Brand report · September 2026

Populi: AI Visibility Report

When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about higher education sis, Populi ranks #6 of 15, a Visibility Score of 31 in Higher Education SIS .

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 Populi

One arena, mid-table: Populi lives and dies in Higher Ed SIS.

Where it wins. A 46% mention rate puts Populi in roughly half of all Higher Education SIS conversations AI models generate, which is real shelf presence for a rank-5 player in a 15-vendor field.

Where it loses. First-pick rate sits at 18%, meaning AI models surface Populi as an option far more often than they crown it the answer, and the complete absence from enterprise-pick prompts signals the models read it as a small-institution tool, limiting the deals it can influence.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

Higher Education SIS · #6 of 15

31 / 100 first snapshot (September 2026)

46%

mention rate (72 answers)

4

avg. position

18%

first pick

7%

share of voice

First snapshot: September 2026. The trend line appears with the second monthly measurement; no modeled history.

ChatGPT

23

Claude

25

Gemini

45

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

How the models portray Populi

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).

79% 9% 12%

endorsed · 95% band 62–89% listed caveated graded across 33 mentions in Higher Education SIS answers

Prompt themes Populi would want to own

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

9/9 · #1×8

7/9 · #1×2

6/9

6/9 · #1×3

2/9

Budget & alternatives

2/9

If you could pick one

1/9

Enterprise pick

0/9

Gaps Enterprise pick

Most co-mentioned competitors

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

82%

76%

55%

52%

48%

24%

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

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