# AI Breakout: November 2026 Published November 3, 2026 by Torii Research (Torii). Updated November 3, 2026. Canonical URL: https://www.toriihq.com/research/reports/ai-breakout-november-2026 Claude Developer climbs 2 places to #9 in November, back inside the top 10. ## What the data says ChatGPT (93% adoption) holds #2. OpenAI (69% adoption) stays at #3. Google Gemini (60% adoption) holds #4. ElevenLabs climbs 3 places to #14, the largest climb. Gemini Code Assist is up 2 places to #18. Grok Bot is down 4 places to #19, the largest drop. Runway AI joins the ranking at #28. This edition covers October 2026 usage data. ## At a glance - Top 3: Claude AI (#1), ChatGPT (#2), OpenAI (#3). - Biggest climbers: ElevenLabs, up 3 to #14; Claude Developer, up 2 to #9; Gemini Code Assist, up 2 to #18. - Biggest drops: Grok Bot, down 4 to #19; Grok, down 3 to #11; Apollo, down 3 to #21. ## 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 coding and building: 30% (9 apps: Cursor AI, TypeSafe AI, Claude Developer, Google Antigravity, Gemini Code Assist, OpenAI Codex, ollama, OpenCode, Google AI Studio) - AI assistants: 27% (8 apps: Claude AI, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Grok, Anthropic, Perplexity AI) - AI content and media: 13% (4 apps: Grammarly, ElevenLabs, Runway AI, Higgsfield) - AI notes and voice: 10% (3 apps: Granola, Read AI, Fireflies.ai) - AI agents: 7% (2 apps: Grok Bot, n8n) - Sales, marketing, and CX: 7% (2 apps: Gong, Apollo) - 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 | 41 | | 2 | ChatGPT | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | Same | 39 | | 3 | OpenAI | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | Same | 44 | | 4 | Google Gemini | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | Same | 59 | | 5 | Cursor AI | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | Same | 43 | | 6 | TypeSafe AI | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | New | 84 | | 7 | Gong | Sales & Marketing | Sales, marketing, and CX | No | Same | 49 | | 8 | Grammarly | Productivity | AI content and media | Yes | -2 | 50 | | 9 | Claude Developer | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | +2 | 55 | | 10 | Microsoft Copilot | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | -1 | 64 | | 11 | Grok | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | -3 | 75 | | 12 | Granola | Productivity | AI notes and voice | Yes | -2 | 64 | | 13 | Zapier | IT & Security | Ops, HR, and finance | No | -1 | 45 | | 14 | ElevenLabs | Operations | AI content and media | Yes | +3 | 62 | | 15 | Google Antigravity | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | -2 | 72 | | 16 | Read AI | Operations | AI notes and voice | Yes | -2 | 66 | | 17 | Anthropic | IT & Security | AI assistants | Yes | -1 | 50 | | 18 | Gemini Code Assist | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | +2 | 67 | | 19 | Grok Bot | Productivity | AI agents | Yes | -4 | 87 | | 20 | OpenAI Codex | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | -1 | 73 | | 21 | Apollo | Sales & Marketing | Sales, marketing, and CX | No | -3 | 62 | | 22 | ollama | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | -1 | 74 | | 23 | Fireflies.ai | Sales & Marketing | AI notes and voice | Yes | +1 | 65 | | 24 | n8n | Operations | AI agents | Yes | -2 | 60 | | 25 | ClickUp | Project Management | Work suites and collaboration | No | -2 | 63 | | 26 | OpenCode | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | Same | 82 | | 27 | Perplexity AI | Analytics & BI | AI assistants | Yes | Same | 62 | | 28 | Runway AI | Design | AI content and media | Yes | New | 66 | | 29 | Higgsfield | Design | AI content and media | Yes | -1 | 76 | | 30 | Google AI Studio | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | Same | 67 | ## Questions **What are the most popular AI tools at work in November 2026?** Ranked by real usage inside companies, the most popular AI tools in the November 2026 AI Breakout are Claude AI (#1), ChatGPT (#2), OpenAI (#3), Google Gemini (#4), and Cursor AI (#5). The full ranking covers 30 AI apps. **Is Claude AI more popular than ChatGPT?** At work, yes. Claude AI ranks #1 and ChatGPT ranks #2 by real usage in the November 2026 AI Breakout. The ranking measures usage, not which tool is better. **Which AI tools are growing fastest in November 2026?** ElevenLabs climbed 3 places to #14; Claude Developer climbed 2 places to #9; Gemini Code Assist climbed 2 places to #18 since the October 2026 edition. **What new AI tools are people using at work in November 2026?** 2 AI apps entered the ranking in the November 2026 AI Breakout: TypeSafe AI (#6) and Runway AI (#28). **What are examples of shadow AI in November 2026?** Shadow AI is AI tools employees use without IT approval. The AI tools in the November 2026 AI Breakout most often left unsanctioned are Grok Bot (87), TypeSafe AI (84), and OpenCode (82), scored on a Shadow IT index from 0 to 100. **How popular is TypeSafe AI at work?** In the November 2026 AI Breakout, TypeSafe AI entered the ranking at #6. Its Shadow IT index is 84 out of 100, so most organizations that use it have not sanctioned it. **Where does the AI Breakout data come from?** It ranks AI apps by real usage inside companies, not by downloads, announcements, or funding. The data is anonymized, aggregated SaaS usage data from Torii, not a survey, and every figure is a percentage, rank, or score. Free to quote with a link to this page. ## 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 ## How to cite Torii Research. (2026, November 3). AI Breakout: November 2026 [Data set]. Torii. https://www.toriihq.com/research/reports/ai-breakout-november-2026 Data: https://www.toriihq.com/research/data/ai-breakout-november-2026.csv and https://www.toriihq.com/research/data/ai-breakout-november-2026.json