Thunderdome B2B SaaS AI Perception Index
The Perception Lab

What the models believe each brand is

The index measures which brands ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini name unprompted. The lab goes deeper for enrolled subjects: aided recommendation verdicts, forced-choice runs against named competitors, and grounded citation audits of whose content the models actually read. Every number re-measures monthly. Methodology →

Braintrust measured Sep 25, 2026

The enterprise platform for building reliable AI products story has not landed: the models' top label is still prompt-testing and evals tool (70%), the target label reaches 1%.

83% forced-choice wins 68% on production observability (weakest) 50% citations competitor-authored
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Close measured Sep 27, 2026

The AI-powered sales CRM with an autonomous AI teammate story has not landed: the models' top label is still SMB sales CRM with a built-in dialer (98%), the target label reaches 1%.

86% forced-choice wins 78% on autonomous AI selling (weakest) 31% citations competitor-authored
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Klaviyo measured Sep 21, 2026

The B2C CRM built on customer data story has not landed: the models' top label is still marketing automation platform (90%), the target label reaches 2%.

74% forced-choice wins 43% on enterprise needs (weakest) 36% citations competitor-authored
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Lattice measured Sep 21, 2026

The all-in-one people platform (HRIS, payroll, performance) story has not landed: the models' top label is still talent management suite (47%), the target label reaches 18%.

53% forced-choice wins 25% on core HRIS (weakest) 34% citations competitor-authored
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Linear measured Sep 25, 2026

The the system for modern product development story has not landed: the models' top label is still sleek issue tracker for startup engineering teams (98%), the target label reaches 0%.

64% forced-choice wins 10% on company-wide work (weakest) 46% citations competitor-authored
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Retool measured Sep 20, 2026

The AI app generation platform story has not landed: the models' top label is still drag-and-drop / low-code builder (97%), the target label reaches 3%.

85% forced-choice wins 55% on AI-assisted app building (weakest) 46% citations competitor-authored
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Zendesk measured Sep 22, 2026

The AI-powered resolution platform for customer service story has not landed: the models' top label is still omnichannel customer experience suite (72%), the target label reaches 11%.

75% forced-choice wins 38% on startup needs (weakest) 67% citations competitor-authored
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Subjects are enrolled by the operator and measured with the same battery, so labs are comparable brand to brand. Lab answers never touch the Visibility Score.