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What the AIs say
#25 best · 4 of 6 agree“Grok ranks Krita highest (avg #13.0 over 2 mentions); ChatGPT is the most sceptical (#22.0).”
synthesised · the AI panel
Act one
What the machines think.
Several AI models read the whole category and rank Krita's products — model by model, list by list, over time.
Model by model?
How each AI sees it.
Grok ranks Krita highest (avg #13.0 over 2 mentions); ChatGPT is the most sceptical (#22.0).
Grok
#13.0
avg over 2 mentions · best #11
Perplexity
#14.0
avg over 1 mention · best #14
Claude
#20.0
avg over 1 mention · best #20
ChatGPT
#22.0
avg over 1 mention · best #22
The words the panel uses
AI most often praises Krita for being "brushes" (3 mentions) and "digital painting" (3).
- brushes3
- digital painting3
- painting2
- free2
- animation2
- open-source1
- free software1
- illustration focus1
- open source1
- creative1
- brush engine1
Wins & misses?
Where it leads, where it lags.
Rank trajectory?
Weeks of movement.
Across 3 weeks of tracking: 0 intents steady, 1 climbed, 1 slipped. Biggest move: climbed 12 ranks in Best Photo Editing Software (now #11).
Act three
The lineup, ranked.
Every Krita product with its AI rank — reviewer verdicts join the board as coverage lands.
The lineup, reconciled?
Every product — both verdicts.
Krita 6 is Krita's most-recommended product, ranking across 2 buyer questions, with Krita 5.2 close behind.
Rivals?
Who it competes against.
Krita's closest rival is Microsoft — and Krita comes out ahead in 2 of 2 of the questions they both answer (100%).
- MicrosoftSoftware & Digital ServicesKrita leads 2–0 · 2 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- BlackmagicSoftware & Digital ServicesKrita leads 2–0 · 2 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- CanvaSoftware & Digital ServicesEven 1–1 · 2 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- GIMPSoftware & Digital ServicesGIMP leads 2–0 · 2 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- AdobeSoftware & Digital ServicesAdobe leads 2–0 · 2 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- MidjourneySoftware & Digital ServicesKrita leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- GoogleSoftware & Digital ServicesKrita leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
The recap
Where it stands today.
- FootprintStrongest in Software & Digital Services (best single-question rank #11), across 2 buying intents.
- AI verdictGrok ranks Krita highest (avg #13.0); ChatGPT most sceptical (#22.0).
- TraitsMost often associated with “brushes” (3 mentions) and “digital painting” (3).
- Top productKrita 6 is the most-mentioned Krita product this snapshot.
- Closest rivalMicrosoft (2–0 across 2 shared intents).
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