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AI tools for content creators — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for ai tools for content creators, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

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What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INBlotato entered the top 10 (#19 → #8)
▲ INMake entered the top 10 (#17 → #9)
▲ INSubmagic entered the top 10 (#16 → #10)
▼ OUTOpusClip left the ranking (was #4)
▼ OUTCapCut left the top 10 (#8 → #12)
▼ OUTMunch left the top 10 (#9 → #11)
▲Blotato moved #19 → #8
▲Make moved #17 → #9
▲Submagic moved #16 → #10
▼CapCut moved #8 → #12
▲TubeBuddy moved #10 → #7
▼Munch moved #9 → #11
▲Canva moved #3 → #2
▼Jasper moved #2 → #3
▲Descript moved #5 → #4
▲Vizard moved #6 → #5
▲Copy.ai moved #7 → #6
▼CapCut -5.7pp (20% → 14.3%)
▲Blotato +5.2pp (12.7% → 17.9%)
▲Opus Clip +4.6pp (41.8% → 46.4%)
▼Jasper -4.3pp (40% → 35.7%)
▼Munch -3.9pp (18.2% → 14.3%)
▲Make +3.4pp (14.5% → 17.9%)
▲Submagic +3.4pp (14.5% → 17.9%)
▲Canva +2.9pp (40% → 42.9%)

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

▲ INCapCut entered the top 10 (#12 → #8)
▲ INTubeBuddy entered the top 10 (#15 → #10)
▼ OUTLumen5 left the top 10 (#9 → #13)
▼ OUTRepurpose.io left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲TubeBuddy moved #15 → #10
▲CapCut moved #12 → #8
▼Lumen5 moved #9 → #13
▲Jasper moved #3 → #2
▼Canva moved #2 → #3
▼Munch moved #8 → #9
▼Repurpose.io moved #10 → #11
▼Opus Clip -4pp (45.8% → 41.8%)
▼OpusClip -3pp (37.5% → 34.5%)
▼Munch -2.6pp (20.8% → 18.2%)
▼Lumen5 -2.6pp (20.8% → 18.2%)
▼Canva -1.7pp (41.7% → 40%)
▲TubeBuddy +1.5pp (16.7% → 18.2%)
▲CapCut +1.2pp (18.8% → 20%)
▼Copy.ai -1.1pp (22.9% → 21.8%)

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-5 → 4-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INCopy.ai entered the top 10 (#11 → #7)
▲ INRepurpose.io entered the top 10 (#12 → #10)
▼ OUTPictory left the top 10 (#7 → #11)
▼ OUTCapCut left the top 10 (#9 → #12)
▲Copy.ai moved #11 → #7
▼Pictory moved #7 → #11
▼OpusClip moved #1 → #4
▼Lumen5 moved #6 → #9
▼CapCut moved #9 → #12
▲Canva moved #4 → #2
▲Vizard moved #8 → #6
▲Munch moved #10 → #8
▲Repurpose.io moved #12 → #10
▲Opus Clip moved #2 → #1
▼Pictory -10.8pp (29.6% → 18.8%)
▼Lumen5 -8.8pp (29.6% → 20.8%)
▼CapCut -7.1pp (25.9% → 18.8%)
▼OpusClip -6.9pp (44.4% → 37.5%)
▼Jasper -4.8pp (44.4% → 39.6%)
▲Canva +4.7pp (37% → 41.7%)
▼Repurpose.io -3.4pp (22.2% → 18.8%)
▲Opus Clip +1.4pp (44.4% → 45.8%)
▼Munch -1.4pp (22.2% → 20.8%)

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

▲OpusClip moved #4 → #1
▼Vizard moved #6 → #8
▼Opus Clip moved #1 → #2
▼Jasper moved #2 → #3
▼Canva moved #3 → #4
▲Lumen5 moved #7 → #6
▲Pictory moved #8 → #7
▲OpusClip +9.1pp (35.3% → 44.4%)
▲Opus Clip +3.2pp (41.2% → 44.4%)
▲Jasper +3.2pp (41.2% → 44.4%)
▲Lumen5 +3.1pp (26.5% → 29.6%)
▲Pictory +3.1pp (26.5% → 29.6%)
▼Descript -2pp (35.3% → 33.3%)
▲Munch +1.6pp (20.6% → 22.2%)
▼Canva -1.2pp (38.2% → 37%)

