{"status":"insufficient_data","category":{"id":"0517c5dd-33a9-4df8-bc75-1a2bdf0e0b63","slug":"ai-tools-for-insurance-agents","label":"AI tools for insurance agents and brokers"},"window":{"weeks":4,"from":"2026-09-06T23:59:59.999Z","to":"2026-10-04T23:59:59.999Z","prior_from":"2026-08-09T23:59:59.999Z"},"measured_through":"2026-10-04","frozen":true,"sample_size":0,"prior_sample_size":63,"independent_sample_size":0,"prior_independent_sample_size":63,"min_sample":20,"engine_samples":{"grok":{"runs":0,"last_run_at":"2026-08-13T07:21:48.606157+00:00"},"gemini":{"runs":0,"last_run_at":"2026-09-03T06:32:40.700595+00:00"},"openai":{"runs":0,"last_run_at":"2026-09-03T06:32:28.143894+00:00"},"anthropic":{"runs":0,"last_run_at":"2026-09-04T06:01:41.1792+00:00"},"perplexity":{"runs":0,"last_run_at":"2026-09-03T06:32:18.895855+00:00"}},"volatility":{"score":null},"integrity":null,"entries":[],"methodology_url":"https://www.orbator.io/ai-index/methodology","license":"Free to use with attribution to orbator.io","editorial":[{"id":"5d08736b-7460-4f1c-a8f6-2e0f69b36c16","section":"how_to_choose","body_md":"Buyer prompts in this window split across seven questions, and the leaders change with the question. For the comparison prompt about independent versus captive agents, EZLynx led with 66.7% of 9 runs. On problem-solving prompts, Handle led with 38.9% of 18 runs. On best-in-category prompts, Limit AI led with 55.6% of 18 runs, with EZLynx at 38.9% and CloudTalk at 33.3% of the same 18. The alternatives prompt, covering affordable options, split three ways at 33.3% each of 9 runs for AgencyZoom, EZLynx and Handle. The direct recommendation prompt about helping clients compare policies had Limit AI at 33.3% of 9 runs.\n\nNo product in the top five carries a verified pricing fact in this window, so cost has to be checked with vendors directly. Match your shortlist to the prompt closest to the work you actually do.","window_to":"2026-09-05","review_status":"generated","generated_at":"2026-09-05T16:53:25.326Z"},{"id":"6351c95b-d134-496b-a7eb-63caba4a197b","section":"top_products","body_md":"EZLynx ranks first with a recommendation share of 28.6% of 63 sampled answers in the 4-week window to 2026-09-05. Its strongest prompt is the independent versus captive agent comparison, where it was recommended in 77.8% of 9 runs. Across all mentions it was listed 14 times and recommended 4 times. Engine spread runs from 42.9% of Grok's 7 answers and 42.9% of Perplexity's 14 answers down to 14.3% of ChatGPT's 14 answers.\n\nHandle ranks second at 25.4% of 63 sampled answers in the same window. It was recommended in 100% of the 9 runs on the prompt about handling more clients without adding staff. Its mention breakdown shows 12 listed and 4 recommended. Gemini recommended it in 42.9% of its 14 answers, Perplexity in 7.1% of its 14.\n\nLimit AI ranks third at 22.2% of 63 sampled answers. Its best prompt is quote and policy summary generation, at 66.7% of 9 runs. Mentions split 8 listed and 6 recommended. Grok recommended it in 42.9% of its 7 answers; ChatGPT in 0% of its 14.\n\nCloudTalk ranks fourth at 20.6% of 63 sampled answers, strongest on the general best-tools prompt at 66.7% of 9 runs. Mentions split 7 listed and 6 recommended. Grok recommended it in 71.4% of its 7 answers, Gemini in 0% of its 14.\n\nAgencyZoom ranks fifth at 20.6% of 63 sampled answers, with its best prompt the independent versus captive comparison at 55.6% of 9 runs. Mentions split 10 listed and 3 recommended. Grok recommended it in 42.9% of its 7 answers, Gemini and ChatGPT in 14.3% of their 14 each.","window_to":"2026-09-05","review_status":"generated","generated_at":"2026-09-05T16:53:25.331Z"},{"id":"8fb850d7-9e06-421d-9a8b-34cff03387b7","section":"engine_disagreement","body_md":"The five engines did not converge on one answer. Among the top five, Claude recommended EZLynx most across its 14 answers, and Perplexity also led with EZLynx across its 14 answers. Gemini led with Handle across its 14 answers, as did ChatGPT across its 14. Grok led with CloudTalk across its 7 answers.\n\nCloudTalk shows the widest gap between engines. Gemini recommended it in 0% of its 14 answers. Grok recommended it in 71.4% of its 7 answers. That is a spread of 71.4 points, the largest in the category this window. Limit AI shows a similar pattern at the low end, with 0% of ChatGPT's 14 answers against 42.9% of Grok's 7. A shortlist built from one engine will not match a shortlist built from another.","window_to":"2026-09-05","review_status":"generated","generated_at":"2026-09-05T16:53:25.333Z"},{"id":"fdd47df4-e2f4-4f4f-8c77-33926f917c74","section":"what_moved","body_md":"This is the first measured window on record for the category. It runs from 2026-08-08 to 2026-09-05, 28 days, and covers 63 sampled answers across five engines. There is no prior window to compare against, so no entries, exits or share changes can be reported yet.\n\nThe current standings put EZLynx first at 28.6% of those 63 answers, Handle second at 25.4%, Limit AI third at 22.2%, and CloudTalk and AgencyZoom tied at 20.6%. Confidence intervals are wide at this sample size. EZLynx runs from 18.9 to 40.7, and CloudTalk from 12.5 to 32.2, so the gaps between the five are not firm. EZLynx also opened first in 44.4% of the answers where it was recommended, the highest first-recommendation rate in the top five. The next window will show whether these positions hold.","window_to":"2026-09-05","review_status":"generated","generated_at":"2026-09-05T16:53:25.334Z"}]}