AnswerThePublic vs Lumar

as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-14

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AnswerThePublic edges out Lumar overall, scoring 6 to Lumar's 5 and appearing in 11 of 76 answers versus Lumar's 9. AnswerThePublic shows up most for free or low-cost SEO tool questions (3 of 4 answers) and beginner-tool picks, while Lumar leans toward technical territory, named in 3 of 4 answers for both data accuracy and professional usage questions. Head-to-head, AnswerThePublic was named more often on 5 questions, Lumar on 4, with 11 ties. Gemini rates AnswerThePublic highest (12), while Claude favors Lumar (9). Neither tool appears for value-for-money or local Google Maps ranking questions.

Head to head

metric	AnswerThePublic	Lumar
score	6	5
questions won	6	4

By assistant

AnswerThePublic

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	6	16% of answers	#16.7
Claude	6	15% of answers	#13.7
Gemini	12	29% of answers	#11.0
Perplexity	0	0% of answers

Lumar

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	4	11% of answers	#19.0
Claude	9	20% of answers	#9.5
Gemini	6	12% of answers	#8.0
Perplexity	3	5% of answers	#5.0

Where they differ

Only AnswerThePublic gets named for

What are the best free or low-cost SEO tools?
What SEO tools should a beginner start with?
What are the best SEO tools?
What are the best SEO tools for a small business?
What's the best tool for keyword research?

Only Lumar gets named for

Which SEO tools have the most accurate data?
What's the best tool to run a technical SEO audit of my website?
What are the top SEO tools in 2026?

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