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Ecosystem

The wider market AI runs on, from agents and datasets to public spending, plus who AI recommends in every software category.

Where it stands today

Today's leaders across the ecosystem boards.

3 of the boards on this page, as it published in the latest run. Every figure links back to the filing, release or price list it came from.

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LLM observability platform rankRecommendation-prompt presence
  1. Braintrust42%
  2. Arize AI / Phoenix33%
  3. Langfuse33%
AI agent framework rankRecommendation-prompt presence
  1. LangGraph / Deep Agents38%
  2. CrewAI29%
  3. Microsoft Agent Framework21%
Enterprise search platform rankRecommendation-prompt presence
  1. Glean25%
  2. Elastic Search AI25%
  3. Azure AI Search21%

Every software category now has an AI shortlist.
These boards show who is on it, category by category.

The same buying questions, run daily through three answer engines.

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LLM observability

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about AI observability, and which pages those answers cite.

LLM observability platform presenceLLM observability citation shareLLM observability engine breadthLLM observability in OpenAI model API answersLLM observability in Anthropic model API answersLLM observability in Gemini model API answersLLM observability buying prompt leadersLLM observability engine disagreementMost cited domains for LLM observability buying prompts

AI agent frameworks

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about Agent frameworks, and which pages those answers cite.

AI agent framework rank
  1. 1LangGraph / Deep Agents38%
  2. 2CrewAI29%
  3. 3Microsoft Agent Framework21%
LangGraph / Deep Agents leads by 8.3 points.16 brands
AI agent framework presenceAI agent framework citation shareAI agent framework engine breadthAgent frameworks in OpenAI model API answersAgent frameworks in Anthropic model API answersAgent frameworks in Gemini model API answersAgent-framework buying prompt leadersAgent-framework engine disagreementMost cited domains for agent-framework buying prompts

Enterprise search & RAG

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about Enterprise search, and which pages those answers cite.

Enterprise search platform presenceEnterprise search citation shareEnterprise search engine breadthEnterprise search in OpenAI model API answersEnterprise search in Anthropic model API answersEnterprise search in Gemini model API answersEnterprise-search buying prompt leadersEnterprise-search engine disagreementMost cited domains for enterprise-search buying prompts

AI coding & developer tools

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about AI developer tools, and which pages those answers cite.

AI developer tool rank
  1. 1GitHub Copilot38%
  2. 2Augment Code33%
  3. 3Claude Code29%
Augment Code climbed 2 places on the last run.16 brands
AI developer tool presenceAI developer tool citation shareAI developer tool engine breadthDeveloper tools in OpenAI model API answersDeveloper tools in Anthropic model API answersDeveloper tools in Gemini model API answersAI developer-tool buying prompt leadersAI developer-tool engine disagreementMost cited domains for AI developer-tool buying prompts

Cybersecurity platforms

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about Cybersecurity, and which pages those answers cite.

Cybersecurity platform rank
  1. 1Palo Alto Networks46%
  2. 2SentinelOne46%
  3. 3CrowdStrike29%
Palo Alto Networks climbed 2 places on the last run.16 brands
Cybersecurity platform presenceCybersecurity platform citation shareCybersecurity platform engine breadthCybersecurity platforms in OpenAI model API answersCybersecurity platforms in Anthropic model API answersCybersecurity platforms in Gemini model API answersCybersecurity buying prompt leadersCybersecurity engine disagreementMost cited domains for cybersecurity buying prompts

CRM platforms

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about CRM, and which pages those answers cite.

CRM platform rank
  1. 1Salesforce50%
  2. 2HubSpot46%
  3. 3Zoho CRM33%
Salesforce leads by 4.2 points.16 brands
CRM platform presenceCRM platform citation shareCRM platform engine breadthCRM platforms in OpenAI model API answersCRM platforms in Anthropic model API answersCRM platforms in Gemini model API answersCRM buying prompt leadersCRM engine disagreementMost cited domains for CRM buying prompts

Data platforms

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about Data, and which pages those answers cite.

Data platform rank
  1. 1Dremio25%
  2. 2Databricks25%
  3. 3Google BigQuery21%
Dremio climbed 4 places on the last run.16 brands
Data platform presenceData platform citation shareData platform engine breadthData platforms in OpenAI model API answersData platforms in Anthropic model API answersData platforms in Gemini model API answersData-platform buying prompt leadersData-platform engine disagreementMost cited domains for data-platform buying prompts

Data integration

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about Integration, and which pages those answers cite.

Data integration presenceData integration citation shareData integration engine breadthData integration vendors in OpenAI model API answersData integration vendors in Anthropic model API answersData integration vendors in Gemini model API answersData-integration buying prompt leadersData-integration engine disagreementMost cited domains for data-integration buying prompts

BI & analytics

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about BI & Analytics, and which pages those answers cite.

