ moves from 71 to 67. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 7 Sources and 9 Mentions. Best is led by Sprout Social; the two results answer separate questions.
Webinar Platforms
Open the complete Webinar Platforms Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  ON24 | 74 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 2 |  Demio | 42 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 38 |
| 3 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 40 |
In Webinar Platforms, ON24 leads at Best AIQ 74. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #7 on Gemini, and #1 on Claude, with no category rank from Perplexity in this scope. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 2 Sources and 2 Mentions. Demio is second at Best AIQ 42. It has assistant positions of #5 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #4 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 24 Sources and 38 Mentions. Livestorm is third at Best AIQ 34. It has assistant positions of #6 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 25 Sources and 40 Mentions.
ON24 holds #1 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 69 to 74. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 2 Sources and 2 Mentions. Demio holds #2 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 38 to 42. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 24 Sources and 38 Mentions. Livestorm moves from #4 to #3 in Best, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 26 to 34. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 25 Sources and 40 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by Zoho Webinar at category-relative AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope.
Zoho Webinar holds #1 in Most Affordable, with category-relative AIQ unchanged at 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 10 Sources and 13 Mentions. Best is led by
ON24; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Demio at category-relative AIQ 88. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #6 on Perplexity. Demio moves from #6 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 5-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 17 to 88. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 24 Sources and 38 Mentions. Best is led by ON24; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by 
Goldcast at Rising AIQ 63. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #2 on Claude, and #7 on Perplexity, with no category rank from Gemini in this scope. Goldcast holds #1 in Rising, while Rising AIQ moves from 73 to 63. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 8 Sources and 9 Mentions. Best is led by ON24; the two results answer separate questions.
SEO Tools
Open the complete SEO Tools Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 51 | |
| 2 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 49 | |
| 3 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | 25 | 29 |
In SEO Tools, Semrush leads at Best AIQ 100. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 43 Sources and 51 Mentions.
Ahrefs is second at Best AIQ 50. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 41 Sources and 49 Mentions.
SE Ranking is third at Best AIQ 28. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #4 on Gemini, and #5 on Claude, with no category rank from Perplexity in this scope. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 25 Sources and 29 Mentions.
Semrush holds #1 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 93 to 100. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 43 Sources and 51 Mentions.
Ahrefs holds #2 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 58 to 50. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 41 Sources and 49 Mentions.
SE Ranking moves from #4 to #3 in Best, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 25 to 28. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 25 Sources and 29 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by 
Rank Math at category-relative AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope. Rank Math moves from #8 to #1 in Most Affordable, a 7-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 14 to 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 12 Sources and 16 Mentions. Best is led by Semrush; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Rank Math at category-relative AIQ 73. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity, with no category rank from Gemini in this scope. Rank Math holds #1 in Easiest to Set Up, while category-relative AIQ moves from 75 to 73. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 12 Sources and 16 Mentions. Best is led by Semrush; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by Surfer at Rising AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope.
Surfer moves from #12 to #1 in Rising, a 11-place gain, while Rising AIQ moves from 7 to 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 30 Sources and 33 Mentions. Best is led by
Semrush; the two results answer separate questions.
Product Analytics
Open the complete Product Analytics Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 44 | |
| 2 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 47 | |
| 3 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
In Product Analytics, Amplitude leads at Best AIQ 100. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 29 Sources and 44 Mentions.
Mixpanel is second at Best AIQ 50. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 31 Sources and 47 Mentions.
Heap is third at Best AIQ 27. It has assistant positions of #4 on ChatGPT, #4 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #3 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 3 Sources and 3 Mentions.
Amplitude holds #1 in Best, with category-relative AIQ unchanged at 100. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 29 Sources and 44 Mentions.
Mixpanel holds #2 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 46 to 50. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 31 Sources and 47 Mentions.
Heap moves from #5 to #3 in Best, a 2-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 26 to 27. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 3 Sources and 3 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by 
PostHog at category-relative AIQ 74. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #8 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. PostHog holds #1 in Most Affordable, while category-relative AIQ moves from 93 to 74. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 26 Sources and 40 Mentions. Best is led by Amplitude; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Heap at category-relative AIQ 100. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity.
Heap holds #1 in Easiest to Set Up, while category-relative AIQ moves from 93 to 100. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 3 Sources and 3 Mentions. Best is led by
Amplitude; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by PostHog at Rising AIQ 68. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, and #1 on Perplexity, with no category rank from Claude in this scope. PostHog moves from #2 to #1 in Rising, a 1-place gain, while Rising AIQ moves from 48 to 68. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 26 Sources and 40 Mentions. Best is led by Amplitude; the two results answer separate questions.
A/B Testing
Open the complete A/B Testing Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | |
| 2 |  Kameleoon | 42 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 24 |
| 3 | 35 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 36 |
In A/B Testing, VWO Testing leads at Best AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 4 Sources and 10 Mentions.
Kameleoon is second at Best AIQ 42. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #5 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 16 Sources and 24 Mentions. Optimizely is third at Best AIQ 35. It has assistant positions of #1 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity, with no category rank from ChatGPT in this scope. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 24 Sources and 36 Mentions.
