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Brand report · September 2026
Fossil: AI Visibility Report
When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about code hosting & collaboration, Fossil ranks #15 of 15, a Visibility Score of 2 in Code Hosting & Collaboration .
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.
Dead last in its only category, surviving on budget curiosity alone.
Where it wins. Fossil holds a 4.2% mention rate in Code Hosting and Collaboration, which keeps it technically on the board in a 15-tool field. Its one consistent foothold is the budget-and-alternatives conversation, where cost-conscious buyers occasionally pull it into view.
Where it loses. A 0% first-pick rate across all prompts means no AI model ever opens with Fossil when a buyer asks what to use, and it is absent from every high-intent theme including best overall, enterprise pick, and startup fit, which are the queries that actually drive software decisions.
AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.
ChatGPT 
Claude 
Gemini 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 Fossil. Hover a row for the exact prompt. Compare shapes on the head-to-head page.
Gaps Best overall · Use-case fit · Top tools in 2026 · Startup & small team · Enterprise pick · Feature-led ask · If you could pick one
Share of Fossil'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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