The Models · 4 tracked · the same questions, every close
Four models. Four opinions. One record.
Every ranking on the index is measured the same way on each of these models: the same buying questions, every close, answers recorded and scored independently. These profiles explain what each model is and how its column behaves.
Every column is quoted on the model’s official API with web search enabled API + Search: measured on the official model API with web search enabled so the record stays comparable. True browser listings, recorded from the consumer apps, arrive with WDIR Ranked, the Pro product. WDIR Ranked · Coming soon
- ChatGPTOpenAIAPI + Search: measured on the official model API with web search enabled
ChatGPT is OpenAI’s conversational assistant and the most widely used AI chat product in the world. When people ask it “what’s the best CRM for a small team?”, its answer functions as a recommendation engine. The brands it names first capture the intent.
agrees with consensus #1 in 2 of 141 categories - ClaudeAnthropicAPI + Search: measured on the official model API with web search enabled
Claude is Anthropic’s AI assistant, used heavily for research and professional work. Its product recommendations reach a technical, high-intent audience. These are the people who evaluate tools before their companies buy them.
agrees with consensus #1 in 37 of 141 categories - GeminiGoogleAPI + Search: measured on the official model API with web search enabled
Gemini is Google’s AI assistant, wired into Search, Android, and Workspace. Its recommendations sit closest to the search traffic brands already compete for. When Gemini names a brand, that answer often replaces a page of blue links.
agrees with consensus #1 in 100 of 141 categories - PerplexityPerplexity AIAPI + Search: measured on the official model API with web search enabled
Perplexity is an answer engine: every response is grounded in live web sources with citations. It has become a default research tool for buyers who want a sourced shortlist instead of ten open tabs.
agrees with consensus #1 in 56 of 141 categories