VWO Testing holds #1 in Best, with category-relative AIQ unchanged at 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 4 Sources and 10 Mentions.
Kameleoon moves from #3 to #2 in Best, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 40 to 42. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 16 Sources and 24 Mentions. Optimizely moves from #2 to #3 in Best, a 1-place drop, while category-relative AIQ moves from 43 to 35. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 24 Sources and 36 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by 
GrowthBook at category-relative AIQ 66. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #4 on Gemini, #6 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. GrowthBook holds #1 in Most Affordable, while category-relative AIQ moves from 80 to 66. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 12 Sources and 16 Mentions. Best is led by VWO Testing; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by VWO Testing at category-relative AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope.
VWO Testing moves from #2 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 28 to 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 4 Sources and 10 Mentions. The same product also leads Best, but these remain separate answers to separate questions.
Rising is led by 
Mida at Rising AIQ 59. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #4 on Claude, with no category rank from Gemini and Perplexity in this scope. Mida had no category rank in Edition 3 for Rising and enters Edition 4 at #1, with Rising AIQ 59. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 2 Sources and 3 Mentions. Best is led by VWO Testing; the two results answer separate questions.
SMS Marketing
Open the complete SMS Marketing Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Attentive | 71 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 24 |
| 2 | Klaviyo | 42 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 31 |
| 3 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 6 | — | 25 | 29 |
In SMS Marketing, Attentive leads at Best AIQ 71. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #4 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 20 Sources and 24 Mentions. Klaviyo is second at Best AIQ 42. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #6 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 26 Sources and 31 Mentions. SimpleTexting is third at Best AIQ 37. It has assistant positions of #6 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, and #6 on Claude, with no category rank from Perplexity in this scope. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 25 Sources and 29 Mentions.
Attentive moves from #2 to #1 in Best, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 68 to 71. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 20 Sources and 24 Mentions. Klaviyo moves from #1 to #2 in Best, a 1-place drop, while category-relative AIQ moves from 75 to 42. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 26 Sources and 31 Mentions. SimpleTexting moves from #6 to #3 in Best, a 3-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 21 to 37. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 25 Sources and 29 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by Brevo at category-relative AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope. Brevo holds #1 in Most Affordable, while category-relative AIQ moves from 80 to 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 7 Sources and 8 Mentions. Best is led by Attentive; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by SimpleTexting at category-relative AIQ 59. It has assistant positions of #4 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity.
SimpleTexting moves from #3 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 2-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 41 to 59. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 25 Sources and 29 Mentions. Best is led by
Attentive; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by 
Recart at Rising AIQ 63. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #2 on Claude, with no category rank from Gemini and Perplexity in this scope. Recart moves from #5 to #1 in Rising, a 4-place gain, while Rising AIQ moves from 21 to 63. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 2 Sources and 3 Mentions. Best is led by Attentive; the two results answer separate questions.
Affiliate Marketing
Open the complete Affiliate Marketing Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 40 | |
| 2 |  PartnerStack | 50 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 38 |
| 3 |  Everflow | 30 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 |
In Affiliate Marketing, impact.com leads at Best AIQ 100. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 29 Sources and 40 Mentions.
PartnerStack is second at Best AIQ 50. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 21 Sources and 38 Mentions. Everflow is third at Best AIQ 30. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #4 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #9 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 16 Sources and 27 Mentions.
impact.com holds #1 in Best, with category-relative AIQ unchanged at 100. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 29 Sources and 40 Mentions.
PartnerStack holds #2 in Best, with category-relative AIQ unchanged at 50. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 21 Sources and 38 Mentions. Everflow holds #3 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 22 to 30. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 16 Sources and 27 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by 
BixGrow at category-relative AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope. BixGrow moves from #3 to #1 in Most Affordable, a 2-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 18 to 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 3 Sources and 3 Mentions. Best is led by impact.com; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by 
Rewardful at category-relative AIQ 75. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity, with no category rank from Gemini in this scope. Rewardful moves from #2 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 31 to 75. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 22 Sources and 37 Mentions. Best is led by impact.com; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by 
Tolt at Rising AIQ 56. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #6 on Perplexity, with no category rank from Gemini and Claude in this scope. Tolt holds #1 in Rising, while Rising AIQ moves from 70 to 56. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 1 Source and 2 Mentions. Best is led by impact.com; the two results answer separate questions.
What Changed Across Marketing
The ten Best leaders are Klaviyo, HubSpot Marketing Hub, Unbounce,
Sprout Social,
ON24, Semrush,
Amplitude,
VWO Testing,
Attentive, and impact.com. Among them, 8 have a Best rank from all four assistants, 1 from three, 0 from two, and 1 from one. Assistant breadth shows how widely a product appears inside its category; the individual positions above show whether those assistants agree.
Edition 4 records 3 changed Most Affordable leaders, 7 changed Easiest to Set Up leaders, and 5 changed Rising leaders across this hub. Those movements belong to their own questions and do not override the Best tables.
The Edition 4 Marketing archive preserves all four direct rankings and the Sources & Mentions view. Continue with the Edition 4 Rising AIQ report, or review Cooper's methodology for the scoring and evidence rules.
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