Thunderdome B2B SaaS AI Visibility Index

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The B2B SaaS AI visibility index

When buyers ask ChatGPT , Claude , or Gemini what software to buy, these are the brands the models actually recommend. Measured every month from real AI answers, published free and ungated.

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A real buyer question from the July 2026 snapshot.

“What's the best CRM for a B2B SaaS startup?”

ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot

…small team, figuring out ICP): Go with something lightweight and fast to set up. HubSpot CRM (free → starter tiers): easiest onboarding, solid automation, great for marketing + sales in one place Pipedrive: very sales-focused, simple…

Named across its answers: 1. HubSpot 2. Salesforce 3. Pipedrive · see all 9 answers →

39 software categories 312 buyer-intent prompts 2,808 real AI answers analyzed 3 models tracked: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
Brand spotlight · July 2026

Descript is winning the closest race in the index

In AI Video Creation, Descript and Runway are in a dead heat, tied at 50: the tightest fight in the index this month. Descript is mentioned in 67% of 72 answers and picked first 19% of the time. One good month could flip this category.

See the full AI Video Creation ranking →
Descript #1 of 15
50 / 100
First snapshot: July 2026. Trend lines build from live monthly reruns; no modeled history.
ChatGPT
47
Claude
55
Gemini
49

Rankings by category

Every category is scored from 72 fresh AI answers to 8 buyer questions. Click through for the full leaderboard, per-model breakdowns, and the exact prompts we asked.

Go-to-marketProduct & analyticsBuild & communicatePeople & learningFinance & operationsCommerce & logisticsMore categories
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What the July 2026 data says

Most dominant brand

Retool posts the single highest score in the index (97) in No-Code & Internal Tool Builders, appearing in 100% of answers.

Tightest race

AI Video Creation is the closest fight: Descript and Runway are dead level at 50.

Why it matters

AI assistants have become the first stop in software research. If the models never say your name, you are invisible at the exact moment buyers form their shortlist.