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Retool
sampled: 3 of 4 assistants this week
Retool shows up in 11 of 69 answers across AI assistants, landing an overall score of 8 out of 100 (ChatGPT: 5, Claude: 12, Perplexity: 9). Its strongest showing is on internal tools and dashboards, where it's named in all 3 answers to that question, and it appears in 3 of 4 answers about the top AI app builders in 2026. It shows up less often for broader "best AI app builder" questions, and it's never named for marketplace apps, non-technical founders, Supabase compatibility, mobile app building, or vibe coding tools.
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Who's talking about you
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 5 | 5% of answers | #1.0 |
| Claude | 12 | 30% of answers | #11.0 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 9 | 15% of answers | #5.7 |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| Which AI builder is best for internal tools and dashboards? | 3 of 3 | #1 |
| What are the top AI app builders in 2026? | 3 of 4 | #10 |
| Which AI app builder is best for prototyping an idea over a weekend? | 1 of 3 | #7 |
| Which AI app builder makes the most production-ready apps? | 1 of 3 | #11 |
| What are the best AI app builders? | 1 of 4 | #6 |
| What's the best AI app builder for a solo founder? | 1 of 4 | #10 |
| What's the best AI tool to build a full web app from a prompt? | 1 of 4 | #17 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| Which AI app builder is best for non-technical founders? | Lovable, Bolt, v0 |
| What are the best vibe coding tools right now? | Lovable, Bolt |
| What's the best way to build an MVP without hiring a developer? | Softr, Glide, Bubble |
| Which AI app builders produce code I can own and export? | Bolt, Lovable, v0 |
| What are the best free or cheap AI app builders? | Bolt, Lovable, Base44 |
| What's the best AI tool to build a SaaS MVP with login and payments? | Lovable |
| What's the best AI app builder for making a mobile app? | Rork, FlutterFlow, a0.dev |
| What's the best AI tool to turn a design mockup into a working app? | Lovable, Bolt, v0 |
| What's the best AI app builder that works with Supabase? | Lovable, Bolt, v0 |
| What's the best AI tool to build a marketplace app without coding? | Bubble, Softr, Adalo |
| What's the best AI tool to build a landing page with a waitlist? | Lovable |
| What's the best open-source AI app builder I can self-host? | Dify, Langflow, Appsmith |
| What's the best AI app builder for building an AI chatbot product? | v0, Dify |
In their words
- Claude“Internal tool over existing data → Retool or Glide”
- ChatGPT“Short answer: choose Retool as the safest default for production internal tools and dashboards.”
- Gemini“Retool AI”
Closest rivals
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