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Brand report · September 2026

Firecrawl Firecrawl: AI Visibility Report

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When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about seo crawlers & site audit, Firecrawl ranks #10 of 15, a Visibility Score of 12 in SEO Crawlers & Site Audit .

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 Firecrawl

Tenth in its only race, Firecrawl is a crowded-field also-ran.

Where it wins. When buyers frame questions around specific features, Firecrawl earns its way into the conversation, pulling a 12.5% mention rate in SEO Crawlers and Site Audit. That foothold, narrow as it is, represents the entire scope of its AI presence.

Where it loses. A 9.7% first-pick rate places it near the bottom of a 15-tool field, and the AI models skip Firecrawl entirely across seven prompt themes including best overall, enterprise, and startup contexts, leaving Apify and Crawl4AI to own those conversations.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

SEO Crawlers & Site Audit · #10 of 15

12 / 100 ▲ 1 vs last month
13%
mention rate (72 answers)
1
avg. position
10%
first pick
2%
share of voice
11.5Jul 2026Jul 2026: 11.510.8Aug 2026Aug 2026: 10.811.9Sep 2026Sep 2026: 11.9
ChatGPT
13
Claude
11
Gemini
13

How the models portray Firecrawl

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).

100%
endorsed · 95% band 70–100% listed caveated graded across 9 mentions in SEO Crawlers & Site Audit answers
Prompt themes Firecrawl would want to own

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

Feature-led ask
9/9 · #1×7

Gaps Best overall · Use-case fit · Top tools in 2026 · Startup & small team · Enterprise pick · If you could pick one · Budget & alternatives

Most co-mentioned competitors

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

Apify
78%
Crawl4AI
67%
Browserbase
33%
Spider
33%
Playwright
22%
ScrapingBee
22%

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

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