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Top tools in 2026 · Prompt 3 of 8 · September 2026

A real buyer question from the September 2026 snapshot, asked 3× to each of the three models. 9 answers recorded.

“What are the top loan origination and lending platforms in 2026?”

ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot

…are major LOS/lending platforms used by banks, credit unions, and large lenders: nCino Leading cloud-based banking and commercial lending platform. Strong in commercial, small business, and retail lending workflows. ICE Mortgage Technology (Encompass) Still one of the dominant mortgage loan origination platforms, especially for U.S. mortgage lenders. Blend Strong digital origination experience for mortgages,…

Named across its answers: 1. nCino2. Temenos3. Finastra4. ICE Mortgage Technology5. Blend

Verbatim excerpt from one collected ChatGPT answer; formatting flattened, words untouched.

nCino dominates this question, appearing in all 9 answers and leading 6 of them at an average position of 1.8, while Blend matches its coverage but sits far back at position 5.4 with zero first mentions. The gap between coverage and position separating these two shows that visibility alone understates how decisively nCino controls the top slot buyers actually see first.

AI-generated read of the September 2026 measurements.

Who wins this question

Owned Consensus

All three models name nCino, Temenos and Blend on this question.

ChatGPTClaudeGemini mentioned · first · avg. pos
nCino 111235111 9/9 · 6× first · #1.8
Blend 9310549432 9/9 · never first · #5.4
Temenos 263473 6/9 · never first · #4.2
ICE Mortgage Technology 826225 6/9 · never first · #4.2
Finastra 352566 6/9 · never first · #4.5
Upstart 967743 6/9 · never first · #6
MeridianLink 494106 5/9 · never first · #6.6
Mambu 10554 4/9 · never first · #6
LoanPro 111296 4/9 · never first · #9.5
Encompass 111 3/9 · 3× first · #1
FIS 1288 3/9 · never first · #9.3
Fundbox 121011 3/9 · never first · #11

Each square is one collected answer; the number is the brand's position in that answer. Lime = the very first recommendation. Unlinked brands were named by the models here but sit outside this category's published top 15 overall. Showing the top 12 of 43 brands named at least once. Never mentioned here: TurnKey Lender, Origence, AWS.

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Part of the Loan Origination & Lending Software snapshot: 72 answers across 8 prompts. Full category ranking · Compare brands head-to-head · Methodology.