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Public AI API Brands brand benchmark

Ranks a reviewed AI API Brands brand universe using a fixed, public set of neutral commercial prompts across 3 AI providers.

4-ai-model-api-platforms-2026-07-26-models-64232fd32583

Version

Jul 27, 2026

Published

7

Boards

public-ai-model-api-brand-benchmark

Method ID

Where the facts come from

Providers
  • Provider

    openai

    Configured Model

    openai/gpt-4o-mini

  • Provider

    anthropic

    Configured Model

    anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5

  • Provider

    gemini

    Configured Model

    google/gemini-2.5-flash

Provider Views
  • Provider

    openai

    Board Slug

    ai-brand-openai-visibility

    Primary Metric Slug

    public-prompt-openai-brand-recommendation-presence

  • Provider

    anthropic

    Board Slug

    ai-brand-anthropic-visibility

    Primary Metric Slug

    public-prompt-anthropic-brand-recommendation-presence

  • Provider

    gemini

    Board Slug

    ai-brand-gemini-visibility

    Primary Metric Slug

    public-prompt-gemini-brand-recommendation-presence

Provider Matrix Version

64232fd32583

How the order is produced

recommendation-prompt presence descending; mention coverage, engine breadth, mention share, citation share, then entity slug

When the method reruns

  • The prompt boards are re-run in rotation, about one category a day, so each board refreshes every few weeks and shows the date of its snapshot.

Boards

Boards using this version

BoardPrimary measureRowsConfidenceSnapshotBoard versionRefreshBoard
AI model/API platform presencepublic-prompt-brand-recommendation-presence17100%Sep 10, 20264-ai-model-api-platforms-2026-07-26-models-64232fd32583Rotating scheduleOpen the board: AI model/API platform presence
AI brand visibilitypublic-prompt-brand-mention-coverage17100%Sep 10, 20264-ai-model-api-platforms-2026-07-26-models-64232fd32583Rotating scheduleOpen the board: AI brand visibility
AI brand citation sharepublic-prompt-brand-citation-share17100%Sep 10, 20264-ai-model-api-platforms-2026-07-26-models-64232fd32583Rotating scheduleOpen the board: AI brand citation share
AI brand engine breadthpublic-prompt-brand-engine-breadth17100%Sep 10, 20264-ai-model-api-platforms-2026-07-26-models-64232fd32583Rotating scheduleOpen the board: AI brand engine breadth
Brands in OpenAI model API answerspublic-prompt-openai-brand-recommendation-presence17100%Sep 10, 20264-ai-model-api-platforms-2026-07-26-models-64232fd32583Rotating scheduleOpen the board: Brands in OpenAI model API answers
Brands in Anthropic model API answerspublic-prompt-anthropic-brand-recommendation-presence17100%Sep 10, 20264-ai-model-api-platforms-2026-07-26-models-64232fd32583Rotating scheduleOpen the board: Brands in Anthropic model API answers
Brands in Gemini model API answerspublic-prompt-gemini-brand-recommendation-presence17100%Sep 10, 20264-ai-model-api-platforms-2026-07-26-models-64232fd32583Rotating scheduleOpen the board: Brands in Gemini model API answers

Versioned contract

Complete measurement ledger

Cohort

Not specified.

Prompts

  • Slug

    best-production-llm-api

    Text

    What are the best LLM API platforms for a production application?

    Intent

    recommendation

  • Slug

    enterprise-llm-api-providers

    Text

    Which AI model API providers are strongest for enterprise software teams?

    Intent

    recommendation

  • Slug

    reliable-model-api

    Text

    Recommend a reliable hosted model API for a customer-facing product.

    Intent

    recommendation

  • Slug

    low-latency-inference-api

    Text

    Which hosted AI inference platforms offer the lowest latency?

    Intent

    recommendation

  • Slug

    cost-effective-model-api

    Text

    What are the most cost-effective LLM API providers at scale?

    Intent

    recommendation

  • Slug

    multimodal-model-api

    Text

    Recommend the best multimodal model APIs for text and image workflows.

    Intent

    recommendation

  • Slug

    open-model-hosting-api

    Text

    Which platforms are best for hosting open-weight models behind an API?

    Intent

    recommendation

  • Slug

    ai-api-startup

    Text

    What AI model API platform should an early-stage startup evaluate first?

    Intent

    recommendation

  • Slug

    regulated-industry-model-api

    Text

    Recommend AI model API providers for regulated enterprise workloads.

    Intent

    recommendation

  • Slug

    developer-friendly-llm-api

    Text

    Which LLM API platforms have the best developer experience?

    Intent

    recommendation

  • Slug

    model-routing-platform

    Text

    What are the best platforms for routing requests across multiple AI models?

    Intent

    recommendation

  • Slug

    high-throughput-ai-api

    Text

    Recommend hosted AI APIs for high-throughput batch inference.

    Intent

    recommendation

  • Slug

    compare-leading-model-apis

    Text

    Compare the leading AI model APIs for production use.

