Thunderdome B2B SaaS AI Visibility Index

← Route Planning & Optimization ranking

Brand report · September 2026

Upper Route Planner Upper Route Planner: AI Visibility Report

upperinc.com ↗

When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about route planning & optimization, Upper Route Planner ranks #8 of 15, a Visibility Score of 14 in Route Planning & Optimization .

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 Upper Route Planner

One race, rank 8 of 15, and zero first picks.

Where it wins. Upper Route Planner's entire AI footprint lives inside Route Planning & Optimization, and it does hold a 19% mention rate there, meaning models pull it into roughly one in five conversations about the category.

Where it loses. That 19% never converts to a recommendation lead: first-pick rate is zero, and the AI models skip it entirely when buyers ask about top tools, enterprise picks, or use-case fit, leaving it visible only when the conversation turns to budget alternatives and cheaper options.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

On message

How Upper Route Planner positions itself vs how AI ranks it

Upper Route Planner claims Route Planning & Optimization and the models back it: #8 of 15 there.

The pitch

"The operating system to make every route more profitable."

What AI actually says
In Route Planning & Optimization #8 of 15, claim holds

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

Route Planning & Optimization · #8 of 15

14 / 100 flat vs last month
19%
mention rate (72 answers)
4
avg. position
0%
first pick
3%
share of voice
11Jul 2026Jul 2026: 1111.8Aug 2026Aug 2026: 11.813.7Sep 2026Sep 2026: 13.7
ChatGPT
22
Claude
1
Gemini
18

How the models portray Upper Route Planner

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).

43% 50%
endorsed · 95% band 21–67% listed caveated graded across 14 mentions in Route Planning & Optimization answers
Prompt themes Upper Route Planner would want to own

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

Gaps Use-case fit · Top tools in 2026 · Enterprise pick · If you could pick one

Most co-mentioned competitors

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

Circuit
100%
Onfleet
64%
Route4Me
64%
OptimoRoute
57%
Routific
29%
Zeo Route Planner
29%

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

Get alerted on big movements

We rerun the index every month. Drop your email and pick what to watch in Route Planning & Optimization: the whole category or specific brands. Free, unsubscribe anytime.

Or watch specific brands:

Work at Upper Route Planner? Put this on your site: a live "AI-recommended" badge, grounded in this data, that updates monthly and links back here. Free. Get the badge →