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Brand report · September 2026

Replit Replit: AI Visibility Report

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When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about ai app builders, Replit ranks #2 of 15, a Visibility Score of 50 in AI App Builders (and appears in 2 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 Replit

Strong in AI App Builders, nearly invisible in code hosting.

Where it wins. Replit earns a rank 2 position in AI App Builders with a 63.9% mention rate, putting it firmly in the conversation when buyers ask about building apps with AI. That reach is real and consistent across the strongest prompt themes.

Where it loses. In Code Hosting and Collaboration, a 4.2% mention rate and zero first-pick selections across 15 competitors signals that AI models treat Replit as a builder tool, not a hosting platform, and no prompt theme in that category surfaces it reliably.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

On message

How Replit positions itself vs how AI ranks it

Replit claims AI App Builders and the models back it: #1 of 15 there.

The pitch

"Build apps and sites with AI"

Positions in AI App Builders
What AI actually says
In AI App Builders #1 of 15, claim holds

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

AI App Builders · #2 of 15

50 / 100 flat vs last month
64%
mention rate (72 answers)
3
avg. position
18%
first pick
9%
share of voice
51.5Jul 2026Jul 2026: 51.550.6Aug 2026Aug 2026: 50.649.7Sep 2026Sep 2026: 49.7
ChatGPT
56
Claude
33
Gemini
60

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

How the models portray Replit

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).

57% 37%
endorsed · 95% band 42–70% listed caveated graded across 46 mentions in AI App Builders answers
Prompt themes Replit would want to own

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

Best overall
9/9 · #1×1
Use-case fit
9/9 · #1×5
Top tools in 2026
9/9 · #1×1
Budget & alternatives
7/9 · #1×3
If you could pick one
6/9 · #1×3

Gaps Enterprise pick

Most co-mentioned competitors

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

Lovable
98%
Bolt
76%
Cursor
67%
v0
63%
Bubble
37%
GitHub Copilot
35%

Head-to-head: Replit vs Lovable

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

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