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Brand report · September 2026

MailerLite MailerLite: AI Visibility Report

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When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about email marketing, MailerLite ranks #3 of 15, a Visibility Score of 43 in Email Marketing (and appears in 3 categories of the index).

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 MailerLite

Strong in email, thin everywhere else it tries.

Where it wins. In Email Marketing, MailerLite lands rank 3 of 15 with a 53% mention rate, putting it reliably in the conversation alongside Mailchimp and Brevo whenever buyers ask for general recommendations.

Where it loses. Publishing and Newsletters tells a different story: a 1.4% first-pick rate and a rank of 10 signal that AI models reach for Ghost or Beehiiv long before MailerLite when the category gets specific, and the brand is absent from five of the core prompt themes including Best overall and Use-case fit.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

On message

How MailerLite positions itself vs how AI ranks it

MailerLite claims Email Marketing and the models back it: #3 of 15 there.

The pitch

"Create email marketing your audience will love"

Positions in Email Marketing
What AI actually says
In Email Marketing #3 of 15, claim holds

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

Email Marketing · #3 of 15

43 / 100 flat vs last month
53%
mention rate (72 answers)
3
avg. position
17%
first pick
9%
share of voice
38.9Jul 2026Jul 2026: 38.937.4Aug 2026Aug 2026: 37.443.1Sep 2026Sep 2026: 43.1
ChatGPT
53
Claude
25
Gemini
51

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

How the models portray MailerLite

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).

84% 11%
endorsed · 95% band 70–93% listed caveated graded across 38 mentions in Email Marketing answers
Prompt themes MailerLite would want to own

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

Best overall
9/9 · #1×2
Budget & alternatives
9/9 · #1×5
Feature-led ask
7/9 · #1×5

Gaps Enterprise pick

Most co-mentioned competitors

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

Kit
71%
Brevo
66%
Mailchimp
58%
Klaviyo
55%
ActiveCampaign
39%
Beehiiv
34%

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

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