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    Real-Time AI Market Map (2026)

    AI-classified software ranked by observed payment activity across the Cledara customer population.

    1689 classified tools across 13 categories. Rankings through Oct-2026.

    Based on classified software and anonymized purchase signals from Cledara customers. This is a view of the customer dataset; catalogue inclusion alone does not establish an active paid subscription.

    As of 23 October 2026, 01:14 UTC, Anthropic/Claude leads the AI-classified tools by trailing 12-month payment activity in Cledara, ahead of OpenAI/ChatGPT and Google Workspace. This ranking does not measure distinct customer adoption or product usage.

    About this dataset

    This AI market map records 1,689 classified products, including AI-native tools, AI-embedded software and hyperscalers. Products with observed ranks are ordered by trailing 12-month software purchase and renewal transactions across Cledara customers. Anthropic/Claude ranks ahead of OpenAI/ChatGPT as of 23 October 2026, 01:14 UTC. Catalogue inclusion alone does not establish current paid use. Updated monthly.

    AI tools ranked by payment activity in 2026

    The top 20 AI-classified tools by trailing 12-month payment activity in Cledara. Anthropic/Claude has 12.3% of recorded transactions across all software, ahead of OpenAI/ChatGPT and Google Workspace. Shares use the all-software denominator, not just AI products or distinct customers.

    Ranks count trailing 12-month purchase and renewal transactions. Shares use all software recorded in Cledara, including products outside AI; they do not measure distinct customers.

    #ToolCategoryTypePayment-activity rankPayment-activity share
    1Anthropic/ClaudeAI Platforms & Model OpsAI-Native#112.3%
    2OpenAI/ChatGPTAI Platforms & Model OpsAI-Native#25.9%
    3Google WorkspaceCollaboration & ProductivityHyperscaler#43.5%
    4CursorEngineering & DevOpsAI-Native#53.2%
    5GitHubEngineering & DevOpsAI-Embedded#72.1%
    6FigmaMarketing & GrowthAI-Embedded#101.3%
    7SlackCollaboration & ProductivityAI-Embedded#111%
    8WebflowMarketing & GrowthAI-Embedded#121%
    9ZoomCollaboration & ProductivityAI-Embedded#130.8%
    10HubspotMarketing & GrowthAI-Embedded#140.8%
    11ZapierEngineering & DevOpsAI-Embedded#160.8%
    12VercelEngineering & DevOpsAI-Embedded#170.8%
    13NotionCollaboration & ProductivityAI-Embedded#190.7%
    14CanvaMarketing & GrowthAI-Embedded#200.7%
    15MiroCollaboration & ProductivityAI-Embedded#230.7%
    16Intuit MailchimpMarketing & GrowthAI-Embedded#250.5%
    17ElevenLabsMarketing & GrowthAI-Native#260.5%
    18LovableEngineering & DevOpsAI-Native#270.5%
    19TypeformMarketing & GrowthAI-Embedded#280.5%
    20OpenRouterAI Platforms & Model OpsAI-Native#290.5%