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

▲ INPictory entered the top 10 (#12 → #8)
▲ INMunch entered the top 10 (#14 → #10)
▼ OUTCopy.ai left the top 10 (#9 → #11)
▼ OUTRecast Studio left the top 10 (#10 → #15)
▼Recast Studio moved #10 → #15
▲Pictory moved #12 → #8
▲Munch moved #14 → #10
▲OpusClip moved #7 → #4
▼Descript moved #2 → #5
▼CapCut moved #6 → #9
▲Opus Clip moved #3 → #1
▲Jasper moved #4 → #2
▼Canva moved #1 → #3
▼Copy.ai moved #9 → #11
▼Vizard moved #5 → #6
▲Lumen5 moved #8 → #7
▲OpusClip +13.5pp (21.8% → 35.3%)
▼Canva -7.3pp (45.5% → 38.2%)
▼Descript -6.5pp (41.8% → 35.3%)
▲Pictory +6.5pp (20% → 26.5%)
▲Jasper +4.8pp (36.4% → 41.2%)
▲Lumen5 +4.7pp (21.8% → 26.5%)
▲Vizard +2.9pp (23.6% → 26.5%)
▲CapCut +2.9pp (23.6% → 26.5%)
▲Munch +2.4pp (18.2% → 20.6%)
▼Recast Studio -2.4pp (20% → 17.6%)
▲Opus Clip +1.2pp (40% → 41.2%)

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

▲ INCapCut entered the top 10 (#12 → #6)
▲ INOpusClip entered the top 10 (#14 → #7)
▲ INRecast Studio entered the top 10 (#13 → #10)
▼ OUTBuffer left the top 10 (#8 → #13)
▼ OUTMunch left the top 10 (#9 → #14)
▼ OUTRepurpose.io left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲OpusClip moved #14 → #7
▲CapCut moved #12 → #6
▼Buffer moved #8 → #13
▼Munch moved #9 → #14
▼Copy.ai moved #6 → #9
▲Recast Studio moved #13 → #10
▼Lumen5 moved #7 → #8
▼Repurpose.io moved #10 → #11
▼Copy.ai -4.6pp (24.6% → 20%)
▲OpusClip +4.4pp (17.4% → 21.8%)
▲CapCut +3.3pp (20.3% → 23.6%)
▼Lumen5 -2.8pp (24.6% → 21.8%)
▼Munch -2.1pp (20.3% → 18.2%)
▼Descript -1.7pp (43.5% → 41.8%)
▼Buffer -1.7pp (21.7% → 20%)
▲Recast Studio +1.2pp (18.8% → 20%)
▼Vizard -1pp (24.6% → 23.6%)

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲ INRepurpose.io entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTCapCut left the top 10 (#9 → #12)
▼CapCut moved #9 → #12
▲Munch moved #10 → #9
▲Repurpose.io moved #11 → #10
▲Lumen5 +2.2pp (22.4% → 24.6%)
▼Jasper -2pp (38.2% → 36.2%)
▼Canva -1pp (47.4% → 46.4%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

▲ INCapCut entered the top 10 (#13 → #9)
▼ OUTPictory left the top 10 (#9 → #14)
▼Pictory moved #9 → #14
▲CapCut moved #13 → #9
▲Opus Clip moved #4 → #3
▼Jasper moved #3 → #4
▲Vizard moved #6 → #5
▼Copy.ai moved #5 → #6
▲Lumen5 moved #8 → #7
▼Buffer moved #7 → #8
▼Copy.ai -7.2pp (32.2% → 25%)
▼Jasper -4pp (42.2% → 38.2%)
▼Pictory -2.7pp (21.1% → 18.4%)
▼Descript -2.2pp (45.6% → 43.4%)
▲CapCut +2.2pp (18.9% → 21.1%)
▲Opus Clip +1.9pp (38.9% → 40.8%)
▼Canva -1.5pp (48.9% → 47.4%)

