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Brand report · July 2026

Clay Clay: AI Visibility Report

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When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about sales engagement & outbound, Clay ranks #10 of 15, a Visibility Score of 14 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.

How AI sees Clay

Shows up in list posts; never the one AI picks first.

Where it wins. Clay earns a 29% mention rate in Sales Engagement and Outbound, which keeps it visible when AI models compile broad tool roundups for the 'Top tools in 2026' prompt theme.

Where it loses. A 0% first-pick rate tells the whole story: AI models treat Clay as a supporting option alongside Apollo.io and Lemlist rather than a primary recommendation, and it goes missing entirely when buyers ask about use-case fit, enterprise picks, or a single best choice.

AI-generated analysis of the July 2026 measurements.

Sales Engagement & Outbound · #10 of 15

14 / 100 first snapshot (July 2026)
29%
mention rate (72 answers)
6
avg. position
0%
first pick
4%
share of voice
First snapshot: July 2026. The trend line appears with the second monthly measurement; no modeled history.
ChatGPT
13
Claude
8
Gemini
21
Prompt themes Clay would want to own

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

Most co-mentioned competitors
Apollo.io
100%
Instantly
90%
Lemlist
71%
Smartlead
67%
Salesloft
62%
ZoomInfo
48%

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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