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What the AIs say
#15 best · 5 of 6 agree“Perplexity ranks Sketch highest (avg #8.0 over 1 mention); ChatGPT is the most sceptical (#10.0).”
synthesised · the AI panel
Act one
What the machines think.
Several AI models read the whole category and rank Sketch's products — model by model, list by list, over time.
Model by model?
How each AI sees it.
Perplexity ranks Sketch highest (avg #8.0 over 1 mention); ChatGPT is the most sceptical (#10.0).
Perplexity
#8.0
avg over 1 mention · best #8
Claude
#9.0
avg over 1 mention · best #9
Grok
#9.0
avg over 1 mention · best #9
Gemini
#10.0
avg over 1 mention · best #10
ChatGPT
#10.0
avg over 1 mention · best #10
The words the panel uses
AI most often praises Sketch for being "macos" (2 mentions) and "vector" (2).
- macos2
- vector2
- prototyping2
- ui design2
- symbols system1
- ui1
- ui-design1
- vector editing1
- mac1
- vector tools1
- mac native1
- mac only1
Wins & misses?
Where it leads, where it lags.
Sketch lands 1 top-10 placement with no clear weak spots in tracked intents.
Top wins
Where it lags
No misses below #20 — Sketch is a top-tier presence everywhere it appears.
Rank trajectory?
Weeks of movement.
Across 3 weeks of tracking: 1 intent steady, 0 climbed, 0 slipped.
Act three
The lineup, ranked.
Every Sketch product with its AI rank — reviewer verdicts join the board as coverage lands.
The lineup, reconciled?
Every product — both verdicts.
Sketch 2026 is Sketch's most-recommended product, ranking across 3 buyer questions, with Sketch close behind.
Rivals?
Who it competes against.
Sketch's closest rival is Blackmagic — and Sketch comes out ahead in 1 of 1 of the questions they both answer (100%).
- BlackmagicSoftware & Digital ServicesSketch leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- GIMPSoftware & Digital ServicesSketch leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- MicrosoftSoftware & Digital ServicesSketch leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- LuminarSoftware & Digital ServicesSketch leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- LinearitySoftware & Digital ServicesSketch leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- Nik CollectionSoftware & Digital ServicesSketch leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- PixelmatorSoftware & Digital ServicesSketch leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
The recap
Where it stands today.
- FootprintStrongest in Software & Digital Services (best single-question rank #8), across 1 buying intent.
- AI verdictPerplexity ranks Sketch highest (avg #8.0); ChatGPT most sceptical (#10.0).
- TraitsMost often associated with “macos” (2 mentions) and “vector” (2).
- Top productSketch 2026 is the most-mentioned Sketch product this snapshot.
- Closest rivalBlackmagic (1–0 across 1 shared intent).
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