If you could pick one · Prompt 7 of 8 · July 2026

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

“If you could only pick one route planning tool, which one and why?”

ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot

If I had to pick just one: Google Maps. Not because it’s perfect, but because it’s the best all-arounder for most people, most of the time. It hits the sweet spot on: Coverage: works almost anywhere globally with solid data Real-time traffic: still among the most reliable Multi-modal routing: driving, walking, transit, biking all in one place Search + discovery: finding places is built-in and excellent Ease of use:…

Named across its answers: 1. Google Maps2. Roadtrippers3. Organic Maps4. Gaia GPS5. Waze

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

Google Maps swept every answer, earning the first recommendation slot all 9 times across all three models, a level of consensus rarely seen in multi-model snapshots. Waze holds a secondary presence at position 2 in 6 answers, but the gap between first and second place makes this essentially a one-brand question.

AI-generated read of the July 2026 measurements.

Who wins this question

Owned Consensus

All three models name Google Maps and Waze on this question.

ChatGPT

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Gemini mentioned · first · avg. pos

Google Maps 111111111 9/9 · 9× first · #1

Waze 222222 6/9 · never first · #2

Komoot 56533 5/9 · never first · #4.4

Gaia GPS 4666 4/9 · never first · #5.5

Organic Maps 337 3/9 · never first · #4.3

Roadtrippers 22 2/9 · never first · #2

Maps.me 42 2/9 · never first · #3

Apple Maps 33 2/9 · never first · #3

OsmAnd 35 2/9 · never first · #4

OptimoRoute 45 2/9 · never first · #4.5

ABRP 45 2/9 · never first · #4.5

RouteXL 3 1/9 · never first · #3

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 17 brands named at least once. Never mentioned here: Onfleet, Routific, Upper Route Planner, Bringg, Tookan, Samsara, HERE Technologies, Circuit Route Planner, Descartes.