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Smallpdf
sampled: 3 of 4 assistants this week
Smallpdf scores 18 out of 100 overall, with Claude putting it highest at 21, Perplexity at 27, and ChatGPT lowest at 8. It's named in 21 of 68 answers across the category. Smallpdf shows up strongest for compression, named in 4 of 4 answers on "What's the best tool to compress a large PDF?", and for browser-based editing, named in 3 of 4 answers. It also appears for merging/splitting and form-filling, each 2 of 4 answers. It's never named for summarising or chatting with a PDF, OCR, open-source tools, Windows editors, or privacy-focused questions.
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Who's talking about you
| 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 |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| What's the best tool to compress a large PDF? | 4 of 4 | #3 |
| What's the best online PDF editor that works in the browser? | 3 of 4 | #1 |
| What's the best free PDF editor? | 2 of 3 | #3 |
| What's the best tool to fill in and sign a PDF form? | 2 of 4 | #2 |
| What's the best tool to merge, split and reorder PDF pages? | 2 of 4 | #5 |
| What are the best PDF editors in 2026? | 2 of 4 | #8 |
| What's the best tool to convert a PDF to Word or Excel? | 1 of 3 | #5 |
| What are the best PDF editors? | 1 of 3 | #7 |
| What's the best alternative to Adobe Acrobat? | 1 of 3 | #10 |
| What's the best tool to redact or remove sensitive text from a PDF? | 1 of 4 | #3 |
| Which PDF editor is best value for a small business? | 1 of 4 | #7 |
| What's the best PDF editor app for iPhone or Android? | 1 of 4 | #10 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| What's the best PDF editor for Windows? | Adobe Acrobat, Foxit, PDF-XChange Editor |
| What's the best PDF editor for Mac? | Preview, PDF Expert, Nitro PDF |
| Which PDF tool is best for privacy and sensitive documents? | Stirling PDF, PDF-XChange Editor, PDFgear |
| What's the best OCR tool to make a scanned PDF searchable? | ABBYY FineReader, Adobe Acrobat |
| What's the best open-source or self-hosted PDF tool? | Stirling PDF |
| What's the best tool to edit a PDF without a subscription? | PDFgear, PDF24, Sejda |
| What's the best tool to extract tables or data from a PDF? | Adobe Acrobat |
| What's the best AI tool to summarise or chat with a PDF? | Adobe Acrobat |
Assistants cited 15 pages for questions in this category that name your rivals and not you. Claim to see them. See all sources for PDF editors.
In their words
- ChatGPT“| Smallpdf | Easiest interface | Very polished drag-and-drop experience | Free usage is limited jobbit.uk |”
- Gemini“Smallpdf: Very reliable and maintains high visual quality, though the free version limits you to two documents per day.”
- Claude“Online tools (iLovePDF, Smallpdf, Adobe's web compressor) — fine for a quick one-off with non-confidential files.”
Closest rivals
- Smallpdf vs Preview17
- Smallpdf vs Stirling PDF17
- Smallpdf vs Sejda16
- Smallpdf vs PDF-XChange Editor21
- Smallpdf vs PDF Expert14
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