Updates·November 10, 2026, 12:17

New free index shows which software AI assistants recommend

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The company Cooper has launched a free index that compiles which B2B software products ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity point to. The index reflects AI answers, not independent tests.

If you ask an AI assistant which program your business should use for sales or accounting, for example, you get an answer. Now the company Cooper has compiled that kind of answer into a public index.

Cooper announced the launch in a press release on November 10, 2026. According to the company, the index is completely free, and the entire public index can be used without an account, credit card or subscription.

Four AI assistants and 80 categories

The index is based on recommendations from four AI assistants: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity. It covers 80 software categories spread across eight main areas: sales, marketing, support, HR, finance, productivity, IT and security, and engineering.

Each category has four separate rankings: best, cheapest, easiest to set up and rising (Rising). Users can also see the source basis behind the recommendations and a product's history for the last eight completed weeks.

How Cooper measures

Cooper calculates what it calls an AIQ Score. It is meant to show how strongly a product is recommended, based on which of the assistants mention the software when asked questions such as "what is the best ...".

On its front page, Cooper states that it is tracking 8,452 products, 10,104 cited sources and 46,158 mentions. The figures were current when the page was read, and they change continually because data and rankings are updated weekly.

What the index can and cannot do

It is important to understand what the numbers show. The index reflects what the AI assistants answer. It is not independent product testing or user reviews. A high ranking therefore means that the AI assistants often mention the product, not necessarily that it is the best.

The information available about the index comes from Cooper's own communications. There is no independent assessment of how well the index works.

Cooper is operated by Sweetspot Partners, which, according to the press release, is based in Palo Alto, California. The contact person is Stefan Szakal.