Foxit vs Smallpdf
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-21
Foxit edges out Smallpdf overall, with a score of 27 versus 18, and shows up more often too, 24 of 68 answers against 21 of 68. Foxit leads on ChatGPT and Claude, while Smallpdf actually scores higher on Perplexity, 27 versus 19. Foxit is named in every answer for "best PDF editors in 2026" and for Windows-specific picks, while Smallpdf sweeps "best tool to compress a large PDF," 4 of 4. Head-to-head across shared questions, Foxit comes out ahead 8 times, Smallpdf 5, with 7 ties.
Head to head
| metric | Foxit | Smallpdf |
|---|---|---|
| score | 27 | 18 |
| questions won | 10 | 12 |
By assistant
Foxit
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 32 | 35% of answers | #1.7 |
| Claude | 32 | 45% of answers | #3.7 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 19 | 25% of answers | #3.2 |
Smallpdf
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 8 | 10% of answers | #2.5 |
| Claude | 21 | 45% of answers | #8.6 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 27 | 40% of answers | #4.1 |
Where they differ
Only Foxit gets named for
- What's the best PDF editor for Windows?
- What's the best tool to edit a PDF without a subscription?
Only Smallpdf gets named for
- What's the best tool to compress a large PDF?
- What's the best online PDF editor that works in the browser?
- What's the best free PDF editor?
- What's the best tool to fill in and sign a PDF form?
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Scores count how often each assistant names a product, weighted by position. How the score works · Full PDF editors leaderboard