The buyer question · week of Nov 2 – 8

Best Beard Trimmer Brands Ranking

Named by AI, refreshed weekly.

Evidence behind the chart ?

AI panel6 assistantsasked this question every week
Brands onlyMakers, not modelsAI assistants answer this question with brand names, so the chart lists brands. ?

The weekly chart ?

The top 20 brands right now.

Brand chart

Tap a card for each AI’s place and other charts.

  1. #1same place as last weekPhilips NorelcoAlso #1 Grooming · #1 Best Body Groomers · +3Last week #1 · 25 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#1
    2. Claude#1
    3. Gemini#1
    4. AI Mode#1
    5. Grok#1
    6. Perplexity#1

    named by 6/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #1 is the 4-week average.

  2. #2same place as last weekBraunAlso #1 Best Electric Shavers · #2 Grooming · +4Last week #2 · 25 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#2
    2. Claude#2
    3. Gemini#2
    4. AI Mode#2
    5. Grok#2
    6. Perplexity#2

    named by 6/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #2 is the 4-week average.

  3. #3up 1 place since last weekPanasonicAlso #2 Best Electric Shavers · #2 Best Water Flossers · +4Last week #4 · 25 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#3
    2. Claude#4
    3. Gemini#3
    4. AI Mode#4
    5. Grok#6
    6. Perplexity#4

    named by 6/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #3 is the 4-week average.

  4. #4down 1 place since last weekWahlAlso #5 Best Body Groomers · #5 Best Electric Shavers · +3Last week #3 · 25 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#5
    2. Claude#3
    3. Gemini#4
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#4
    6. Perplexity#6

    named by 5/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #4 is the 4-week average.

  5. #5same place as last weekRemingtonAlso #4 Best Electric Shavers · #6 Best Body Groomers · +3Last week #5 · 25 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#17
    2. Claude#7
    3. Gemini#6
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#5
    6. Perplexity#15

    named by 5/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #5 is the 4-week average.

  6. #6same place as last weekManscapedAlso #2 Best Body Groomers · #8 Best Electric Shavers · +1Last week #6 · 23 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#19
    2. Claudenot named
    3. Gemini#15
    4. AI Mode#5
    5. Grok#3
    6. Perplexity#7

    named by 5/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #6 is the 4-week average.

  7. #7same place as last weekAndisAlso #6 Best Electric Shavers · #10 Best Body GroomersLast week #7 · 25 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#10
    2. Claude#8
    3. Gemininot named
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#8
    6. Perplexity#18

    named by 4/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #7 is the 4-week average.

    Where Andis is strong · top 20 ?

  8. #8same place as last weekBevelAlso #10 Best Electric Shavers · #10 Best Razors for Sensitive Skin · +1Last week #8 · 25 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPTnot named
    2. Claudenot named
    3. Gemininot named
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#7
    6. Perplexity#19

    named by 2/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #8 is the 4-week average.

  9. #9up 2 places since last weekConairMANAlso #12 Best Body Groomers · #16 Best Electric ShaversLast week #11 · 21 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPTnot named
    2. Claudenot named
    3. Gemini#7
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Groknot named
    6. Perplexitynot named

    named by 1/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #9 is the 4-week average.

    Where ConairMAN is strong · top 20 ?

  10. #10up 2 places since last weekKing C. GilletteAlso #19 Best Beard OilsLast week #12 · 23 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#27
    2. Claudenot named
    3. Gemini#8
    4. AI Mode#6
    5. Groknot named
    6. Perplexitynot named

    named by 3/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #10 is the 4-week average.

    Where King C. Gillette is strong · top 20 ?

  11. #11down 1 place since last weekGilletteAlso #1 Best Razors for Sensitive Skin · #4 Grooming · +4Last week #10 · 24 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPTnot named
    2. Claudenot named
    3. Gemininot named
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Groknot named
    6. Perplexitynot named

    named by 0/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #11 is the 4-week average.

  12. #12down 3 places since last weekBaBylissPROAlso #4 Best Hair Dryers · #11 Best Electric Shavers · +1Last week #9 · 25 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#29
    2. Claudenot named
    3. Gemininot named
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Groknot named
    6. Perplexitynot named

    named by 1/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #12 is the 4-week average.

