# AI Breakout: December 2025

Published December 3, 2025 by Torii Research (Torii). Updated October 7, 2026. Canonical URL: https://www.toriihq.com/research/reports/ai-breakout-december-2025

Google Antigravity enters December's AI Breakout at #3, the highest debut in the ranking so far.

## What the data says

Google Antigravity debuts at #3, behind ChatGPT and Claude AI.

Gamma App also enters at #9, and NotebookLM climbs 2 places to #8.

Perplexity AI and ClickUp each fall 5 places, to #12 and #17, and ChatGPT Atlas slips 3 places to #11 a month after its debut.

Based on anonymized, aggregated usage data from November 1 to 30, 2025.

## At a glance

- Top 3: ChatGPT (#1), Claude AI (#2), Google Antigravity (#3).
- Biggest climbers: NotebookLM, up 2 to #8; Grammarly, up 1 to #4; ElevenLabs, up 1 to #19.
- Biggest drops: Perplexity AI, down 5 to #12; ClickUp, down 5 to #17; ChatGPT Atlas, down 3 to #11.

## What kinds of apps

AI-native apps: 90% (18 of the 20 apps). Share of this edition's apps by theme (one theme per app; definitions at https://www.toriihq.com/research/themes):

- AI assistants: 35% (7 apps: ChatGPT, Claude AI, OpenAI, NotebookLM, Perplexity AI, Grok, Microsoft Copilot)
- AI coding and building: 20% (4 apps: Google Antigravity, Cursor AI, Google AI Studio, Gemini Code Assist)
- AI content and media: 15% (3 apps: Grammarly, Gamma App, ElevenLabs)
- AI notes and voice: 10% (2 apps: Fireflies.ai, Granola)
- AI agents: 5% (1 app: n8n)
- Work suites and collaboration: 5% (1 app: ClickUp)
- Browsers and search: 5% (1 app: ChatGPT Atlas)
- Ops, HR, and finance: 5% (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 | ChatGPT | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | Same | 31 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2 | Claude AI | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | Same | 48 | Yes | No | Yes |
| 3 | Google Antigravity | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | New | 72 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 4 | Grammarly | Productivity | AI content and media | Yes | +1 | 37 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 5 | Cursor AI | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | -2 | 30 | Yes | No | Yes |
| 6 | OpenAI | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | -2 | 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 7 | Zapier | IT & Security | Ops, HR, and finance | No | -1 | 37 | Yes | No | Yes |
| 8 | NotebookLM | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | +2 | 45 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 9 | Gamma App | Sales & Marketing | AI content and media | Yes | New | 64 | Yes | No | No |
| 10 | Google AI Studio | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | -1 | 60 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 11 | ChatGPT Atlas | Productivity | Browsers and search | Yes | -3 | 71 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 12 | Perplexity AI | Analytics & BI | AI assistants | Yes | -5 | 59 | No | No | No |
| 13 | Gemini Code Assist | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | -2 | 58 | No | Yes | No |
| 14 | Fireflies.ai | Sales & Marketing | AI notes and voice | Yes | Same | 60 | Yes | No | Yes |
| 15 | Grok | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | Same | 65 | No | No | Yes |
| 16 | Granola | Productivity | AI notes and voice | Yes | -3 | 57 | No | No | Yes |
| 17 | ClickUp | Project Management | Work suites and collaboration | No | -5 | 49 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 18 | n8n | Operations | AI agents | Yes | -2 | 44 | No | No | Yes |
| 19 | ElevenLabs | Operations | AI content and media | Yes | +1 | 54 | Yes | No | Yes |
| 20 | Microsoft Copilot | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | New | 52 | Yes | Yes | Yes |

## Bottom line

November's data shows specialized AI tools gaining ground: Google Antigravity debuts at #3, Gamma App enters at #9, and NotebookLM climbs to #8. Established tools including Cursor AI, OpenAI, and Zapier slip slightly.

## 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: Corrected which apps the conclusion says gained ground. It described Cursor AI, n8n, and Zapier as accelerating, but all three fell in this edition.
- 2026-10-07, Correction: Recalculated rank changes against November 2025. 1 of 20 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, Clarification: Standardized the data source description. Torii Research describes its data as anonymized, aggregated usage data, reported as percentages, ranks, and scores.
- 2026-10-07, Update: Added takeaways from this edition's data. This edition was first published with only a short introduction.
- 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: December 2025" at toriiresearch.com/reports/ai-breakout-report-december-2025.

## How to cite

Torii Research. (2025, December 3). AI Breakout: December 2025 [Data set]. Torii. https://www.toriihq.com/research/reports/ai-breakout-december-2025

Data: https://www.toriihq.com/research/data/ai-breakout-december-2025.csv and https://www.toriihq.com/research/data/ai-breakout-december-2025.json