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PDF editors, as AI assistants see them

In the week of 26 October 2026, the AI assistants we track most often recommend Adobe Acrobat (62), Foxit (30) and PDFgear (28) for pdf editors, out of 27 products we follow in this category. Scores are the share of 40 answers naming each product, across 2 assistants.

Out of 27 PDF editors tracked, Adobe Acrobat sits clearly in front with a score of 62 out of 100, named in 43 of 57 answers. ChatGPT rates it at 69 and Claude at 56, so both assistants agree it leads. The real contest is for second place: Foxit edges ahead with 30, just ahead of PDFgear at 28, with Preview close behind at 23. Foxit and PDFgear show a split verdict too — Claude favors Foxit (31 vs 13), while ChatGPT leans toward PDFgear (29 vs 40). PDF-XChange Editor rounds out the top five at 19.

Updated 2026-10-26. We re-ask every assistant on a schedule and publish whatever they say.

sampled: 2 of 4 assistants this week

Leaderboard

#productscorevs last week
1Adobe Acrobat62steady
2Foxit30steady
3PDFgear28steady
4Preview23steady
5PDF-XChange Editor19steady
6Smallpdf18steady
7Stirling PDF16steady
8PDF Expert15steady
9PDF2415steady
10Nitro PDF14steady
11Sejda14steady
12iLovePDF13steady
13Wondershare PDFelement11steady
14ABBYY FineReader10steady
15PDFsam Basic8steady
16Xodo5steady
17Microsoft Word4steady
18UPDF4steady
19DocHub3steady
20PDFescape2steady
21pdfFiller2steady
22Canva1steady
23Google Drive1steady
24PDF Candy1steady
25Tungsten Power PDF1steady
26EaseUS PDF Editor0steady
27Soda PDF0steady

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