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Brand report · September 2026

Notion Notion: AI Visibility Report

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When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about docs & knowledge management, Notion ranks #1 of 15, a Visibility Score of 82 in Docs & Knowledge Management (and appears in 4 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 Notion

Notion owns knowledge management; everything else is borrowed ground.

Where it wins. In Docs & Knowledge Management, Notion is the category default: a 90% mention rate and first-pick honors in 58% of prompts put it at rank 1 of 15 with no missing prompt themes at all.

Where it loses. Outside that core, the signal collapses fast. In Performance Management and Marketing Agency Management, first-pick rates sit at 0% and 3% respectively, and AI models omit Notion from nearly every high-intent prompt theme, including Best overall and Enterprise pick, across both categories.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

On message

How Notion positions itself vs how AI ranks it

Notion claims Docs & Knowledge Management and the models back it: #1 of 15 there.

The pitch

"Where teams and agents Think together."

Positions in Docs & Knowledge Management
What AI actually says
Strongest #1 · Docs & Knowledge Management
In Docs & Knowledge Management #1 of 15, claim holds

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

Docs & Knowledge Management · #1 of 15

82 / 100 ▼ 4 vs last month
90%
mention rate (72 answers)
2
avg. position
58%
first pick
13%
share of voice
84Jul 2026Jul 2026: 8485.7Aug 2026Aug 2026: 85.781.7Sep 2026Sep 2026: 81.7
ChatGPT
73
Claude
86
Gemini
86

How the models portray Notion

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).

69% 9% 22%
endorsed · 95% band 57–79% listed caveated graded across 65 mentions in Docs & Knowledge Management answers
Prompt themes Notion would want to own

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

Best overall
9/9 · #1×8
Use-case fit
9/9 · #1×7
Top tools in 2026
9/9 · #1×4
Startup & small team
9/9 · #1×8
Feature-led ask
9/9 · #1×9
If you could pick one
9/9 · #1×6
Enterprise pick
7/9
Budget & alternatives
4/9
Most co-mentioned competitors

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

Confluence
85%
Obsidian
45%
Guru
42%
Coda
35%
Slab
28%
Outline
23%

Head-to-head: Notion vs Confluence · Notion vs Asana

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

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