BI platform presenceBI platform citation shareBI platform engine breadthBI platforms in OpenAI model API answersBI platforms in Anthropic model API answersBI platforms in Gemini model API answersBI buying prompt leadersBI engine disagreementMost cited domains for BI buying prompts

Customer support

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about Support, and which pages those answers cite.

Customer support platform rank
  1. 1Zendesk54%
  2. 2HubSpot Service Hub29%
  3. 3Freshworks Freshdesk25%
HubSpot Service Hub climbed 3 places on the last run.12 brands
Customer support presenceCustomer support citation shareCustomer support engine breadthCustomer support vendors in OpenAI model API answersCustomer support vendors in Anthropic model API answersCustomer support vendors in Gemini model API answersCustomer-support buying prompt leadersCustomer-support engine disagreementMost cited domains for customer-support buying prompts

Marketing automation

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about Marketing, and which pages those answers cite.

Marketing automation presenceMarketing automation citation shareMarketing automation engine breadthMarketing platforms in OpenAI model API answersMarketing platforms in Anthropic model API answersMarketing platforms in Gemini model API answersMarketing buying prompt leadersMarketing engine disagreementMost cited domains for marketing buying prompts

Sales intelligence

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about Sales data, and which pages those answers cite.

Sales intelligence presenceSales intelligence citation shareSales intelligence engine breadthSales intelligence vendors in OpenAI model API answersSales intelligence vendors in Anthropic model API answersSales intelligence vendors in Gemini model API answersSales-intelligence buying prompt leadersSales-intelligence engine disagreementMost cited domains for sales-intelligence buying prompts

HR & recruiting

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about HR, and which pages those answers cite.

HR platform presenceHR platform citation shareHR platform engine breadthHR platforms in OpenAI model API answersHR platforms in Anthropic model API answersHR platforms in Gemini model API answersHR buying prompt leadersHR engine disagreementMost cited domains for HR buying prompts

Finance & ERP

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about ERP, and which pages those answers cite.

Finance & ERP presenceFinance & ERP citation shareFinance & ERP engine breadthFinance platforms in OpenAI model API answersFinance platforms in Anthropic model API answersFinance platforms in Gemini model API answersFinance & ERP buying prompt leadersFinance & ERP engine disagreementMost cited domains for finance and ERP buying prompts

Collaboration & productivity

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about Workplace, and which pages those answers cite.

Workplace platform presenceWorkplace platform citation shareWorkplace platform engine breadthWorkplace platforms in OpenAI model API answersWorkplace platforms in Anthropic model API answersWorkplace platforms in Gemini model API answersWorkplace buying prompt leadersWorkplace engine disagreementMost cited domains for workplace buying prompts

Design & creative

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about Creative, and which pages those answers cite.

Creative platform presenceCreative platform citation shareCreative platform engine breadthCreative platforms in OpenAI model API answersCreative platforms in Anthropic model API answersCreative platforms in Gemini model API answersCreative buying prompt leadersCreative-platform engine disagreementMost cited domains for creative buying prompts

Commerce platforms

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about Commerce, and which pages those answers cite.

Commerce platform rank
  1. 1Shopify54%
  2. 2BigCommerce50%
  3. 3Salesforce Commerce Cloud33%
Shopify leads by 4.2 points.12 brands
Commerce platform presenceCommerce platform citation shareCommerce platform engine breadthCommerce platforms in OpenAI model API answersCommerce platforms in Anthropic model API answersCommerce platforms in Gemini model API answersCommerce buying prompt leadersCommerce-platform engine disagreementMost cited domains for commerce buying prompts

AI meeting assistants

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about Meeting AI, and which pages those answers cite.

AI meeting assistants presenceAI meeting assistants citation shareAI meeting assistants engine breadthAI meeting assistants in OpenAI model API answersAI meeting assistants in Anthropic model API answersAI meeting assistants in Gemini model API answersAI meeting assistants buying prompt leadersAI meeting assistants engine disagreementAI meeting assistants prompt citation opportunitiesAI meeting assistants prompt volatilityMost cited domains for meeting ai buying promptsMost cited pages for meeting ai buying prompts

AI research assistants

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about Research AI, and which pages those answers cite.

AI research assistants presenceAI research assistants citation shareAI research assistants engine breadthAI research assistants in OpenAI model API answersAI research assistants in Anthropic model API answersAI research assistants in Gemini model API answersAI research assistants buying prompt leadersAI research assistants engine disagreementAI research assistants prompt citation opportunitiesAI research assistants prompt volatilityMost cited domains for research ai buying promptsMost cited pages for research ai buying prompts

AI writing & content

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about Content AI, and which pages those answers cite.

