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What the AIs say
#28 best · 4 of 6 agree“Grok ranks Autodesk highest (avg #18.0 over 1 mention); Perplexity is the most sceptical (#30.0).”
synthesised · the AI panel
Act one
What the machines think.
Several AI models read the whole category and rank Autodesk's products — model by model, list by list, over time.
Model by model?
How each AI sees it.
Grok ranks Autodesk highest (avg #18.0 over 1 mention); Perplexity is the most sceptical (#30.0).
Grok
#18.0
avg over 1 mention · best #18
Claude
#18.5
avg over 2 mentions · best #12
Gemini
#20.5
avg over 2 mentions · best #13
Perplexity
#30.0
avg over 1 mention · best #30
The words the panel uses
AI most often praises Autodesk for being "3d" (1 mention) and "3d animation" (1).
- 3d1
- 3d animation1
- 3d compositing1
- architecture1
- character rigging1
- cross platform1
- drawing app1
- finishing tools1
- free tier1
- high end vfx1
- high-end finishing1
- layout1
Wins & misses?
Where it leads, where it lags.
Autodesk doesn't crack the top-10 in any tracked intent this snapshot. Lowest finish: #25 in Best Video Editing Software.
Top wins
Autodesk hasn’t cracked any top-10 list this snapshot.
Where it lags
Rank trajectory?
Weeks of movement.
Across 3 weeks of tracking: 0 intents steady, 0 climbed, 2 slipped. Biggest move: slipped 11 ranks in Best Video Editing Software (now #25).
Act three
The lineup, ranked.
Every Autodesk product with its AI rank — reviewer verdicts join the board as coverage lands.
The lineup, reconciled?
Every product — both verdicts.
Flame 2026 is Autodesk's most-recommended product, ranking across 2 buyer questions, with SketchBook 2026 close behind.
Rivals?
Who it competes against.
Autodesk and Microsoft are neck and neck — 1–1 across 2 shared questions.
- MicrosoftSoftware & Digital ServicesEven 1–1 · 2 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- BlackmagicSoftware & Digital ServicesEven 1–1 · 2 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- AdobeSoftware & Digital ServicesAdobe leads 2–0 · 2 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- GIMPSoftware & Digital ServicesAutodesk leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- Insta360Software & Digital ServicesAutodesk leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- DavinciSoftware & Digital ServicesAutodesk leads 2–0 · 2 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- MAGIXSoftware & Digital ServicesEven 1–1 · 2 shared · 1 categoryCompare
The recap
Where it stands today.
- FootprintStrongest in Software & Digital Services (best single-question rank #12), across 2 buying intents.
- AI verdictGrok ranks Autodesk highest (avg #18.0); Perplexity most sceptical (#30.0).
- TraitsMost often associated with “3d” (1 mentions) and “3d animation” (1).
- Top productFlame 2026 is the most-mentioned Autodesk product this snapshot.
- Closest rivalMicrosoft (1–1 across 2 shared intents).
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