    The AI market map by category

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    ProductCategorySubcategoryDescription
    AI Black MagicAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Agents & AutomationAI Black Magic is an AI education and workflow platform that provides a continuously updated library of tested prompts, AI skills, agents, and automation templates (for tools like n8n, Make, and Zapier). Designed for solopreneurs, small business owners, and creators, it offers step-by-step tutorials, prompt enhancers, and direct MCP server integration to pull its resource library straight into AI tools like Claude for automated execution.
    AI Black MagicAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Agents & AutomationAI Black Magic is an AI education and workflow platform that provides a continuously updated library of tested prompts, AI skills, agents, and automation templates (for tools like n8n, Make, and Zapier). Designed for solopreneurs, small business owners, and creators, it offers step-by-step tutorials, prompt enhancers, and direct MCP server integration to pull its resource library straight into AI tools like Claude for automated execution.
    AirtopAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Agents & AutomationAirtop is a cloud-based browser automation API and SDK (Python/TypeScript) that instantiates headless Chrome sessions in the cloud, enabling AI agents to navigate websites, handle OAuth/SSO/2FA/CAPTCHA logins, click UI elements, extract DOM/text and upload/download files. It supports live human intervention, integrates with Playwright/Puppeteer/Selenium, and uses encrypted session profiles.
    AnamAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Agents & AutomationAnam provides a platform to build digital personas. The platform enables real-time interaction through AI-generated video interfaces that process inputs and return responses.
    AscendrAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Agents & AutomationAscendr provides AI systems that analyze information and generate insights to support decision-making. The platform uses multi-agent technology to research data, evaluate evidence, and produce outputs.
    AtomicAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Agents & AutomationAtomic AGI provides a platform for building, deploying, and managing autonomous AI agents to automate tasks and workflows. It is aimed at teams that want to operationalize AI agents for business processes and integrations.
    AtomicAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Agents & AutomationAtomic AGI provides a platform for building, deploying, and managing autonomous AI agents to automate tasks and workflows. It is aimed at teams that want to operationalize AI agents for business processes and integrations.
    Browser UseAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Agents & AutomationBrowser Use is an open-source framework that enables AI agents to interact with web browsers, facilitating automated web tasks. It integrates with various large language models (LLMs) and utilizes tools like Playwright for browser automation. The platform supports features such as visual recognition, multi-tab management, and custom actions to enhance web interaction capabilities.
    CogneeAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Agents & AutomationCognee is an open-source memory engine alongside its open-source, self-hosted deployment options. The platform connects data pipelines to vector and graph databases to construct structured AI agent memory. Users submit raw documents via Python SDKs or REST APIs to generate queryable knowledge graphs for language models.
    ComposioAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Agents & AutomationComposio is a platform that allows AI agents and language models to connect with external software tools and services. It manages authentication and enables agents to perform actions across different systems.
    CrewAIAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Agents & AutomationCrewAI provides a platform that allows organizations to build, deploy, and manage multi-agent AI systems. The platform includes frameworks and deployment tools for workflow automation.
    DevinAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Agents & AutomationDevin provides an autonomous artificial intelligence software engineering platform that executes coding tasks through a browser and shell environment.
    FlowHuntAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Agents & AutomationFlowHunt is a cloud-based, no-code platform that allows users—from business owners to marketing teams—to visually design and deploy AI tools, chatbots, and autonomous workflows using an intuitive drag-and-drop interface. Users can stitch together pre-built blocks (like chat inputs, knowledge retrievers, content generators) to create context-aware AI agents that perform tasks ranging from customer service automation and content generation to research and SEO optimization.
    FlowiseAIAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Agents & AutomationFlowiseAI is an open-source platform that allows users to build and orchestrate AI agents and large language model (LLM) workflows using a visual, drag-and-drop interface rather than complex code.
    FutureSearchAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Agents & AutomationFutureSearch is an AI-powered forecasting and deep research platform designed to predict and analyze future outcomes across probabilistic, numeric, and conditional scenarios. It employs multi-agent research teams to perform rigorous market analysis and trend tracking, offering an API and a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server integration that enables AI tools like Claude, Cursor, and Claude Code to act as advanced forecasting engines.
    Godmode AIAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Agents & AutomationGodmode AI provides AI-powered copilots and agentic automation tools that help users automate workflows, query knowledge sources, and integrate with common apps to accelerate productivity. It enables creation and deployment of custom AI agents for a variety of business tasks.
    AIChatAppAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Assistants & CopilotsAIChatApp provides an AI chat application that generates responses to user inputs and supports tasks such as writing, translation, and coding. The platform operates through a web interface and offers both free and paid subscription access.
    AIChatAppAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Assistants & CopilotsAIChatApp provides an AI chat application that generates responses to user inputs and supports tasks such as writing, translation, and coding. The platform operates through a web interface and offers both free and paid subscription access.
    Alfred AIAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Assistants & CopilotsAlfred AI provides tools to build and deploy AI-powered assistants/knowledge-base chatbots that help answer user questions and automate workflows for teams and websites.
    Alfred AIAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Assistants & CopilotsAlfred AI provides tools to build and deploy AI-powered assistants/knowledge-base chatbots that help answer user questions and automate workflows for teams and websites.
    AskGPTAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Assistants & CopilotsAskGPT is an AI-powered web application that provides access to GPT-based chat and content generation tools. It is positioned as a software service for interacting with generative AI through a browser-based interface.
    AskGPTAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Assistants & CopilotsAskGPT is an AI-powered web application that provides access to GPT-based chat and content generation tools. It is positioned as a software service for interacting with generative AI through a browser-based interface.
    Chatbot AIAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Assistants & CopilotsChatbot AI provides a multimodal conversational interface that facilitates the execution of text generation, document analysis, and mathematical problem-solving through various artificial intelligence models.
    ChatFast AI Platforms & Model OpsAI Assistants & CopilotsChatFast is a platform that enables users to create custom GPT chatbots using their own data. The service includes features for training chatbots with various data types such as text files, PDFs, and website links. Users can correct and improve chatbot responses with custom Q&A, capture visitor information through natural language interaction, and create custom forms that are triggered by AI. The chatbots can be embedded in websites and are designed to interact with visitors, understand their intent, and provide personalized experiences.
    ChatlyAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Assistants & CopilotsChatly is a tool that provides a conversational interface powered by multiple large language models to generate text responses, perform document analysis, and support image generation. The app accepts user input and returns AI-generated outputs for queries, questions, and uploaded documents.
    ChitChatAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Assistants & CopilotsChitChat provides a ChatGPT sidebar, which allows users to have an AI-powered chat interface alongside their main application or browser window.
    DroxyAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Assistants & CopilotsDroxy.ai provides tools for creating and integrating chatbots with capabilities to import content, customize appearance, and interact with users across websites and platforms like Discord. It features an AI-powered editor and supports direct interactions with uploaded resources for enhanced engagement and content delivery.
    FourdayAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Assistants & CopilotsFourday provides an artificial intelligence assistant platform designed to facilitate human-AI collaboration and improve the quality of automated outputs.
    FourdayAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Assistants & CopilotsFourday provides an artificial intelligence assistant platform designed to facilitate human-AI collaboration and improve the quality of automated outputs.
    GoldfishAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Assistants & CopilotsGoldfish is a local-first AI memory assistant that tracks on-screen work context across desktop apps to accelerate writing and task execution. By storing context in a private, on-device database, it allows users to press a hotkey anywhere they type to draft replies, summarize threads, and generate text in their personal tone using real-time context from their active workspace.
    AIPRMAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsAIPRM is a platform that integrates with AI tools like ChatGPT to provide a library of prompt templates. The platform includes features for prompt management, customization, and organization. Users can filter and search for prompts based on keywords, topics, and activity levels to find suitable templates for their needs.
    AkoolAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsAkool is a generative AI platform that automates visual content creation, including face swapping, avatar generation, video translation, and image generation. It processes multimedia inputs (images, video, audio) and outputs in formats like MP4 and PNG. Integration via OpenAPI is available.
    Alpha3DAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsAlpha3D is an AI-powered 3D content generation platform that turns text prompts or 2D images into 3D digital assets. It is used to accelerate 3D asset creation for games, AR/VR, e-commerce, and other immersive applications.
    Alpha3DAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsAlpha3D is an AI-powered 3D content generation platform that turns text prompts or 2D images into 3D digital assets. It is used to accelerate 3D asset creation for games, AR/VR, e-commerce, and other immersive applications.
    AsyncAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsAsync provides an AI platform for video and audio production that supports recording, editing, dubbing, subtitle generation, voice cloning, and publishing workflows. The platform also offers voice APIs for developers to build conversational AI applications and voice-enabled products.
    AsyncAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsAsync provides an AI platform for video and audio production that supports recording, editing, dubbing, subtitle generation, voice cloning, and publishing workflows. The platform also offers voice APIs for developers to build conversational AI applications and voice-enabled products.
    AudimeeAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsAudimee offers a platform for generating AI-driven audio insights by analysing spoken content. It enables users to extract and search audio data using machine learning.
    AudioShakeAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsAudioShake provides AI-powered audio source separation and speech enhancement tools that split music or dialogue into stems for remixing, localization, restoration, and other media workflows. Its platform and APIs are used by music, film, broadcast, and enterprise teams to process audio at scale.
    Binom LabsAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsBinom Labs is a platform that uses artificial intelligence to simulate biochemical experiments and predict molecular interactions. It enables users to analyze properties such as binding affinity, entropy changes, and protein stability by uploading molecular structures and specifying experimental conditions.
    BriaAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsBria AI is a generative artificial intelligence platform that provides APIs, SDKs, and tools to generate and edit visual content including images and video using fully licensed AI models. The platform enables developers and enterprises to integrate visual generative AI capabilities and customise outputs based on brand assets and controlled parameters.
    ClaidAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsClaid.AI is an AI-powered photo enhancement tool designed for marketplaces and e-commerce platforms. It automatically enhances, optimizes, and delivers images using advanced machine learning technologies. The service includes features like automatic colour correction, resolution increase, noise reduction, and background removal, aiming to improve the quality of user-generated content on platforms.
    ClaudeKitAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsClaudeKit is a web-based toolkit that provides prompt templates, utilities, and workflow enhancements for users of the Anthropic Claude AI. It helps streamline prompt engineering and productivity when working with Claude models.
    ClaudeKitAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsClaudeKit is a web-based toolkit that provides prompt templates, utilities, and workflow enhancements for users of the Anthropic Claude AI. It helps streamline prompt engineering and productivity when working with Claude models.
    ComfyAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsComfy is the home of the ComfyUI ecosystem which includes an open-source visual AI workflow engine and a cloud service called Comfy Cloud that runs these workflows via browser with cloud compute. The platform enables users to build, execute and manage generative AI workflows for images, videos and other media without requiring local installation.
    ComfyUIAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsComfyUI provides a serverless cloud platform that hosts the ComfyUI node-based interface for generative artificial intelligence models.
    ComfyUIAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsComfyUI provides a serverless cloud platform that hosts the ComfyUI node-based interface for generative artificial intelligence models.
    Common Sense MachinesAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsCommon Sense Machines is building artificial intelligence that learns to translate the world into a 3D simulation.
    Context.devAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsContext.dev is an API platform that facilitates web scraping and data extraction for artificial intelligence applications. The tool converts website content into structured formats including markdown, HTML, and brand assets to provide real-time context for digital agents.
    CraiyonAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsCraiyon is an artificial intelligence (AI) tool capable of generating image illustrations based on any given text prompt.
    DecartAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsDecart provides a platform for the development and deployment of real-time world models and live video transformation. The software enables the creation of interactive generative environments and frame-level edits to video streams during live interaction.
    DifyAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsDify is an open-source platform designed for developing and managing applications that utilize large language models (LLMs). It provides tools to orchestrate LLM-based applications, including agent-based systems and complex AI workflows, supported by a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) engine.
    DreamtonicsAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development Tools-
    DubverseAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsDubverse is an AI-powered platform that offers voice cloning and text-to-speech technologies. It empowers users to generate authentic and lifelike synthetic voices, suitable for diverse applications such as voiceovers, virtual assistants, and more.
    EmergentAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsEmergent is an AI-powered software platform for building and deploying full-stack applications from natural language prompts. It provides an app-based environment for generating, iterating on, and managing software projects.
    EMOTIVAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsEMOTIV is a bioinformatics and technology company specializing in wearable electroencephalography (EEG) products and software. They develop non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) technology that allows for the monitoring of brain activity, emotional states, and the control of digital interfaces through mental commands.
    ExplosionAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development Tools-
    EyeLevelAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsEyeLevel.ai is a technology company specializing in building enterprise-grade Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) applications.
    FancyAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development Tools-
    Featherless AIAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development Tools-
    FluidstackAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development Tools-
    GladiaAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development Tools-
    Good TapeAI Platforms & Model OpsAI Development ToolsGood Tape converts audio or video into text via automated transcription. It supports multiple languages and handles security and privacy of transcripts.
    AI ArkAI Platforms & Model OpsAI PlatformAI Ark is an AI platform that helps teams build, deploy, and manage AI models and data workflows, offering tools for model development, inference orchestration, and data handling. It targets engineering and data teams needing an integrated environment for productionizing ML/AI.
    AI CircleAI Platforms & Model OpsAI PlatformAI Circle appears to be a community and events organization focused on artificial intelligence, offering resources, networking and event programming for AI practitioners and enthusiasts. It is primarily a community / informational site rather than a software product.
    AnthropicAI Platforms & Model OpsAI PlatformClaude is a large language model developed by Anthropic, capable of handling text, voice messages, and documents to facilitate natural language interactions.
    CVATAI Platforms & Model OpsAI PlatformCVAT.ai offers both an open-source annotation tool and a cloud-based SaaS platform for visual data labeling. It supports images, videos, and 3D point clouds with tools like bounding boxes, polygons, skeletons, cuboids, and trajectories. CVAT includes AI-assisted features, like auto-annotation and video frame interpolation, to expedite labeling workflows, along with analytics such as annotator productivity metrics.
    AITOPIAAI Platforms & Model OpsLLM Providers & APIsAITOPIA offers a comprehensive AI platform integrating language models and AI tools like DALL-E for text and image generation, empowering businesses and creators to enhance their productivity and creativity.
    Ask Chat AIAI Platforms & Model OpsLLM Providers & APIsAsk Chat AI is a chatbot platform that allows users to access multiple large language models with automated data protection features. The software routes model requests through server-side proxies to sanitize personal identifiers and obscure client identities
    AssemblyAIAI Platforms & Model OpsLLM Providers & APIs-
    DeepAIAI Platforms & Model OpsLLM Providers & APIsDeepAI offers a suite of tools that use AI.
    DeepInfraAI Platforms & Model OpsLLM Providers & APIs-
    DeepSeekAI Platforms & Model OpsLLM Providers & APIsDeepSeek is an AI platform offering large language models (LLMs) like DeepSeek-V3 and R1, utilizing Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture. It processes text and code inputs, supporting up to 128,000-token context windows. The platform provides APIs and tools for natural language understanding, code generation, and data analysis.
    DetectLanguageAI Platforms & Model OpsLLM Providers & APIsDetectLanguage is a language detection and translation service that provides tools for identifying and translating text in multiple languages. It offers businesses and developers the capability to determine the language of text content, enabling them to provide localized content and services to their users.
    Fish AudioAI Platforms & Model OpsLLM Providers & APIsGemini said Fish Audio is an AI-powered voice synthesis platform that provides high-fidelity text-to-speech, speech-to-text, and rapid voice cloning with granular emotional and tonal controls. It offers creators and developers a web-based editor and a low-latency REST API to generate realistic, multilingual narrations for applications ranging from video production to interactive conversational agents.
    Forefront.aiAI Platforms & Model OpsLLM Providers & APIs Forefront.ai is a platform that offers natural language processing (NLP) solutions based on pre-trained large language models.
    FriendliAIAI Platforms & Model OpsLLM Providers & APIsFriendliAI is a platform that provides cloud-accessible services for deploying, scaling, and serving large language models and generative AI applications through APIs and endpoints. The platform handles model inference workloads and integration so teams can run AI models without managing the underlying infrastructure.
    Gab AIAI Platforms & Model OpsLLM Providers & APIsGab AI is an all-in-one artificial intelligence platform that provides unified access to multiple leading language and generative models, including GPT, Claude, and Llama, from a single chat interface. It enables users to generate text, images, and video, while offering specialized tools for code assistance, document analysis, and web search without traditional corporate moderation constraints.
    Gab AIAI Platforms & Model OpsLLM Providers & APIsGab AI is an all-in-one artificial intelligence platform that provides unified access to multiple leading language and generative models, including GPT, Claude, and Llama, from a single chat interface. It enables users to generate text, images, and video, while offering specialized tools for code assistance, document analysis, and web search without traditional corporate moderation constraints.
    GoAPIAI Platforms & Model OpsLLM Providers & APIsGoAPI.ai is a platform that provides generative AI application programming interfaces that allow developers to integrate services such as text-generation, image generation, speech, and transcription into external applications, and the service runs on cloud infrastructure accessed via API keys. GoAPI.ai enables users to sign up, manage API keys, and use a suite of AI-focused APIs to connect generative models like GPT, Stable Diffusion, and other endpoints into their own software projects.
    AI ArkAI Platforms & Model OpsML Ops & Model TrainingAI Ark is an AI platform that helps teams build, deploy, and manage AI models and data workflows, offering tools for model development, inference orchestration, and data handling. It targets engineering and data teams needing an integrated environment for productionizing ML/AI.