    Intent

    commercial

  • Slug

    llm-api-pricing-comparison

    Text

    How do major LLM API platforms compare on pricing and rate limits?

    Intent

    commercial

  • Slug

    model-api-security-comparison

    Text

    Compare AI model API providers on security, privacy, and compliance.

    Intent

    commercial

  • Slug

    model-api-context-comparison

    Text

    Which AI model APIs offer the strongest context windows and tool use?

    Intent

    commercial

  • Slug

    model-api-observability

    Text

    Compare hosted model platforms for observability and production controls.

    Intent

    commercial

  • Slug

    model-api-global-availability

    Text

    Which LLM API providers have the best global availability and uptime?

    Intent

    commercial

  • Slug

    fine-tuning-api-comparison

    Text

    Compare AI platforms that support managed fine-tuning and custom models.

    Intent

    commercial

  • Slug

    model-api-vendor-shortlist

    Text

    Create a shortlist of AI model API vendors for a technical buying team.

    Intent

    commercial

Category

ai-model-api-platforms

Providers

  • Provider

    openai

    Configured Model

    openai/gpt-4o-mini

  • Provider

    anthropic

    Configured Model

    anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5

  • Provider

    gemini

    Configured Model

    google/gemini-2.5-flash

Cost Policy

Cost Basis

Provider-reported LLM cost returned by the existing AI Rank provider/cache layer.

Maximum Daily Billed Cost Usd

2.00

Maximum Daily Provider Calls

60

Maximum Daily Provider Attempts Including Retries

72

Limitations

  • This is one response per prompt/provider pair in each run; model output can vary between runs.
  • The fixed 20-prompt AI API Brands category does not estimate general market share or brand awareness.
  • Presence share and citation share are relative only to the reviewed 17-brand universe; untracked brands are excluded from those denominators.
  • OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are both evaluated brands and configured model providers; no self-provider bias correction is applied.

Rank Formula

recommendation-prompt presence descending; mention coverage, engine breadth, mention share, citation share, then entity slug

Answer Policy

Published Evidence

answer hashes, deterministic bounded brand counts, and deduplicated URL-derived citation counts

Full Provider Answers Published

No

Full Provider Answers Stored In Public Index

No

Corpus Version

ai-model-api-platforms-2026-07-26

Provider Views

  • Provider

    openai

    Board Slug

    ai-brand-openai-visibility

    Primary Metric Slug

    public-prompt-openai-brand-recommendation-presence

  • Provider

    anthropic

    Board Slug

    ai-brand-anthropic-visibility

    Primary Metric Slug

    public-prompt-anthropic-brand-recommendation-presence

  • Provider

    gemini

    Board Slug

    ai-brand-gemini-visibility

    Primary Metric Slug

    public-prompt-gemini-brand-recommendation-presence

Runner Version

4

Canonical Brands

  • Name

    OpenAI

    Aliases
    • OpenAI
    • ChatGPT
    Entity Slug

    openai

    Primary Domain

    openai.com

    Citation Domains
    • openai.com
    • platform.openai.com
    Case Sensitive Aliases
    • Name

      Anthropic

      Aliases
      • Anthropic
      • Claude
      Entity Slug

      anthropic

      Primary Domain

      anthropic.com

      Citation Domains
      • anthropic.com
      • docs.anthropic.com
      Case Sensitive Aliases
      • Name

        Google Gemini

        Aliases
        • Google Gemini
        • Gemini
        • Google AI
        Entity Slug

        google-gemini

        Primary Domain

        ai.google.dev

        Citation Domains
        • ai.google.dev
        • deepmind.google
        • gemini.google.com
        Case Sensitive Aliases
        • Name

          Mistral AI

          Aliases
          • Mistral AI
          • Mistral
          Entity Slug

          mistral-ai

          Primary Domain

          mistral.ai

          Citation Domains
          • mistral.ai
          • docs.mistral.ai
          Case Sensitive Aliases
          • Name

            Cohere

            Aliases
            • Cohere
            Entity Slug

            cohere

            Primary Domain

            cohere.com

            Citation Domains
            • cohere.com
            • docs.cohere.com
            Case Sensitive Aliases
            • Name

              xAI

              Aliases
              • xAI
              • Grok
              Entity Slug

              xai

              Primary Domain

              x.ai

              Citation Domains
              • x.ai
              • docs.x.ai
              Case Sensitive Aliases
              • Name

                Perplexity AI

                Aliases
                • Perplexity AI
                • Perplexity
                Entity Slug

                perplexity-ai

                Primary Domain

                perplexity.ai

                Citation Domains
                • perplexity.ai
                • docs.perplexity.ai
                Case Sensitive Aliases
                • Name

                  DeepSeek

                  Aliases
                  • DeepSeek
                  Entity Slug

                  deepseek

                  Primary Domain

                  deepseek.com

                  Citation Domains
                  • deepseek.com
                  • api-docs.deepseek.com
                  Case Sensitive Aliases
                  • Name

