# AI Breakout: April 2026

Published April 3, 2026 by Torii Research (Torii). Updated October 7, 2026. Canonical URL: https://www.toriihq.com/research/reports/ai-breakout-april-2026

Claude AI takes #1 in April, and Google Gemini jumps into the top three.

## What the data says

Claude AI moves up 1 place to #1, overtaking ChatGPT, now #2.

Google Gemini climbs 11 places to #3, and ChatOn makes the biggest jump of the edition, up 21 places to #7.

OpenAI Codex, new in March, falls 7 places to #17. Manus and Microsoft Copilot enter the ranking at #27 and #28.

## At a glance

- Top 3: Claude AI (#1), ChatGPT (#2), Google Gemini (#3).
- Biggest climbers: ChatOn, up 21 to #7; Google Gemini, up 11 to #3; n8n, up 7 to #20.
- Biggest drops: Chatly AI, down 8 to #29; OpenAI Codex, down 7 to #17; ollama, down 5 to #25.

## What kinds of apps

AI-native apps: 90% (27 of the 30 apps). Share of this edition's apps by theme (one theme per app; definitions at https://www.toriihq.com/research/themes):

- AI assistants: 33% (10 apps: Claude AI, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, OpenAI, ChatOn, NotebookLM, Perplexity AI, Grok, Microsoft Copilot, Chatly AI)
- AI coding and building: 27% (8 apps: Cursor AI, Claude Developer, Google Antigravity, Gemini Code Assist, OpenAI Codex, Google AI Studio, Base44, ollama)
- AI agents: 10% (3 apps: n8n, Manus, Genspark)
- AI notes and voice: 10% (3 apps: Granola, Read AI, Fireflies.ai)
- AI content and media: 10% (3 apps: Grammarly, Gamma App, ElevenLabs)
- Work suites and collaboration: 3% (1 app: ClickUp)
- Sales, marketing, and CX: 3% (1 app: Gong)
- Ops, HR, and finance: 3% (1 app: Zapier)

## Rankings

Ranked by usage among AI apps. Rank change compares with the previous published edition.

| Rank | App | Category | Theme | AI-native | Rank change | Shadow IT index | SOC 2 claimed | ISO 27001 claimed | GDPR claimed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude AI | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | +1 | 37 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2 | ChatGPT | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | -1 | 30 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 3 | Google Gemini | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | +11 | 46 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 4 | Cursor AI | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | -1 | 25 | Yes | No | Yes |
| 5 | OpenAI | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | -1 | 32 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 6 | Grammarly | Productivity | AI content and media | Yes | -1 | 37 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 7 | ChatOn | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | +21 | 64 | No | No | No |
| 8 | Zapier | IT & Security | Ops, HR, and finance | No | Same | 36 | Yes | No | Yes |
| 9 | Gong | Sales & Marketing | Sales, marketing, and CX | No | -3 | 23 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 10 | Claude Developer | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | +1 | 41 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 11 | NotebookLM | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | -4 | 39 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 12 | Google Antigravity | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | -3 | 57 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 13 | Gamma App | Sales & Marketing | AI content and media | Yes | +2 | 61 | Yes | No | No |
| 14 | Granola | Productivity | AI notes and voice | Yes | -1 | 54 | No | No | Yes |
| 15 | Gemini Code Assist | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | -3 | 54 | No | Yes | No |
| 16 | Perplexity AI | Analytics & BI | AI assistants | Yes | +1 | 55 | No | No | No |
| 17 | OpenAI Codex | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | -7 | 68 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 18 | Google AI Studio | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | -2 | 54 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 19 | ElevenLabs | Operations | AI content and media | Yes | -1 | 52 | Yes | No | Yes |
| 20 | n8n | Operations | AI agents | Yes | +7 | 37 | No | No | Yes |
| 21 | Base44 | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | +3 | 55 | No | No | No |
| 22 | Grok | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | Same | 61 | No | No | Yes |
| 23 | Read AI | Operations | AI notes and voice | Yes | +2 | 57 | Yes | No | No |
| 24 | ClickUp | Project Management | Work suites and collaboration | No | +2 | 50 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 25 | ollama | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | -5 | 55 | No | No | No |
| 26 | Fireflies.ai | Sales & Marketing | AI notes and voice | Yes | -3 | 57 | Yes | No | Yes |
| 27 | Manus | Productivity | AI agents | Yes | New | 64 | No | No | Yes |
| 28 | Microsoft Copilot | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | New | 50 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 29 | Chatly AI | Analytics & BI | AI assistants | Yes | -8 | 64 | No | No | No |
| 30 | Genspark | Productivity | AI agents | Yes | Same | 68 | No | No | No |

## Method

Anonymized, aggregated usage data from companies across industries and sizes, reported as percentages, ranks, and scores. No single organization is identifiable. Methodology: https://www.toriihq.com/research/methodology

## Changelog

- 2026-10-07, Correction: Recalculated rank changes against March 2026. 17 of 30 original figures did not match the ranks published in that edition, so every value now compares against it. Apps not in that list show as new.
- 2026-10-07, Correction: Rewrote the takeaways from this edition's data. The original text repeated the February 2026 edition, so its apps and figures did not match the table on this page.
- 2026-10-07, Update: Moved from toriiresearch.com; title standardized. Torii Research now lives on toriihq.com. It was first published as "AI Breakout Report: April 26" at toriiresearch.com/reports/ai-breakout-report-april-26.

## How to cite

Torii Research. (2026, April 3). AI Breakout: April 2026 [Data set]. Torii. https://www.toriihq.com/research/reports/ai-breakout-april-2026

Data: https://www.toriihq.com/research/data/ai-breakout-april-2026.csv and https://www.toriihq.com/research/data/ai-breakout-april-2026.json