{"status":"insufficient_data","category":{"id":"d7466bf1-cb46-46a9-b39c-7e021502074c","slug":"ai-tools-for-seo-professionals","label":"AI tools for SEO professionals"},"window":{"weeks":4,"from":"2026-09-27T05:57:23.554Z","to":"2026-10-25T05:57:23.554Z","prior_from":"2026-08-30T05:57:23.554Z"},"sample_size":0,"prior_sample_size":7,"independent_sample_size":0,"prior_independent_sample_size":7,"min_sample":20,"engine_samples":{"anthropic":{"runs":0,"last_run_at":"2026-08-30T06:01:07.106117+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":"99cc87ce-a6b2-4b21-85da-d6496cb99257","section":"how_to_choose","body_md":"Start with the question you actually plan to ask. The measured prompts split into five intents, and the leaders differ by intent. Surfer led best_in_category with 88.9% of 18 runs, alongside Semrush One and Surfer SEO at 83.3%. Semrush One and Surfer both led comparison at 88.9% of 9 runs, the prompt covering agencies versus in-house teams. In problem_solving, 18 runs, the leaders were Ahrefs and Surfer at 27.8% each, so no product was recommended in most answers about optimizing existing posts or technical audits. Ahrefs and Surfer also led alternatives at 55.6% of 9 runs. Surfer led recommendation at 66.7% of 9 runs.\n\nOnly one top-five product carries a verified price. Clearscope lists Essentials: $129 a month, last verified 2026-09-05.","window_to":"2026-09-05","review_status":"generated","generated_at":"2026-09-05T16:02:56.515Z"},{"id":"bf035875-888a-4cdf-ac4e-42eba70e3b26","section":"top_products","body_md":"Surfer ranks first with a recommendation share of 63.5% of 63 sampled answers in the 4-week window to 2026-09-05. It over-indexes on the prompt for the best AI assistant for SEO content writing and keyword research, recommended in 100% of those 9 runs. The mention breakdown shows 35 recommended runs against 5 listed. Its highest engines were Grok at 85.7% of 7 answers and Perplexity at 85.7% of 14 answers, its lowest Claude at 42.9% of 14 answers.\n\nSemrush One follows at 52.4% of 63 answers, over-indexing on the general prompt for best AI tools for SEO professionals with 100% of 9 runs. Recommended in 32 runs, listed in 1. Grok recommended it in 100% of 7 answers, Perplexity in 28.6% of 14.\n\nSurfer SEO sits at 50.8% of 63 answers, also over-indexing on the SEO content writing and keyword research prompt at 100% of 9 runs. Recommended in 29 runs, listed in 3. Grok reached 85.7% of 7 answers, ChatGPT 21.4% of 14.\n\nAhrefs holds 49.2% of 63 answers, with 100% of the 9 runs on the best AI tools for SEO professionals prompt. Recommended in 27 runs, listed in 4. Grok 71.4% of 7 answers, Perplexity 28.6% of 14.\n\nClearscope closes the top five at 41.3% of 63 answers, recommended in 77.8% of the 9 runs on the best AI tools prompt. Recommended in 22 runs, listed in 4. Grok 71.4% of 7 answers, ChatGPT 7.1% of 14. Essentials: $129 a month, last verified 2026-09-05.","window_to":"2026-09-05","review_status":"generated","generated_at":"2026-09-05T16:02:56.518Z"},{"id":"76ee45bf-8dcf-41a3-8b52-c0ae75e9cd7d","section":"engine_disagreement","body_md":"The five engines did not converge on one name. Claude recommended Ahrefs most among the top five across its 14 answers, and Gemini did the same across its 14. Grok, with 7 answers, recommended Semrush One most. ChatGPT and Perplexity both put Surfer first among the top five, each across 14 answers.\n\nThe widest gap belongs to Semrush One. Perplexity recommended it in 28.6% of its 14 answers, Grok in 100% of its 7, a spread of 71.4 points. Clearscope shows the sharpest contrast at the low end, recommended in 7.1% of ChatGPT's 14 answers and 71.4% of Grok's 7. A shortlist built on one engine's answers would look different from a shortlist built on another's.","window_to":"2026-09-05","review_status":"generated","generated_at":"2026-09-05T16:02:56.520Z"},{"id":"473f23e2-688a-4395-9d68-b8fe04402abe","section":"what_moved","body_md":"This is the first measured window on record for AI tools for SEO professionals. It runs 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 product has entered or left the top ten and no share change can be reported yet.\n\nWhere things stand now. Surfer leads at 63.5% of 63 answers, followed by Semrush One at 52.4%, Surfer SEO at 50.8%, Ahrefs at 49.2% and Clearscope at 41.3%, all on the same 63 answers. Semrush One was recommended first in 27.3% of its runs, the highest first-recommendation rate in the top five. Ranked products in the category number 85. The next window will give the first comparison.","window_to":"2026-09-05","review_status":"generated","generated_at":"2026-09-05T16:02:56.522Z"}]}