                    Microsoft Azure AI

                    Aliases
                    • Microsoft Azure AI
                    • Azure AI
                    • Azure OpenAI
                    Entity Slug

                    azure-ai

                    Primary Domain

                    azure.microsoft.com

                    Citation Domains
                    • azure.microsoft.com
                    • learn.microsoft.com
                    Case Sensitive Aliases
                    • Name

                      Amazon Bedrock

                      Aliases
                      • Amazon Bedrock
                      • AWS Bedrock
                      Entity Slug

                      aws-bedrock

                      Primary Domain

                      aws.amazon.com

                      Citation Domains
                      • aws.amazon.com
                      • docs.aws.amazon.com
                      Case Sensitive Aliases
                      • Name

                        Together AI

                        Aliases
                        • Together AI
                        Entity Slug

                        together-ai

                        Primary Domain

                        together.ai

                        Citation Domains
                        • together.ai
                        • docs.together.ai
                        Case Sensitive Aliases
                        • Name

                          Groq

                          Aliases
                          • Groq
                          • GroqCloud
                          Entity Slug

                          groq

                          Primary Domain

                          groq.com

                          Citation Domains
                          • groq.com
                          • console.groq.com
                          Case Sensitive Aliases
                          • Name

                            Fireworks AI

                            Aliases
                            • Fireworks AI
                            Entity Slug

                            fireworks-ai

                            Primary Domain

                            fireworks.ai

                            Citation Domains
                            • fireworks.ai
                            • docs.fireworks.ai
                            Case Sensitive Aliases
                            • Name

                              OpenRouter

                              Aliases
                              • OpenRouter
                              Entity Slug

                              openrouter

                              Primary Domain

                              openrouter.ai

                              Citation Domains
                              • openrouter.ai
                              Case Sensitive Aliases
                              • Name

                                Hugging Face

                                Aliases
                                • Hugging Face
                                Entity Slug

                                hugging-face

                                Primary Domain

                                huggingface.co

                                Citation Domains
                                • huggingface.co
                                Case Sensitive Aliases
                                • Name

                                  Replicate

                                  Aliases
                                  • Replicate
                                  Entity Slug

                                  replicate

                                  Primary Domain

                                  replicate.com

                                  Citation Domains
                                  • replicate.com
                                  Case Sensitive Aliases
                                  • Replicate
                                • Name

                                  Cerebras

                                  Aliases
                                  • Cerebras
                                  • Cerebras Inference
                                  Entity Slug

                                  cerebras

                                  Primary Domain

                                  cerebras.ai

                                  Citation Domains
                                  • cerebras.ai
                                  • inference.cerebras.ai
                                  Case Sensitive Aliases

                                  Benchmark Version

                                  4-ai-model-api-platforms-2026-07-26-models-64232fd32583

                                  Evaluation Surface

                                  Search

                                  A common Rank.ai web-search tool is available to all three configured models.

                                  Gateway

                                  Rank.ai's configured OpenRouter-compatible gateway

                                  Not Consumer Products

                                  Results measure the configured model/API runs, not the ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini consumer application interfaces.

                                  Strict Completeness

                                  Prompt Count

                                  20

                                  Provider Count

                                  3

                                  Required Successful Runs

                                  60

                                  Measurement Semantics

                                  Confidence

                                  A value of 1.0 means the complete frozen cohort passed the deterministic extraction and publication gates; it is not a statistical confidence interval.

                                  Citation Share Denominator

                                  Distinct answer-level HTTP(S) citation URLs whose URL-derived hostname matches any reviewed brand domain.

                                  Presence Share Denominator

                                  The sum of reviewed-brand answer-presences. One answer may contribute presence to multiple brands.

                                  Mention Coverage Denominator

                                  60 answers: all 20 prompts multiplied by 3 configured providers.

                                  Provider Citation Share Denominator

                                  Distinct reviewed-brand-domain citations within the named configured model API provider's 20-answer cohort.

                                  Recommendation Presence Denominator

                                  36 answers: recommendation-intent prompts multiplied by 3 configured providers.

                                  Provider Mention Coverage Denominator

                                  20 prompts for the named configured model API provider.

                                  Provider Recommendation Presence Denominator

                                  12 recommendation-intent prompts for the named configured model API provider.

                                  Provider Matrix Version

                                  64232fd32583

                                  Recommendation Semantics

                                  Presence means mentioned or cited in an answer to a recommendation-intent prompt. It does not claim positive recommendation, endorsement, or sentiment.

                                  Enter your website. In about two minutes, Rank.ai asks ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini 12 questions your customers ask and grades how often they name you.

                                  • Your grade out of 100How often AI names you, cites your site, and how high it ranks you.
                                  • Who gets namedEvery competitor in the answers, most named first.
                                  • The pages AI readsThe sources behind each answer.
                                  • Three fixesWhat to fix first, with a brief for the first article.