Brand report · September 2026

Lightspeed Restaurant: AI Visibility Report

When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about restaurant pos & management, Lightspeed Restaurant ranks #3 of 15, a Visibility Score of 48 in Restaurant POS & Management .

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 Lightspeed Restaurant

A mid-table POS contender with no path to pole position.

Where it wins. Lightspeed Restaurant surfaces in 36% of restaurant POS conversations, placing it reliably inside the shortlist at rank 6 of 15 competitors. Feature-focused queries are where it earns that seat, suggesting buyers who ask about specific capabilities hear its name.

Where it loses. A 0% first-pick rate means AI models consistently hand the top recommendation to Toast or Square for Restaurants instead. Lightspeed is also absent when prompts ask for a single best choice or an enterprise pick, the two moments where conversion intent is highest.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

Restaurant POS & Management · #3 of 15

48 / 100 flat vs last month

64%

mention rate (72 answers)

4

avg. position

0%

first pick

14%

share of voice

ChatGPT

43

Claude

66

Gemini

35

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

How the models portray Lightspeed Restaurant

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).

41% 41% 17%

endorsed · 95% band 28–56% listed caveated graded across 46 mentions in Restaurant POS & Management answers

Prompt themes Lightspeed Restaurant would want to own

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

9/9

9/9

9/9

8/9

If you could pick one

4/9

Budget & alternatives

4/9

Startup & small team

3/9

Enterprise pick

0/9

Gaps Enterprise pick

Most co-mentioned competitors

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

Toast

100%

Square

93%

TouchBistro

54%

Clover

46%

Revel Systems

26%

SpotOn

22%

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

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