    AiropsAI Platforms & Model OpsML Ops & Model Training AirOps provides a platform to create, test, deploy, and scale AI applications, particularly focusing on workflows that drive business growth. It offers tools for designing and scaling powerful integrated workflows, utilizing AI models like GPT-4-turbo, DALLE-3, and Claude 2. The platform enables users to build AI-powered chatbots, content and SEO solutions, NLP applications, and various other AI-driven tasks.
    AstriaAI Platforms & Model OpsML Ops & Model TrainingAstria is an image generation platform that uses artificial intelligence to create custom visuals and fine-tune models through an application programming interface. The tool processes user uploads to generate unique graphics for professional applications including product photography, virtual interior design and mobile software development.
    atlaAI Platforms & Model OpsML Ops & Model Trainingatla is a platform dedicated to the evaluation and testing of generative AI applications. It provides tools that enable developers to conduct fast and accurate evaluations of AI model outputs, helping them to ship reliable and safe AI applications more quickly.
    BentoMLAI Platforms & Model OpsML Ops & Model TrainingBentoML is a platform that helps deploy, manage, and monitor machine learning models in production, making it easier to handle the model lifecycle in real-world applications.
    ClarifaiAI Platforms & Model OpsML Ops & Model TrainingClarifai is a deep learning AI platform for modeling unstructured image, video, text, and audio data
    CrusoeAI Platforms & Model OpsML Ops & Model TrainingCrusoe provides cloud and data center infrastructure services that deliver high-performance computing resources for training, deploying, and scaling AI workloads. The platform includes managed AI compute services and modular data center infrastructure powered by renewable and aligned energy sources.
    Dante AIAI Platforms & Model OpsML Ops & Model TrainingDante is an AI model builder that creates a personalized AI chatbot trained on your data.
    DataCrunchAI Platforms & Model OpsML Ops & Model TrainingDataCrunch.io is a platform that offers GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) instances and serverless inference services. It caters to machine learning and data processing needs by providing on-demand and long-term GPU instances, custom-built GPU clusters managed by DataCrunch with a custom software stack, and serverless inference for autoscaling and low-cost deployment of models with zero setup.
    DataRobotAI Platforms & Model OpsML Ops & Model TrainingDataRobot is a platform in the field of automated machine learning (AutoML) and artificial intelligence (AI). This platform empowers organizations to harness the power of data and machine learning models without requiring extensive expertise in data science or programming. DataRobot's primary goal is to democratize AI by making it accessible to a broader audience, including business analysts, data engineers, and domain experts.
    DecartAI Platforms & Model OpsML Ops & Model TrainingDecart provides a platform for the development and deployment of real-time world models and live video transformation. The software enables the creation of interactive generative environments and frame-level edits to video streams during live interaction.
    DoublewordAI Platforms & Model OpsML Ops & Model TrainingDoubleword is an enterprise AI platform that helps organizations deploy, manage, and secure large language models and generative AI applications within their own infrastructure. It provides tooling for model serving, governance, and integration for production AI use cases.
    DoublewordAI Platforms & Model OpsML Ops & Model TrainingDoubleword is an enterprise AI platform that helps organizations deploy, manage, and secure large language models and generative AI applications within their own infrastructure. It provides tooling for model serving, governance, and integration for production AI use cases.
    Flow AIAI Platforms & Model OpsML Ops & Model TrainingFlow AI is a platform that enables AI teams to generate, validate and manage test data and scenarios for complex AI agents, supporting multi-step workflows, tool-calls and continuous regression testing.
    FriendliAIAI Platforms & Model OpsML Ops & Model TrainingFriendliAI is a platform that provides cloud-accessible services for deploying, scaling, and serving large language models and generative AI applications through APIs and endpoints. The platform handles model inference workloads and integration so teams can run AI models without managing the underlying infrastructure.
    AudioShakeAI Platforms & Model OpsOtherAudioShake provides AI-powered audio source separation and speech enhancement tools that split music or dialogue into stems for remixing, localization, restoration, and other media workflows. Its platform and APIs are used by music, film, broadcast, and enterprise teams to process audio at scale.
    ChalkieAI Platforms & Model OpsOtherChalkie is an AI-powered platform designed to assist educators in quickly generating curriculum-aligned lesson plans, slideshows, worksheets, and class activities. It allows teachers to customize and differentiate instructional materials based on state standards, individual student learning needs, or existing resource files.
    CyaniteAI Platforms & Model OpsOtherCyanite is an AI-powered tool that aims to enhance music discovery and management, primarily for industry professionals such as music publishers and film studios. It offers features like auto-tagging for efficient music categorization and a Free Text Search for more intuitive music searches. Additionally, Cyanite provides similarity search and visual insights into music, integrating into existing systems via an API for broader applicability​​​​​​.
    EmerjAI Platforms & Model OpsOther-
    GenderizeAI Platforms & Model OpsOtherGenderize.io is an API for predicting the likely gender of a person given their name.
    DataStaxAI Platforms & Model OpsVector DatabasesDataStax Astra DB is a cloud-native vector database built on Apache Cassandra, enabling real-time data processing and management for AI applications with ultra-low latency and scalability.

