Best overall · Prompt 1 of 8 · July 2026

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

“What's the best website builder for a business site?”

ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot

“Best” depends a bit on what you care about (ease, design, price, scalability), but here’s a clear, no-nonsense breakdown so you can pick quickly: If you want the easiest, polished business site: Wix — super beginner-friendly, tons of templates, drag-and-drop. Good for most small businesses. Slight downside: can get messy if you redesign later. If you want something clean and professional-looking fast: Squarespace —…

Named across its answers: 1. Wix2. Squarespace3. WordPress4. Shopify5. Webflow

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

Wix dominates this question, appearing in all 9 answers with a 1.3 average position and leading 6 times, while Squarespace trails closely but never escapes second billing. The Wix-Squarespace lock on first and second slots means any brand outside that pair, including Webflow and Shopify, is fighting for marginal visibility with buyers.

AI-generated read of the July 2026 measurements.

Who wins this question

Owned Consensus

All three models name Wix, Squarespace, WordPress, Shopify and Webflow on this question.

ChatGPT

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Gemini mentioned · first · avg. pos

Wix 111212121 9/9 · 6× first · #1.3

Squarespace 222121212 9/9 · 3× first · #1.7

Shopify 434343333 9/9 · never first · #3.3

WordPress 343535444 9/9 · never first · #3.9

Webflow 5566855 7/9 · never first · #5.7

BigCommerce 454 3/9 · never first · #4.3

GoDaddy Website Builder 777 3/9 · never first · #7

Weebly 868 3/9 · never first · #7.3

Carrd 5 1/9 · never first · #5

Hostinger 5 1/9 · never first · #5

GoDaddy 6 1/9 · never first · #6

Elementor 6 1/9 · never first · #6

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 13 brands named at least once. Never mentioned here: Framer, Contentful, Sanity, Adobe Experience Manager, Unbounce, Sitecore, Drupal, Acquia.