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What the AIs say
#36 best · 3 of 6 agree“Perplexity ranks Kaplan highest (avg #10.0 over 1 mention); ChatGPT is the most sceptical (#14.0).”
synthesised · the AI panel
Act one
What the machines think.
Several AI models read the whole category and rank Kaplan's products — model by model, list by list, over time.
Model by model?
How each AI sees it.
Perplexity ranks Kaplan highest (avg #10.0 over 1 mention); ChatGPT is the most sceptical (#14.0).
Perplexity
#10.0
avg over 1 mention · best #10
Gemini
#11.0
avg over 1 mention · best #11
ChatGPT
#14.0
avg over 1 mention · best #14
The words the panel uses
AI most often praises Kaplan for being "academic support" (1 mention) and "admissions" (1).
- academic support1
- admissions1
- exam-prep1
- experts1
- premium1
- rigorous1
- standardized1
- standardized-tests1
- structured1
- structured courses1
- test prep1
Wins & misses?
Where it leads, where it lags.
Kaplan lands 1 top-10 placement with no clear weak spots in tracked intents.
Top wins
Where it lags
No misses below #20 — Kaplan is a top-tier presence everywhere it appears.
Rank trajectory?
Weeks of movement.
Across 3 weeks of tracking: 0 intents steady, 0 climbed, 1 slipped. Biggest move: slipped 4 ranks in Best Online Tutoring Services (now #10).
Act three
The lineup, ranked.
Every Kaplan product with its AI rank — reviewer verdicts join the board as coverage lands.
The lineup, reconciled?
Every product — both verdicts.
Kaplan Live Online Tutoring is Kaplan's most-recommended product, ranking across 1 buyer question, with Kaplan Test Prep Tutoring close behind.
Rivals?
Who it competes against.
Kaplan's closest rival is Udemy — and Kaplan comes out ahead in 1 of 1 of the questions they both answer (100%).
- UdemySoftware & Digital ServicesKaplan leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- SkillshareSoftware & Digital ServicesKaplan leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- Juni LearningSoftware & Digital ServicesKaplan leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- Sylvan LearningSoftware & Digital ServicesKaplan leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- MasterClassSoftware & Digital ServicesKaplan leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- BrainlySoftware & Digital ServicesKaplan leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- Course HeroSoftware & Digital ServicesKaplan leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
The recap
Where it stands today.
- FootprintStrongest in Software & Digital Services (best single-question rank #10), across 1 buying intent.
- AI verdictPerplexity ranks Kaplan highest (avg #10.0); ChatGPT most sceptical (#14.0).
- TraitsMost often associated with “academic support” (1 mentions) and “admissions” (1).
- Top productKaplan Live Online Tutoring is the most-mentioned Kaplan product this snapshot.
- Closest rivalUdemy (1–0 across 1 shared intent).
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