  13. #13same place as last weekPhilipsAlso #4 Best Coffee Machines for Cappuccino · #4 Best Nespresso Alternatives · +4Last week #13 · 25 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPTnot named
    2. Claudenot named
    3. Gemininot named
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Groknot named
    6. Perplexity#5

    named by 1/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #13 is the 4-week average.

  14. #14up 2 places since last weekBabylissLast week #16 · 12 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPTnot named
    2. Claude#16
    3. Gemininot named
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Groknot named
    6. Perplexitynot named

    named by 1/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #14 is the 4-week average.

  15. #15up 2 places since last weekBrioAlso #20 Best Body GroomersLast week #17 · 24 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPTnot named
    2. Claudenot named
    3. Gemini#14
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Groknot named
    6. Perplexitynot named

    named by 1/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #15 is the 4-week average.

    Where Brio is strong · top 20 ?

  16. #16down 2 places since last weekOsterLast week #14 · 23 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPTnot named
    2. Claudenot named
    3. Gemininot named
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#18
    6. Perplexitynot named

    named by 1/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #16 is the 4-week average.

  17. #17down 2 places since last weekConairAlso #7 Best Hair DryersLast week #15 · 23 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#26
    2. Claudenot named
    3. Gemininot named
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Groknot named
    6. Perplexitynot named

    named by 1/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #17 is the 4-week average.

    Where Conair is strong · top 20 ?

  18. #18same place as last weekThe Beard ClubLast week #18 · 16 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPTnot named
    2. Claudenot named
    3. Gemininot named
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Groknot named
    6. Perplexitynot named

    named by 0/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #18 is the 4-week average.

  19. #19new this weekSkull ShaverRe-entryAlso #9 Best Electric ShaversLast week : not in the top 100 · 7 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPTnot named
    2. Claudenot named
    3. Gemininot named
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#9
    6. Perplexitynot named

    named by 1/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #19 is the 4-week average.

    Where Skull Shaver is strong · top 20 ?

  20. #20same place as last weekHattekerLast week #20 · 17 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#28
    2. Claudenot named
    3. Gemini#23
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Groknot named
    6. Perplexitynot named

    named by 2/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #20 is the 4-week average.

Dropped out of the top 20 ?

  • Meridian was #19, now #22 4 weeks in the top 20
Show places 21–32Hide places 21–32
  1. #21Harry'slast wk — 0 wks in top 20
  2. #22Meridianlast wk #19 4 wks in top 20
  3. #23Moserlast wk #21 4 wks in top 20
  4. #24Surkerlast wk #24 0 wks in top 20
  5. #25Ufreelast wk #23 6 wks in top 20
  6. #26BaBylissMENlast wk #22 0 wks in top 20
  7. #27Xiaomilast wk #25 3 wks in top 20
  8. #28MANGROOMERlast wk #28 1 wk in top 20
  9. #29Supplylast wk #27 0 wks in top 20
  10. #30Kensenlast wk #26 0 wks in top 20
  11. #31MANSPOTlast wk #29 0 wks in top 20
  12. #32Jose Eberlast wk #30 0 wks in top 20

The monthly check covers products, not brands. ?

The AI panel ?

Where the AIs disagree.

Each AI’s place for the top 10 brands: where it put the brand’s highest-placed product this week. Rows in chart order; an empty cell: not named this week.well above the other AIs well below not named this week ?
Place on this chartBrandChatGPTClaudeGeminiAI ModeGrokPerplexityNamed by
#1Philips Norelco1111116/6
#2Braun2222226/6
#3Panasonic3434646/6
#4Wahl534465/6
#5Remington17, well below the others76515, well below the others5/6
#6Manscaped19, well below the others15, well below the others53, well above the others75/6
#7Andis108818, well below the others4/6
#8Bevel7, well above the others19, well below the others2/6
#9ConairMAN71/6
#10King C. Gillette27, well below the others863/6

Before you buy

Questions buyers ask.

  • Who is #1 for “Best Beard Trimmers”, and for how long?

    Philips Norelco is the #1 brand this week, and has been #1 for 9 of the last 25 weeks.

  • What changed on this chart in the last four weeks?

    1 of the top 20 brands was not in the top 20 four weeks ago. The #1 then was Braun; it is #2 now.

Data as of November 2 ? 137 AI answers over 28 weeks from 6 assistants ?

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