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Brand report · September 2026

Obsidian Obsidian: AI Visibility Report

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When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about docs & knowledge management, Obsidian ranks #3 of 15, a Visibility Score of 26 in Docs & Knowledge 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 Obsidian

One category, one race, stuck at third.

Where it wins. Obsidian lands a 40% mention rate in Docs and Knowledge Management, which earns it rank 3 of 15 in the only field where it registers at all.

Where it loses. AI models never open with Obsidian as the top pick, and it drops out entirely when buyers frame questions around enterprise fit or budget comparisons, which is where purchasing decisions tend to close.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

On message

How Obsidian positions itself vs how AI ranks it

Obsidian claims Docs & Knowledge Management and the models back it: #3 of 15 there.

The pitch

"Sharpen your thinking."

What AI actually says
In Docs & Knowledge Management #3 of 15, claim holds

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

Docs & Knowledge Management · #3 of 15

26 / 100 flat vs last month
40%
mention rate (72 answers)
5
avg. position
0%
first pick
6%
share of voice
31.4Jul 2026Jul 2026: 31.426.7Aug 2026Aug 2026: 26.725.7Sep 2026Sep 2026: 25.7
ChatGPT
13
Claude
37
Gemini
27

How the models portray Obsidian

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).

31% 34% 34%
endorsed · 95% band 17–49% listed caveated graded across 29 mentions in Docs & Knowledge Management answers
Prompt themes Obsidian would want to own

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

Gaps Enterprise pick · Budget & alternatives

Most co-mentioned competitors

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

Notion
100%
Confluence
90%
Outline
38%
Guru
38%
Coda
31%
Glean
24%

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

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