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September 2026 snapshot · 72 AI answers Leader emerging

Dental Lab Management: AI Visibility Ranking

Lab management software for dental laboratories covering case tracking, production workflow, and billing. Right now, LabStar is the brand AI assistants recommend most, with a Visibility Score of 51 and the #1 spot in 31% of answers. Head-to-head: LabStar vs Labtrac →

These rankings are measured from what the three models know from training, not a live web search. When the models DO search the web, see which sources they cite. Methodology.

Three models, three different leaders: no consensus here.

LabStar tops the overall index at a score of 50.8, but that number masks a three-way disagreement: Gemini favors LabStar heavily while ChatGPT leans toward Labtrac at 56, and Claude splits its weight between LabStar and Labtrac equally. Evident is almost invisible to ChatGPT and Claude yet scores 71 with Gemini, meaning a buyer whose AI of choice is Gemini gets a very different shortlist than one using ChatGPT. For vendors in this category, model-specific visibility strategy matters more than chasing a single composite rank.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

# Brand Visibility Score Trend (2 mo) Mention rate Avg. position #1 pick rate Models
1 LabStar
51
±7
Aug 2026: 52.4 · Sep 2026: 50.8 flat 57% 2.1 31% ChatGPT #5 Claude #2 Gemini #1
2 Labtrac
39
±5.9
Aug 2026: 33.6 · Sep 2026: 38.9 flat 46% 2.5 15% ChatGPT #1 Claude #1 Gemini #10
3 Magic Touch
28
±5
Aug 2026: 21.8 · Sep 2026: 28.1 flat 33% 2.6 0% ChatGPT #3 Claude Gemini #3
4 Evident
24
±2.7
Aug 2026: 26.1 · Sep 2026: 23.8 flat 28% 2.5 7% ChatGPT Claude Gemini #2
5 Labnext
16
±5.1
Aug 2026: 21.7 · Sep 2026: 16.1 flat 18% 2.1 7% ChatGPT #2 Claude Gemini
6 exocad
15
±2.9
Aug 2026: 5.6 · Sep 2026: 15.4 ▲ 10 18% 2.5 7% ChatGPT #4 Claude #6 Gemini #7
7 Dental Lab Manager
14
±5
Aug 2026: 16.4 · Sep 2026: 14.3 flat 17% 2.4 1% ChatGPT Claude #3 Gemini
8 3Shape
12
±4.8
Aug 2026: 4.6 · Sep 2026: 11.8 ▲ 7 17% 3.9 1% ChatGPT #6 Claude #8 Gemini #6
9 EasyRx
10
±3.9
Aug 2026: 14.2 · Sep 2026: 10.4 flat 15% 4.2 0% ChatGPT Claude Gemini #4
10 3Shape Dental System
8
±3.7
Aug 2026: 10.8 · Sep 2026: 8.2 flat 8% 1.2 7% ChatGPT #7 Claude #5 Gemini
11 Magic Touch Software
6
±3.2
Aug 2026: 11.4 · Sep 2026: 6.4 ▼ 5 8% 3.3 1% ChatGPT Claude Gemini #5
12 Medit Link
6
±3.9
Aug 2026: 3.5 · Sep 2026: 6.3 flat 10% 4.6 0% ChatGPT #8 Claude Gemini #8
13 LabArchives
6
±4.7
Aug 2026: 3.5 · Sep 2026: 5.6 flat 6% 1.0 6% ChatGPT Claude #4 Gemini
14 QuickBooks
5
±3.8
Aug 2026: 6.7 · Sep 2026: 5.3 flat 10% 5.6 0% ChatGPT #10 Claude #7 Gemini #11
15 3Shape LMS
5
±4.6
Aug 2026: 7.2 · Sep 2026: 5.1 flat 7% 3.6 1% ChatGPT #9 Claude Gemini #9

The ± under each score is the reliability band: how much the number would move if we re-ran the identical measurement. It is tight because each prompt is sampled multiple times. It is not the same as how much the ranking depends on which prompts we ask — a separate, wider figure shown on hover.

Just below the cutoff: Dental Wings (5.1), Microsoft Entra ID (5), Okta (4.4), AWS (3.9), Dentsply Sirona (3.6). 112 brands were scored in this category; the leaderboard shows the top 15.

Visibility Score: position-weighted presence across all measured answers, 0 to 100. A score of 100 means the brand was the first recommendation in every answer. Every point in a trend line is a live monthly measurement; there is no modeled or backfilled history. Full methodology.

Openness 49/100: the share of this category's recommendation weight not held by the leader.

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Do the models agree?

Per-model Visibility Scores for the top 10. A long gray bar means the three assistants disagree about the brand. Hover a row for exact values.

ChatGPT Claude Gemini
0 25 50 75 100 Visibility Score · 0 = never mentioned, 100 = always the first recommendation LabStar Labtrac Magic Touch Evident Labnext exocad Dental Lab Manager 3Shape EasyRx 3Shape Dental System

Where they land in the answer

When a brand is mentioned, where does it appear? Box shows the middle 50% of positions, the thick line is the median, whiskers are the extremes. Hover a row for the detail.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Position in the answer · 1 = the first product recommended LabStar Labtrac Magic Touch Evident Labnext exocad Dental Lab Manager 3Shape EasyRx 3Shape Dental System

What each model recommends first

ChatGPT

gpt-5.4

1 Labtrac
56
2 Labnext
48
3 Magic Touch
45
4 exocad
23
5 LabStar
22

Claude

claude-sonnet-4-6

1 Labtrac
56
2 LabStar
52
3 Dental Lab Manager
43
4 LabArchives
17
5 3Shape Dental System
13

Gemini

gemini-3-flash-preview

1 LabStar
79
2 Evident
71
3 Magic Touch
39
4 EasyRx
31
5 Magic Touch Software
19

The questions we asked

Each model answered every prompt 3 times in September 2026. Prompts are brand-neutral so no vendor gets seeded into the question.

  1. Best overall
    What's the best lab management software for a dental laboratory? See who wins it →
  2. Use-case fit
    We're a mid-size dental lab that needs case tracking, production scheduling, and invoicing to dentists in one system. What should we use? See who wins it →
  3. Top tools in 2026
    What are the top dental lab management platforms in 2026? See who wins it →
  4. Startup & small team
    Which dental lab software is best for a small startup lab on a budget? See who wins it →
  5. Enterprise pick
    Which undefined should a large enterprise standardize on, considering security, compliance, and scale? See who wins it →
  6. Feature-led ask
    I need software to track cases from prescription to delivery, manage technicians, and bill accounts for our lab. What do you recommend? See who wins it →
  7. If you could pick one
    If you could only pick one dental lab management platform, which would it be and why? See who wins it →
  8. Budget & alternatives
    What dental lab software has the best integrations with digital scanners and CAD/CAM workflows? See who wins it →