# AI Breakout: August 2026

Published August 3, 2026 by Torii Research (Torii). Updated October 8, 2026. Canonical URL: https://www.toriihq.com/research/reports/ai-breakout-august-2026

Claude AI widens its lead in August at 94% adoption, while OpenCode drops to the bottom of the list.

## What the data says

Claude AI (94% adoption) stays first, ahead of ChatGPT (89% adoption). OpenAI (61% adoption) closes in on Google Gemini (64% adoption).

ClickUp climbs 8 places to #22. Read AI is up 7 places to #13.

OpenCode is down 13 places to #30, the largest drop. n8n is down 7 places to #21. Base44 returns at #27, and Plaud.ai enters at #29.

This edition covers July 2026 usage data.

## At a glance

- Top 3: Claude AI (#1), ChatGPT (#2), Google Gemini (#3).
- Biggest climbers: ClickUp, up 8 to #22; Read AI, up 7 to #13; Anthropic, up 6 to #17.
- Biggest drops: OpenCode, down 13 to #30; n8n, down 7 to #21; Claude Developer, down 2 to #9.

## What kinds of apps

AI-native apps: 87% (26 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: 30% (9 apps: Claude AI, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot, NotebookLM, Anthropic, Grok, Perplexity AI)
- AI coding and building: 30% (9 apps: Cursor AI, Claude Developer, Google Antigravity, OpenAI Codex, ollama, Gemini Code Assist, Google AI Studio, Base44, OpenCode)
- AI notes and voice: 13% (4 apps: Granola, Read AI, Fireflies.ai, Plaud.ai)
- AI content and media: 10% (3 apps: Grammarly, ElevenLabs, Gamma App)
- Sales, marketing, and CX: 7% (2 apps: Gong, Apollo)
- AI agents: 3% (1 app: n8n)
- Work suites and collaboration: 3% (1 app: ClickUp)
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude AI | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | Same | 42 |
| 2 | ChatGPT | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | Same | 37 |
| 3 | Google Gemini | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | Same | 62 |
| 4 | OpenAI | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | Same | 43 |
| 5 | Cursor AI | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | Same | 41 |
| 6 | Grammarly | Productivity | AI content and media | Yes | +2 | 48 |
| 7 | Gong | Sales & Marketing | Sales, marketing, and CX | No | -1 | 49 |
| 8 | Microsoft Copilot | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | +2 | 65 |
| 9 | Claude Developer | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | -2 | 55 |
| 10 | Zapier | IT & Security | Ops, HR, and finance | No | -1 | 44 |
| 11 | Granola | Productivity | AI notes and voice | Yes | Same | 66 |
| 12 | NotebookLM | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | Same | 60 |
| 13 | Read AI | Operations | AI notes and voice | Yes | +7 | 67 |
| 14 | Google Antigravity | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | +2 | 71 |
| 15 | OpenAI Codex | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | Same | 75 |
| 16 | ElevenLabs | Operations | AI content and media | Yes | +2 | 62 |
| 17 | Anthropic | IT & Security | AI assistants | Yes | +6 | 51 |
| 18 | ollama | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | +4 | 74 |
| 19 | Apollo | Sales & Marketing | Sales, marketing, and CX | No | +6 | 62 |
| 20 | Gemini Code Assist | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | -1 | 66 |
| 21 | n8n | Operations | AI agents | Yes | -7 | 59 |
| 22 | ClickUp | Project Management | Work suites and collaboration | No | +8 | 63 |
| 23 | Google AI Studio | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | +4 | 67 |
| 24 | Grok | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | +5 | 75 |
| 25 | Perplexity AI | Analytics & BI | AI assistants | Yes | -1 | 62 |
| 26 | Fireflies.ai | Sales & Marketing | AI notes and voice | Yes | +2 | 65 |
| 27 | Base44 | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | New | 70 |
| 28 | Gamma App | Sales & Marketing | AI content and media | Yes | -2 | 69 |
| 29 | Plaud.ai | Productivity | AI notes and voice | Yes | New | 94 |
| 30 | OpenCode | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | -13 | 84 |

## 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

- 2026-10-08, Update: Released after its edition date. This edition covers July 2026 data. It went live on 2026-10-08, and its figures were calculated then.

## How to cite

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

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