AI writing & content presenceAI writing & content citation shareAI writing & content engine breadthAI writing & content in OpenAI model API answersAI writing & content in Anthropic model API answersAI writing & content in Gemini model API answersAI writing & content buying prompt leadersAI writing & content engine disagreementAI writing & content prompt citation opportunitiesAI writing & content prompt volatilityMost cited domains for content ai buying promptsMost cited pages for content ai buying prompts

AI image generation

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about Image AI, and which pages those answers cite.

AI image generation presenceAI image generation citation shareAI image generation engine breadthAI image generation in OpenAI model API answersAI image generation in Anthropic model API answersAI image generation in Gemini model API answersAI image generation buying prompt leadersAI image generation engine disagreementAI image generation prompt citation opportunitiesAI image generation prompt volatilityMost cited domains for image ai buying promptsMost cited pages for image ai buying prompts

AI video generation

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about Video AI, and which pages those answers cite.

AI video generation presenceAI video generation citation shareAI video generation engine breadthAI video generation in OpenAI model API answersAI video generation in Anthropic model API answersAI video generation in Gemini model API answersAI video generation buying prompt leadersAI video generation engine disagreementAI video generation prompt citation opportunitiesAI video generation prompt volatilityMost cited domains for video ai buying promptsMost cited pages for video ai buying prompts

AI voice & audio

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about Voice AI, and which pages those answers cite.

AI voice & audio presenceAI voice & audio citation shareAI voice & audio engine breadthAI voice & audio in OpenAI model API answersAI voice & audio in Anthropic model API answersAI voice & audio in Gemini model API answersAI voice & audio buying prompt leadersAI voice & audio engine disagreementAI voice & audio prompt citation opportunitiesAI voice & audio prompt volatilityMost cited domains for voice ai buying promptsMost cited pages for voice ai buying prompts

Legal AI

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about Legal AI, and which pages those answers cite.

Legal AI rank
  1. 1Harvey46%
  2. 2CoCounsel33%
  3. 3Spellbook25%
Harvey is 21 points clear of third.12 brands
Legal AI presenceLegal AI citation shareLegal AI engine breadthLegal AI in OpenAI model API answersLegal AI in Anthropic model API answersLegal AI in Gemini model API answersLegal AI buying prompt leadersLegal AI engine disagreementLegal AI prompt citation opportunitiesLegal AI prompt volatilityMost cited domains for legal ai buying promptsMost cited pages for legal ai buying prompts

Clinical AI documentation

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about Clinical AI, and which pages those answers cite.

Clinical AI documentation presenceClinical AI documentation citation shareClinical AI documentation engine breadthClinical AI documentation in OpenAI model API answersClinical AI documentation in Anthropic model API answersClinical AI documentation in Gemini model API answersClinical AI documentation buying prompt leadersClinical AI documentation engine disagreementClinical AI documentation prompt citation opportunitiesClinical AI documentation prompt volatilityMost cited domains for clinical ai buying promptsMost cited pages for clinical ai buying prompts

AI customer agents

Who AI recommends when a buyer asks about Service agents, and which pages those answers cite.

AI customer agents rank
  1. 1Maven AGI21%
  2. 2Cognigy17%
  3. 3Salesforce Agentforce17%
Maven AGI climbed 10 places on the last run.12 brands
AI customer agents presenceAI customer agents citation shareAI customer agents engine breadthAI customer agents in OpenAI model API answersAI customer agents in Anthropic model API answersAI customer agents in Gemini model API answersAI customer agents buying prompt leadersAI customer agents engine disagreementAI customer agents prompt citation opportunitiesAI customer agents prompt volatilityMost cited domains for service agents buying promptsMost cited pages for service agents buying prompts

AI agents

How much the agent frameworks and SDKs are actually being used.

Agent framework & SDK activity
  1. 1MCP TypeScript SDK167.53M downloads
  2. 2Vercel AI SDK68.14M downloads
  3. 3LangGraph.js10.73M downloads
MCP TypeScript SDK is 156796176 clear of third.8 rows

Open source

Which open models and repositories developers are pulling down.

Open-source AI momentum
  1. 1Ollama176,952 stars
  2. 2Transformers163,015 stars
  3. 3Dify150,344 stars
Ollama leads by 13937.14 projects

Datasets

The training and evaluation datasets the field keeps coming back to.

AI dataset activity
  1. 1C41.67M downloads
  2. 2WikiText1.44M downloads
  3. 3GSM8K943.17K downloads
C4 leads by 225392.12 datasets

AI talent

Where AI jobs and AI pay are concentrated.

AI research

Who publishes the AI research, and where it comes from.

Countries in AI researchInstitutions in AI research

Government AI

What public money is being spent on AI, and who receives it.

Federal AI contract obligations
  1. 1LEISNOI PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC$17,447,232
  2. 2FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.$13,651,931
  3. 3INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING ASSOCIATES, INC.$12,086,702
LEISNOI PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC leads by 3795301.106 brands
Federal AI obligations by awarding agency