The August 2026 Index Report
109 categories changed hands · Veterans United climbed 15 places in mortgage lenders · 106 categories left the assistants split. Every line below is computed from the frozen August 2026 edition and its predecessor. Nothing here is written by hand, and nothing is for sale.
New #1s · 12
Biggest risers
Biggest fallers
Notable entrants · new to the top 5
Where the assistants disagree
Savings accounts divides the assistants — 7 different top answers across the 7 we track, led by Ally Bank (DeepSeek).
No consensus in SEO companies: WebFX leads for DeepSeek and Copilot, Google for Google AI, and 5 other picks split the rest.
Multivitamins divides the assistants — 6 different top answers across the 7 we track, led by Nature Made (ChatGPT and DeepSeek).
No consensus in 3PL companies: ShipBob leads for ChatGPT and Gemini, DHL Supply Chain for Perplexity and DeepSeek, and 3 other picks split the rest.
AI meeting assistants divides the assistants — 5 different top answers across the 8 we track, led by Fathom (ChatGPT and Gemini).
No consensus in coding bootcamps: General Assembly leads for ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot, Springboard for Grok, and 3 other picks split the rest.
Content marketing agencies divides the assistants — 5 different top answers across the 7 we track, led by Siege Media (Claude, Perplexity and Copilot).
No consensus in credit cards: Chase leads for ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity, American Express for Copilot, and 3 other picks split the rest.
Closest races
Every claim above links to the frozen August 2026 record: the full ranking, the per-assistant splits, and every verbatim answer as captured. Rankings are computed from AI responses alone and are not for sale. Browse the August 2026 edition → Read the methodology →