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Brand report · July 2026

99designs 99designs: AI Visibility Report

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When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about freelance & talent marketplaces, 99designs ranks #5 of 15, a Visibility Score of 18 in Freelance & Talent Marketplaces .

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 99designs

Known but never first; a mid-pack name, not a go-to.

Where it wins. A 36% mention rate puts 99designs in the top third of a 15-brand field, and it earns that presence on broad 'best overall' prompts where AI models cast a wide net.

Where it loses. A 0% first-pick rate means no model treats it as the obvious answer, and it disappears entirely when buyers ask feature-specific questions, ceding that ground to Toptal and Fiverr.

AI-generated analysis of the July 2026 measurements.

On message

How 99designs positions itself vs how AI ranks it

99designs claims Freelance & Talent Marketplaces and the models back it: #5 of 15 there.

The pitch

"The global creative platform for custom graphic design"

Targets Small business
What AI actually says
In Freelance & Talent Marketplaces #5 of 15, claim holds

Homepage self-messaging · July 2026 ranking · the biggest gaps across the index →

Freelance & Talent Marketplaces · #5 of 15

18 / 100 first snapshot (July 2026)
36%
mention rate (72 answers)
6
avg. position
0%
first pick
5%
share of voice
First snapshot: July 2026. The trend line appears with the second monthly measurement; no modeled history.
ChatGPT
3
Claude
34
Gemini
17

One of the index's bigger model splits: see where the models disagree →

Prompt themes 99designs would want to own

Share of each theme's answers that mention 99designs. Hover a row for the exact prompt. Compare shapes on the head-to-head page.

Gaps Feature-led ask

Most co-mentioned competitors
Toptal
96%
Upwork
81%
Fiverr
77%
Contra
54%
Freelancer.com
50%
Gun.io
50%

Share of 99designs's mentions where the AI models name this brand in the same answer. That is the real competitive set in the AI channel.

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

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