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

▲Vizard moved #7 → #6
▼Buffer moved #6 → #7
▲Vizard +2.2pp (22.2% → 24.4%)

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7

#1Opus Clip46.4%
#2Canva42.9%
#3Jasper35.7%
#4Descript32.1%
#5Vizard25%
#6Copy.ai21.4%
#7TubeBuddy17.9%
#8Blotato17.9%
#9Make17.9%
#10Submagic17.9%

Sep 7, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v7

#1Opus Clip46.4%
#2Canva42.9%
#3Jasper35.7%
#4Descript32.1%
#5Vizard25%
#6Copy.ai21.4%
#7TubeBuddy17.9%
#8Blotato17.9%
#9Make17.9%
#10Submagic17.9%

Sep 6, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v7

#1Opus Clip46.4%
#2Canva42.9%
#3Jasper35.7%
#4Descript32.1%
#5Vizard25%
#6Copy.ai21.4%
#7TubeBuddy17.9%
#8Blotato17.9%
#9Make17.9%
#10Submagic17.9%

Sep 5, 202655 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v4-7

#1Opus Clip41.8%
#2Jasper40%
#3Canva40%
#4OpusClip34.5%
#5Descript32.7%
#6Vizard25.5%
#7Copy.ai21.8%
#8CapCut20%
#9Munch18.2%
#10TubeBuddy18.2%

Sep 4, 202655 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v4-7

#1Opus Clip41.8%
#2Jasper40%
#3Canva40%
#4OpusClip34.5%
#5Descript32.7%
#6Vizard25.5%
#7Copy.ai21.8%
#8CapCut20%
#9Munch18.2%
#10TubeBuddy18.2%

Sep 3, 202655 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v4-7

#1Opus Clip41.8%
#2Jasper40%
#3Canva40%
#4OpusClip34.5%
#5Descript32.7%
#6Vizard25.5%
#7Copy.ai21.8%
#8CapCut20%
#9Munch18.2%
#10TubeBuddy18.2%

Sep 2, 202655 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v4-7

#1Opus Clip41.8%
#2Jasper40%
#3Canva40%
#4OpusClip34.5%
#5Descript32.7%
#6Vizard25.5%
#7Copy.ai21.8%
#8CapCut20%
#9Munch18.2%
#10TubeBuddy18.2%

Sep 1, 202655 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v4-7

#1Opus Clip41.8%
#2Jasper40%
#3Canva40%
#4OpusClip34.5%
#5Descript32.7%
#6Vizard25.5%
#7Copy.ai21.8%
#8CapCut20%
#9Munch18.2%
#10TubeBuddy18.2%

Aug 31, 202655 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v4-7

#1Opus Clip41.8%
#2Jasper40%
#3Canva40%
#4OpusClip34.5%
#5Descript32.7%
#6Vizard25.5%
#7Copy.ai21.8%
#8CapCut20%
#9Munch18.2%
#10TubeBuddy18.2%

Aug 30, 202655 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v4-7

#1Opus Clip41.8%
#2Jasper40%
#3Canva40%
#4OpusClip34.5%
#5Descript32.7%
#6Vizard25.5%
#7Copy.ai21.8%
#8CapCut20%
#9Munch18.2%
#10TubeBuddy18.2%

Aug 29, 202648 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v4-7

#1Opus Clip45.8%
#2Canva41.7%
#3Jasper39.6%
#4OpusClip37.5%
#5Descript33.3%
#6Vizard25%
#7Copy.ai22.9%
#8Munch20.8%
#9Lumen520.8%
#10Repurpose.io18.8%

Aug 28, 202627 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v4-5

#1OpusClip44.4%
#2Opus Clip44.4%
#3Jasper44.4%
#4Canva37%
#5Descript33.3%
#6Lumen529.6%
#7Pictory29.6%
#8Vizard25.9%
#9CapCut25.9%
#10Munch22.2%

Aug 27, 202634 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v4-5

#1Opus Clip41.2%
#2Jasper41.2%
#3Canva38.2%
#4OpusClip35.3%
#5Descript35.3%
#6Vizard26.5%
#7Lumen526.5%
#8Pictory26.5%
#9CapCut26.5%
#10Munch20.6%

