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Brand report · September 2026

Bolt Bolt: AI Visibility Report

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When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about ai app builders, Bolt ranks #3 of 15, a Visibility Score of 47 in AI App Builders .

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 Bolt

Bolt owns one race and sits third in it.

Where it wins. A 64% mention rate in AI App Builders means the models know Bolt and surface it consistently. Rank 3 of 15 is a real foothold in a crowded field.

Where it loses. First-pick rate of 2.8% shows buyers hear Bolt's name but the AI stops short of committing to it as the top answer. The missing Enterprise pick theme signals that anything beyond personal or small-team use cases is a blind spot the models have already written off.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

On message

How Bolt positions itself vs how AI ranks it

Bolt claims AI App Builders and the models back it: #3 of 15 there.

The pitch

"Build and scale high-performing websites & apps using your words"

Positions in AI App Builders
What AI actually says
In AI App Builders #3 of 15, claim holds

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

AI App Builders · #3 of 15

47 / 100 flat vs last month
64%
mention rate (72 answers)
4
avg. position
3%
first pick
9%
share of voice
47.2Jul 2026Jul 2026: 47.239.9Aug 2026Aug 2026: 39.947.4Sep 2026Sep 2026: 47.4
ChatGPT
41
Claude
68
Gemini
33

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

How the models portray Bolt

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).

63% 24% 13%
endorsed · 95% band 49–75% listed caveated graded across 46 mentions in AI App Builders answers
Prompt themes Bolt would want to own

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

Use-case fit
8/9 · #1×2

Gaps Enterprise pick

Most co-mentioned competitors

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

Lovable
98%
Replit
76%
Cursor
72%
v0
70%
Bubble
37%
GitHub Copilot
37%

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

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