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Startup & small team · Prompt 4 of 8 · September 2026

A real buyer question from the September 2026 snapshot, asked 3× to each of the three models. 9 answers recorded.

“Which AI app builder is best for a non-technical founder?”

ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot

For a non-technical founder, the “best” AI app builder depends on what you want to build: Best overall: Bubble + AI plugins Best if you want a real startup MVP No-code, flexible, large community Can connect to OpenAI and many other tools Downside: learning curve is higher than simpler builders Best for fastest launch: Softr Best if you want a simple web app/client portal/internal tool Very beginner-friendly Fast to…

Named across its answers: 1. Bubble2. Softr3. Lovable4. Glide5. Bolt

Verbatim excerpt from one collected ChatGPT answer; formatting flattened, words untouched.

Bubble owns this question with a perfect 9-of-9 mention rate and a first-recommendation rate of 7 out of 9, making it the clear consensus pick across all three models for non-technical founders. Glide appears equally often but never leads, sitting at an average position of 4.8, which means consistent supporting mention rather than genuine competition for the top slot.

AI-generated read of the September 2026 measurements.

Who wins this question

Owned Consensus

All three models name Bubble, Softr, Lovable and Glide on this question.

ChatGPTClaudeGemini mentioned · first · avg. pos
Bubble 111111351 9/9 · 7× first · #1.7
Glide 745244782 9/9 · never first · #4.8
Lovable 52362311 8/9 · 2× first · #2.9
Softr 2623764 7/9 · never first · #4.3
Bolt 63532 5/9 · never first · #3.8
Webflow 4455 4/9 · never first · #4.5
MindStudio 463 3/9 · never first · #4.3
Replit 23 2/9 · never first · #2.5
FlutterFlow 64 2/9 · never first · #5
Create.xyz 82 2/9 · never first · #5
Adalo 56 2/9 · never first · #5.5
BuildShip 75 2/9 · never first · #6

Each square is one collected answer; the number is the brand's position in that answer. Lime = the very first recommendation. Unlinked brands were named by the models here but sit outside this category's published top 15 overall. Showing the top 12 of 17 brands named at least once. Never mentioned here: Cursor, v0, Supabase, GitHub Copilot, AWS Bedrock, v0.dev, Google Vertex AI.

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