Craft vs Roam Research: what AI actually recommends
The same buying questions, run after run, to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity: the record of which of these two they name first. No opinions, no scores we invented: what the models said.
AI currently favors Roam Research. Ahead in 1 of 1 shared category on consensus rank.
That is the latest close, not a verdict for all time. The model-by-model board below shows where they agree, where they split, and how both brands moved.
At the latest close, Craft leads 0 and Roam Research leads 1 across the 1 category they both appear in.
Beyond this pairing, Craft is ranked in 1 category; Roam Research is ranked in 2 categories. The board below is the shared slice, where the four models place these two side by side.
The record, category by category.
Consensus rank · latest close- #7Roam ResearchNew entry at the last closespread 10Claude#8Gemini#4
- #9CraftDown 3 from the last closespread 10Claude#6Gemini#6
On consensus rank, Roam Research leads here, #7 to Craft's #9. 23 to 22 on the 0-100 score. The models split: Claude rank Craft ahead, while Gemini keep Roam Research in front. Roam Research is new to the board at this close.
What the models actually said.
The ranking is the answer; these are the words behind it. Every quote is from a recorded model answer — follow the category to read it whole.
Craft
Craft — Best for people who value a polished writing experience and want notes, daily planning, calendar context, and tasks without building a complicated Notion system.
ChatGPT
Roam Research
Roam Research – Pioneered the networked-thought/bidirectional-linking approach and is still favored by researchers and writers doing deep knowledge synthesis, though it has a steeper learning curve and higher price.
Claude
Where the models split.
Across all 1 category these two share, at least one model breaks from the others every time. There is no category where the four line up cleanly.
Model by model, Claude is Craft's strongest backer, placing it ahead in 1 of the 1; Gemini leans the other way, favoring Roam Research in 1.
- ChatGPTsplit 0-0
- Claudefavors Craft 1-0
- Geminifavors Roam Research 1-0
- Perplexitysplit 0-0