Which AI-powered search engines are the best?
Search EnginesNamed in 6 of 6 answers
#1
97.5
Rank by surface
Claude#1
Gemini#1
Google AI Overviews#1
ChatGPT#1
Microsoft Copilot#1
Google AI Mode#2
Brand profile
An AI-powered conversational search engine founded in 2022 that provides direct answers with sources, unlike traditional search engines.
20 questions · 9 categories · As of Nov 12, 2026
| Categories | Category rank | Questions | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Assistants & Chatbots | #2of 140 | 9 | 551.8 |
| Search Engines | #3of 76 | 3 | 155.6 |
| AI & Automation | #4of 930 | 2 | 90.7 |
| Businesses & Companies | #62of 206 | 1 | 24.1 |
| Automation Tools | #72of 213 | 1 | 18.3 |
| SEO Tools | #91of 97 | 1 | 5.2 |
| Marketing & Advertising Agencies | #102of 220 | 1 | 12.3 |
| Education & Learning | #139of 380 | 1 | 18.7 |
| Study & Exam Prep Tools | #147of 168 | 1 | 4.5 |
Brands named in the same answers as Perplexity in the last four weeks, counted in answers.
| Brand | Answers naming the brand | Named alongside |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 55 | Perplexity (51), Claude (48), Gemini (44) |
| Perplexity | 53 | ChatGPT (51), Claude (47), Gemini (45) |
| Claude | 52 | ChatGPT (48), Gemini (47), Perplexity (47) |
| Gemini | 51 | Claude (47), Perplexity (45), ChatGPT (44) |
| Microsoft Copilot | 32 | Gemini (29), Claude (28), Perplexity (24) |
| NotebookLM | 12 | Claude (12), Perplexity (12), ChatGPT (12) |
| Siri | 8 | Gemini (8), Claude (7), Perplexity (7) |
| Microsoft 365 | 6 | Microsoft Copilot (6), Gemini (5), Claude (5) |
| Consensus | 7 | Perplexity (7), ChatGPT (7), Claude (4) |
| GitHub Copilot | 5 | Cursor (4), ChatGPT (3), Wolfram Alpha (2) |
| Cursor | 4 | GitHub Copilot (4), ChatGPT (2), Wolfram Alpha (1) |
| Otter.ai | 10 | Motion (8), Gemini (8), Claude (8) |
| DeepSeek (AI app) | 6 | Claude (6), ChatGPT (6), Gemini (5) |
| ChatGPT Business | 5 | Microsoft Copilot (5), Gemini (4), Claude (4) |
| Brave Search | 5 | Perplexity (5), ChatGPT (5), Consensus (3) |
| Elicit | 6 | Claude (6), Perplexity (6), ChatGPT (6) |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | 3 | Cursor (1), GitHub Copilot (1) |
| Google Workspace | 5 | Microsoft Copilot (5), Microsoft 365 (5), Gemini (4) |
| Motion | 9 | Gemini (8), Claude (8), Otter.ai (8) |
| Reclaim.ai | 9 | Motion (8), Gemini (8), Claude (8) |
| Wolfram Alpha | 4 | Perplexity (3), ChatGPT (3), Gemini (2) |
| Claude Code | 2 | Cursor (1), Motion (1), ChatGPT Business (1) |
| Lindy | 4 | Gemini (4), Claude (4), Perplexity (4) |
| Meta AI | 5 | Gemini (5), Claude (5), Perplexity (5) |
| Amazon Alexa | 4 | Claude (4), Perplexity (4), ChatGPT (4) |
| Photomath | 1 | Cursor (1), GitHub Copilot (1), Claude Code (1) |
| Fireflies.ai | 7 | Microsoft Copilot (7), Gemini (6), Claude (5) |
| Anthropic | 2 | Microsoft Copilot (2), Microsoft 365 (2), ChatGPT Business (1) |
| OpenAI | 3 | Cursor (1), Anthropic (1), ChatGPT Business (1) |
| Grok | 4 | Gemini (4), Claude (4), Perplexity (4) |
Sites the answers naming this brand cited in the last four weeks. Counts are citing answers.
| Rank | Source | Citing answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | zapier.com | 26 |
| 2 | youtube.com | 21 |
| 3 | perplexity.ai | 17 |
| 4 | reddit.com | 14 |
| 5 | help.openai.com | 11 |
| 6 | lindy.ai | 10 |
| 7 | theairankings.com | 8 |
| 8 | pcmag.com | 8 |
| 9 | support.google.com | 7 |
| 10 | resources.rework.com | 7 |
For the brand's best questions: of each surface's 1 answers, how many named it.
| Questions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Which AI-powered search engines are the best? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Which AI search engines are the best? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3Which AI chatbots are best for research and writing? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4Which AI chatbots are best for students? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5Which AI assistants are best on a phone? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6Which AI chatbot is the best overall? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7Which AI assistants have the best free version? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8What are the best AI assistants for everyday tasks? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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