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Brand report · September 2026

Tropic Tropic: AI Visibility Report

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When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about saas procurement & spend, Tropic ranks #6 of 15, a Visibility Score of 27 in SaaS Procurement & Spend .

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 Tropic

Midfield in its only race, with a weak conversion rate.

Where it wins. Tropic lands in 43% of procurement and spend conversations, which keeps it genuinely competitive in a 15-brand field ranked sixth overall.

Where it loses. A 2.8% first-pick rate means buyers hear the name but reach for something else, and the AI models skip Tropic entirely when the prompt shifts to enterprise procurement decisions.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

SaaS Procurement & Spend · #6 of 15

27 / 100 flat vs last month
43%
mention rate (72 answers)
5
avg. position
3%
first pick
6%
share of voice
28.2Jul 2026Jul 2026: 28.227.2Aug 2026Aug 2026: 27.227.1Sep 2026Sep 2026: 27.1
ChatGPT
30
Claude
10
Gemini
42

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

How the models portray Tropic

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).

58% 35%
endorsed · 95% band 41–74% listed caveated graded across 31 mentions in SaaS Procurement & Spend answers
Prompt themes Tropic would want to own

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

Top tools in 2026
7/9 · #1×1
If you could pick one
3/9 · #1×1

Gaps Enterprise pick

Most co-mentioned competitors

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

Vendr
100%
Zylo
87%
Productiv
61%
Ramp
55%
Torii
55%
Brex
42%

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

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