Brand report · September 2026

3Shape: AI Visibility Report

When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about dental lab management, 3Shape ranks #8 of 15, a Visibility Score of 12 in Dental Lab Management .

These rankings are measured from what the three models know from training, not a live web search. The live-web grounded surface is rolling out across the index. Methodology.

How AI sees 3Shape

One category, mid-table, and first-pick almost never happens.

Where it wins. 3Shape earns a mention in 17% of dental lab management queries, which keeps it inside the consideration set for that single field. The 'Top tools in 2026' prompt theme is where that presence concentrates.

Where it loses. A 1.4% first-pick rate means buyers searching for dental lab management software almost always land on someone else, and 3Shape never surfaces when prompts ask for best overall, enterprise picks, or use-case fit, the frames where purchase decisions actually form.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

Dental Lab Management · #8 of 15

12 / 100 ▲ 7 vs last month

17%

mention rate (72 answers)

4

avg. position

1%

first pick

3%

share of voice

ChatGPT

17

Claude

2

Gemini

17

How the models portray 3Shape

Being named is not the same as being recommended. Each mention is graded endorsed (a strong pick), listed (a neutral option), or caveated (named with a reservation).

50% 17% 33%

endorsed · 95% band 25–75% listed caveated graded across 12 mentions in Dental Lab Management answers

Prompt themes 3Shape would want to own

Share of each theme's answers that mention 3Shape. Hover a row for the exact prompt. Compare shapes on the head-to-head page.

Top tools in 2026

5/9

Budget & alternatives

4/9 · #1×1

2/9

1/9

0/9

0/9

0/9

If you could pick one

0/9

Gaps Best overall · Use-case fit · Enterprise pick · If you could pick one

Most co-mentioned competitors

Share of 3Shape's mentions where the AI models name this brand in the same answer. That is the real competitive set in the AI channel.

Labtrac

58%

LabStar

58%

Magic Touch

50%

exocad

50%

Labnext

42%

Evident

42%

Scores are measured from real AI answers, refreshed monthly. Methodology.

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