When asked for the best 3D modeling software, 6 AI assistants named 5 brands between them this month. Blender was named most often, followed by Fusion 360 and SketchUp. 3 brands were named by every assistant that answered: Blender, Fusion 360, SketchUp.
Who named whom
| Brand | ChatGPT | Perplexity | Claude | Grok | DeepSeek | Cohere | Named by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blender | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6 of 6 |
| Fusion 360 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6 of 6 |
| SketchUp | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6 of 6 |
| SolidWorks | ✓ | · | ✓ | · | ✓ | ✓ | 4 of 6 |
| Tinkercad | ✓ | · | · | · | · | ✓ | 2 of 6 |
Share of voice
What each assistant said
ChatGPT
Named 5 brands, in this order: Tinkercad, Blender, SketchUp, Fusion 360, SolidWorks.
Selecting the best 3D modeling software for a small business depends on several factors, including the specific needs of your business, budget, industry, and technical expertise.
Perplexity
Named 3 brands, in this order: SketchUp, Fusion 360, Blender.
For most small businesses, SketchUp is the best all-around 3D modeling software because it is repeatedly ranked as a top choice for small teams and is described as quick to set up, affordable, and scalable without unnecessary complexity.
Claude
Named 4 brands, in this order: Blender, Fusion 360, SketchUp, SolidWorks.
The "best" option depends on your specific needs, but here are strong choices across different categories:
Grok
Named 3 brands, in this order: Fusion 360, Blender, SketchUp.
DeepSeek
Named 4 brands, in this order: Fusion 360, SolidWorks, SketchUp, Blender.
There's no single "best" 3D modeling software — the right choice depends on what your small business actually makes.
Cohere
Named 4 brands, in this order: Blender, Fusion 360, SolidWorks, SketchUp.
The best 3D modeling software for a small business depends on your specific needs, budget, and industry.
The questions asked
- What is the best 3D modeling software for a small business?
Asked between 2026-09-26 and 2026-09-26. Not answering this month: Gemini, Mistral.
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Each month we ask every assistant the same plain buyer questions, worded the way a person shopping for this kind of product would ask them, with no brand suggested in the question except where the question itself names the market leader to find alternatives to. Each assistant answers in a fresh session with no earlier conversation, so an answer reflects what the assistant says to anyone who asks, not what it was steered towards.
From each answer we keep the product and company names it recommends. A name counts only when it appears in the answer as a proper name, is not a heading such as "Best for" or "Pricing", and is confirmed by a second assistant naming it too, by a website the answer cites, or by being the market leader named in the question. Share of voice is each brand's share of all brand mentions in the category this month. Assistants that could not answer this month are listed as not answering, never counted as naming nobody.
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