    Largest three-month activity-rank gains among AI-native tools

    Highperformr has the largest measured three-month activity-rank gain among AI-native products with both calendar-month observations: 1,442 positions, as of 23 October 2026, 01:14 UTC. Rank movement is not a percentage growth rate.

    ToolCategoryRank 3 months agoRank nowRanks gained
    HighperformrMarketing & Growth#2,675#1,2331,442
    AnamCustomer Success & Support#2,725#1,4671,258
    Kie.aiMarketing & Growth#2,588#1,3641,224
    Venice AIAI Platforms & Model Ops#2,720#1,5401,180
    SphereFinance & Accounting#2,686#1,6811,005

    AI-native vs AI-embedded vs hyperscaler

    Every product on this map carries one of three classifications. AI-native products are built primarily around AI models — Anthropic/Claude is one. AI-embedded products add AI features to an existing software platform, like GitHub. Hyperscalers are the large cloud platforms that ship AI services alongside everything else, like Google Workspace. Of the AI tools on the map, 67.9% are AI-native, 31.4% AI-embedded and 0.7% hyperscalers.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Which AI tools lead the payment-activity ranking in 2026?
    Anthropic/Claude, OpenAI/ChatGPT and Google Workspace lead the AI-classified products by trailing 12-month payment activity in Cledara as of 23 October 2026, 01:14 UTC. See the top-20 ranking above. This does not measure seats or usage.
    Which AI tool has the highest recorded payment activity?
    Anthropic/Claude leads the AI-classified activity ranking, ahead of OpenAI/ChatGPT, with 12.3% of trailing 12-month transactions across all software tracked by Cledara. This is not an AI-only share or the percentage of companies using the tool.
    Does Claude or ChatGPT have the higher payment-activity rank?
    Anthropic/Claude has the higher trailing 12-month payment-activity rank of the recorded Claude and ChatGPT products, as of 23 October 2026, 01:14 UTC. Activity rank alone cannot establish which receives more spend or has more distinct customers.
    How many AI-classified products are recorded?
    The catalogue records 1,689 AI-classified products across 13 categories. Catalogue inclusion does not require a current paid observation and does not measure a typical company's tool count. Updated monthly.
    What counts as an AI-native product?
    AI-native products are built primarily around AI models (e.g. Anthropic/Claude); AI-embedded products add AI to an existing platform (e.g. GitHub). Every product on the map is labelled with its classification.

    Related data

    Cledara AI Market Map, "Real-Time AI Market Map (2026)", data.cledara.com, updated 23 October 2026, 01:14 UTC. Cite with attribution under the site's CC BY-NC 4.0 data license.

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