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Brand report · September 2026When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about sales engagement & outbound, Clay ranks #9 of 15, a Visibility Score of 10 in Sales Engagement & Outbound .
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.
Clay competes in one race and sits near the back.
Where it wins. A 25% mention rate in Sales Engagement and Outbound keeps Clay in the conversation, placing it 9th of 15 in the only category where it registers at all.
Where it loses. It earns zero first-pick selections and disappears from use-case, enterprise, and head-to-head prompts entirely, meaning buyers who move past broad list queries never land on Clay.
AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.
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).
Share of each theme's answers that mention Clay. Hover a row for the exact prompt. Compare shapes on the head-to-head page.
Gaps Use-case fit · Enterprise pick · If you could pick one
Share of Clay'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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