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Brand report · September 2026

Lightdash Lightdash: AI Visibility Report

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When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about bi & data analytics, Lightdash ranks #7 of 15, a Visibility Score of 13 in BI & Data Analytics .

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 Lightdash

One race, mid-pack, and the AI models barely notice it.

Where it wins. Lightdash earns a foothold in BI and Data Analytics through startup and small-team queries, where its 19% mention rate keeps it on the board at rank 7 of 15.

Where it loses. It scores zero first picks and disappears from every evaluative prompt theme that matters for purchase decisions, including best-overall and enterprise conversations, leaving it perpetually alongside Metabase and Looker but never ahead of them.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

On message

How Lightdash positions itself vs how AI ranks it

Lightdash claims BI & Data Analytics and the models back it: #6 of 15 there.

The pitch

"Build Intelligence, not just dashboards."

Positions in BI & Data Analytics
What AI actually says
In BI & Data Analytics #6 of 15, claim holds

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

BI & Data Analytics · #7 of 15

13 / 100 ▼ 7 vs last month
19%
mention rate (72 answers)
4
avg. position
0%
first pick
3%
share of voice
17.9Jul 2026Jul 2026: 17.920.3Aug 2026Aug 2026: 20.313.3Sep 2026Sep 2026: 13.3
ChatGPT
3
Claude
13
Gemini
25

How the models portray Lightdash

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).

71% 14% 14%
endorsed · 95% band 45–88% listed caveated graded across 14 mentions in BI & Data Analytics answers
Prompt themes Lightdash would want to own

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

Gaps Best overall · Top tools in 2026 · Enterprise pick · Feature-led ask · If you could pick one

Most co-mentioned competitors

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

Metabase
100%
Looker
79%
Power BI
71%
Tableau
57%
Sigma
50%
Looker Studio
29%

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

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