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Brand report · July 2026

Help Scout Help Scout: AI Visibility Report

helpscout.com ↗

When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about customer support, Help Scout ranks #4 of 15, a Visibility Score of 49 in Customer Support .

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 Help Scout

Solid mid-tier presence, but rarely the first name spoken.

Where it wins. A 63% mention rate across AI models is respectable for a category of 15, and the 'Best overall' prompt theme shows Help Scout surfaces reliably when buyers ask broad questions.

Where it loses. An 8% first-pick rate means AI models treat it as a safe supporting mention rather than a lead recommendation, and its complete absence from enterprise-framed prompts cuts it off from the highest-value deals.

AI-generated analysis of the July 2026 measurements.

On message

How Help Scout positions itself vs how AI ranks it

Help Scout claims Customer Support and the models back it: #4 of 15 there.

The pitch

"Businesses that run on relationships run support on Help Scout"

Positions in Customer Support
What AI actually says
In Customer Support #4 of 15, claim holds
The segments it claims, measured
Budget · Customer Support #3 of 8 · 75% of answers

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

Customer Support · #4 of 15

49 / 100 first snapshot (July 2026)
63%
mention rate (72 answers)
3
avg. position
8%
first pick
11%
share of voice
First snapshot: July 2026. The trend line appears with the second monthly measurement; no modeled history.
ChatGPT
58
Claude
34
Gemini
54

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

Prompt themes Help Scout would want to own

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

Best overall
9/9 · #1×1
Use-case fit
9/9 · #1×4
Startup & small team
6/9 · #1×1

Gaps Enterprise pick

Most co-mentioned competitors
Zendesk
80%
Freshdesk
76%
Intercom
69%
Front
38%
Zoho Desk
33%
HubSpot
29%

Share of Help Scout'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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