When asked for the best startup grant program, 6 AI assistants named 3 brands between them this month. SBIR was named most often, followed by Amber Grant and Grants.gov. One brand was named by every assistant that answered: SBIR.
Who named whom
| Brand | ChatGPT | Perplexity | Claude | Grok | DeepSeek | Cohere | Named by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBIR | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6 of 6 |
| Amber Grant | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | · | ✓ | · | 4 of 6 |
| Grants.gov | ✓ | · | · | ✓ | ✓ | · | 3 of 6 |
Share of voice
What each assistant said
ChatGPT
Named 3 brands, in this order: SBIR, Grants.gov, Amber Grant.
There isn't a one-size-fits-all answer to the best startup grant program for a small business, as it often depends on various factors such as the industry, location, stage of growth, and specific needs of the business.
Perplexity
Named 2 brands, in this order: SBIR, Amber Grant.
The best startup grant program depends on your business type, stage, and location, but there is no single universal “best” grant for all small businesses.
Claude
Named 2 brands, in this order: SBIR, Amber Grant.
There's no single "best" program since it depends on your situation, but here are top options to consider:
Grok
Named 2 brands, in this order: SBIR, Grants.gov.
Determining the best startup grant program depends on factors like your location, industry, business stage, and eligibility criteria such as demographics or innovation focus.
DeepSeek
Named 3 brands, in this order: SBIR, Grants.gov, Amber Grant.
There's no single "best" startup grant — the right one depends on your location, industry, business stage, and what you need the money for.
Cohere
Named one brand, in this order: SBIR.
The "best" startup grant program for a small business depends on factors like your industry, location, business stage, and specific needs.
The questions asked
- What is the best startup grant program 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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