iLovePDF vs Xodo
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-21
iLovePDF edges out Xodo overall, scoring 9 versus 6 and showing up in 13 of 68 answers compared to Xodo's 7. iLovePDF is the go-to pick for compressing large PDFs, named in every one of 4 answers there, and it also does well for merging, splitting and reordering pages (2 of 4). Xodo's strongest showing is as a mobile app, named in 3 of 4 answers for iPhone or Android editing. Head-to-head, iLovePDF leads in 6 questions, Xodo in 3, with 11 ties. Neither assistant lineup mentions either tool for redaction, OCR, or open-source PDF tools.
Head to head
| metric | iLovePDF | Xodo |
|---|---|---|
| score | 9 | 6 |
| questions won | 9 | 4 |
By assistant
iLovePDF
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 4 | 5% of answers | #2.0 |
| Claude | 16 | 35% of answers | #8.6 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 8 | 15% of answers | #6.7 |
Xodo
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 | 0% of answers | |
| Claude | 8 | 15% of answers | #7.0 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 9 | 15% of answers | #5.3 |
Where they differ
Only iLovePDF gets named for
- What's the best tool to compress a large PDF?
- What's the best tool to merge, split and reorder PDF pages?
- What's the best tool to convert a PDF to Word or Excel?
- What's the best alternative to Adobe Acrobat?
- What's the best free PDF editor?
- What are the best PDF editors in 2026?
Only Xodo gets named for
- What's the best tool to redact or remove sensitive text from a PDF?
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Scores count how often each assistant names a product, weighted by position. How the score works · Full PDF editors leaderboard