Aug 26, 202655 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v4-5

#1Canva45.5%
#2Descript41.8%
#3Opus Clip40%
#4Jasper36.4%
#5Vizard23.6%
#6CapCut23.6%
#7OpusClip21.8%
#8Lumen521.8%
#9Copy.ai20%
#10Recast Studio20%

Aug 25, 202655 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v4-5

#1Canva45.5%
#2Descript41.8%
#3Opus Clip40%
#4Jasper36.4%
#5Vizard23.6%
#6CapCut23.6%
#7OpusClip21.8%
#8Lumen521.8%
#9Copy.ai20%
#10Recast Studio20%

Aug 24, 202655 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-5

#1Canva45.5%
#2Descript41.8%
#3Opus Clip40%
#4Jasper36.4%
#5Vizard23.6%
#6CapCut23.6%
#7OpusClip21.8%
#8Lumen521.8%
#9Copy.ai20%
#10Recast Studio20%

Aug 23, 202669 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-5

#1Canva46.4%
#2Descript43.5%
#3Opus Clip40.6%
#4Jasper36.2%
#5Vizard24.6%
#6Copy.ai24.6%
#7Lumen524.6%
#8Buffer21.7%
#9Munch20.3%
#10Repurpose.io20.3%

Aug 22, 202669 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-5

#1Canva46.4%
#2Descript43.5%
#3Opus Clip40.6%
#4Jasper36.2%
#5Vizard24.6%
#6Copy.ai24.6%
#7Lumen524.6%
#8Buffer21.7%
#9Munch20.3%
#10Repurpose.io20.3%

Aug 21, 202676 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-5

#1Canva47.4%
#2Descript43.4%
#3Opus Clip40.8%
#4Jasper38.2%
#5Vizard25%
#6Copy.ai25%
#7Lumen522.4%
#8Buffer22.4%
#9CapCut21.1%
#10Munch19.7%

Aug 20, 202676 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4-5

#1Canva47.4%
#2Descript43.4%
#3Opus Clip40.8%
#4Jasper38.2%
#5Vizard25%
#6Copy.ai25%
#7Lumen522.4%
#8Buffer22.4%
#9CapCut21.1%
#10Munch19.7%

Aug 19, 202690 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4-5

#1Canva48.9%
#2Descript45.6%
#3Jasper42.2%
#4Opus Clip38.9%
#5Copy.ai32.2%
#6Vizard24.4%
#7Buffer23.3%
#8Lumen522.2%
#9Pictory21.1%
#10Munch20%

Aug 18, 202690 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4-5

#1Canva48.9%
#2Descript45.6%
#3Jasper42.2%
#4Opus Clip38.9%
#5Copy.ai32.2%
#6Vizard24.4%
#7Buffer23.3%
#8Lumen522.2%
#9Pictory21.1%
#10Munch20%

Aug 17, 202690 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4-5

#1Canva48.9%
#2Descript45.6%
#3Jasper42.2%
#4Opus Clip38.9%
#5Copy.ai32.2%
#6Buffer23.3%
#7Vizard22.2%
#8Lumen522.2%
#9Pictory21.1%
#10Munch20%

Aug 16, 202690 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4-5

#1Canva48.9%
#2Descript45.6%
#3Jasper42.2%
#4Opus Clip38.9%
#5Copy.ai32.2%
#6Buffer23.3%
#7Vizard22.2%
#8Lumen522.2%
#9Pictory21.1%
#10Munch20%

Aug 15, 202690 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4-5

#1Canva48.9%
#2Descript45.6%
#3Jasper42.2%
#4Opus Clip38.9%
#5Copy.ai32.2%
#6Buffer23.3%
#7Vizard22.2%
#8Lumen522.2%
#9Pictory21.1%
#10Munch20%

Aug 14, 202690 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4-5

#1Canva48.9%
#2Descript45.6%
#3Jasper42.2%
#4Opus Clip38.9%
#5Copy.ai32.2%
#6Buffer23.3%
#7Vizard22.2%
#8Lumen522.2%
#9Pictory21.1%
#10Munch20%

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