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AI tools for journalists and reporters — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for ai tools for journalists and reporters, 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

Answer archive Methodology Data studies JSON

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

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

▲Sonix moved #5 → #4
▼Grammarly moved #4 → #5
▲Clarity moved #10 → #9
▼Notebook LM moved #9 → #10
▲Descript +5pp (20% → 25%)
▲Trint +5pp (20% → 25%)
▲Clarity +2.9pp (11.4% → 14.3%)
▲Otter +2.2pp (51.4% → 53.6%)
▼Pinpoint -2.2pp (34.3% → 32.1%)
▲Sonix +2.1pp (22.9% → 25%)

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

▲ INClarity entered the top 10 (#14 → #10)
▼ OUTChatGPT-4o left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲Clarity moved #14 → #10
▲Grammarly moved #6 → #4
▼Trint moved #5 → #7
▼Sonix moved #4 → #5
▲Descript moved #7 → #6
▼ChatGPT-4o moved #10 → #11
▼Pinpoint -5.4pp (39.7% → 34.3%)
▲Grammarly +5.1pp (20.6% → 25.7%)
▼ChatGPT-4o -4.1pp (12.7% → 8.6%)
▲Otter +3.8pp (47.6% → 51.4%)
▲Clarity +3.5pp (7.9% → 11.4%)
▼Google Pinpoint -3.1pp (31.7% → 28.6%)
▼Trint -2.2pp (22.2% → 20%)

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

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

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

▲Grammarly moved #7 → #6
▼Descript moved #6 → #7
▲Rev moved #9 → #8
▼Notebook LM moved #8 → #9
▼Pinpoint -4.7pp (44.4% → 39.7%)
▼Google Pinpoint -3.2pp (34.9% → 31.7%)
▲Trint +3.2pp (19% → 22.2%)
▲Grammarly +3.1pp (17.5% → 20.6%)
▲Descript +3.1pp (17.5% → 20.6%)
▲Otter +1.6pp (46% → 47.6%)
▼Notebook LM -1.6pp (15.9% → 14.3%)

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

▼Notebook LM moved #6 → #8
▲Descript moved #7 → #6
▲Grammarly moved #8 → #7
▲Rev moved #10 → #9
▼ChatGPT-4o moved #9 → #10
▼Notebook LM -5.5pp (21.4% → 15.9%)
▼Otter -2.8pp (48.8% → 46%)
▼ChatGPT-4o -2.8pp (15.5% → 12.7%)
▼Descript -2.7pp (20.2% → 17.5%)
▼Trint -2.4pp (21.4% → 19%)
▲Rev +2.4pp (11.9% → 14.3%)
▼Pinpoint -2pp (46.4% → 44.4%)
▼Google Pinpoint -2pp (36.9% → 34.9%)

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 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.

▲ INRev entered the top 10 (#12 → #10)
▼ OUTFull Fact left the top 10 (#10 → #12)
▲Sonix moved #7 → #4
▼Notebook LM moved #4 → #6
▼Descript moved #5 → #7
▲Rev moved #12 → #10
▼Full Fact moved #10 → #12
▲Otter moved #2 → #1
▼Pinpoint moved #1 → #2
▲Trint moved #6 → #5
▲Grammarly moved #9 → #8
▼ChatGPT-4o moved #8 → #9
▼Pinpoint -4.4pp (50.8% → 46.4%)
▼Google Pinpoint -2.8pp (39.7% → 36.9%)
▲Sonix +2.4pp (19% → 21.4%)
▼Notebook LM -2.4pp (23.8% → 21.4%)
▲Grammarly +2pp (15.9% → 17.9%)
▼ChatGPT-4o -2pp (17.5% → 15.5%)
▼Full Fact -2pp (12.7% → 10.7%)

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

▲ INFull Fact entered the top 10 (#12 → #10)
▼ OUTRev left the top 10 (#10 → #12)
▲Full Fact moved #12 → #10
▼Rev moved #10 → #12
▲Descript moved #6 → #5
▼Trint moved #5 → #6
▲ChatGPT-4o moved #9 → #8
▼Grammarly moved #8 → #9
▼Notebook LM -7.4pp (31.2% → 23.8%)
▼Grammarly -3.6pp (19.5% → 15.9%)
▼Google Pinpoint -3.2pp (42.9% → 39.7%)
▼Trint -2.8pp (23.4% → 20.6%)
▼Pinpoint -2.4pp (53.2% → 50.8%)
▼Sonix -1.8pp (20.8% → 19%)
▼Otter -1.4pp (50.6% → 49.2%)
▲Full Fact +1pp (11.7% → 12.7%)

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲ INRev entered the top 10 (#16 → #10)
▼ OUTJasper left the top 10 (#10 → #16)
▲Rev moved #16 → #10
▼Jasper moved #10 → #16
▲Descript moved #7 → #6
▼Sonix moved #6 → #7
▼Notebook LM -4.5pp (35.7% → 31.2%)
▼Otter -3.5pp (54.1% → 50.6%)
▼Jasper -2.9pp (13.3% → 10.4%)
▼Google Pinpoint -2pp (44.9% → 42.9%)
▼Sonix -1.6pp (22.4% → 20.8%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

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

▼Trint -3.3pp (26.8% → 23.5%)
▼Notebook LM -2.7pp (38.4% → 35.7%)
▼Sonix -2.6pp (25% → 22.4%)
▼Google Pinpoint -1.5pp (46.4% → 44.9%)
▼Pinpoint -1.3pp (55.4% → 54.1%)
▼Grammarly -1pp (21.4% → 20.4%)
▼Jasper -1pp (14.3% → 13.3%)

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

#1Otter53.6%
#2Pinpoint32.1%
#3Google Pinpoint28.6%
#4Sonix25%
#5Grammarly25%
#6Descript25%
#7Trint25%
#8Rev14.3%
#9Clarity14.3%
#10Notebook LM14.3%

Sep 7, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v5-7

#1Otter51.4%
#2Pinpoint34.3%
#3Google Pinpoint28.6%
#4Grammarly25.7%
#5Sonix22.9%
#6Descript20%
#7Trint20%
#8Rev14.3%
#9Notebook LM14.3%
#10Clarity11.4%

Sep 6, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v5-7

#1Otter47.6%
#2Pinpoint39.7%
#3Google Pinpoint31.7%
#4Sonix22.2%
#5Trint22.2%
#6Grammarly20.6%
#7Descript20.6%
#8Rev14.3%
#9Notebook LM14.3%
#10ChatGPT-4o12.7%

Sep 5, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v5-7

#1Otter47.6%
#2Pinpoint39.7%
#3Google Pinpoint31.7%
#4Sonix22.2%
#5Trint22.2%
#6Grammarly20.6%
#7Descript20.6%
#8Rev14.3%
#9Notebook LM14.3%
#10ChatGPT-4o12.7%

Sep 4, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v5-7

#1Otter47.6%
#2Pinpoint39.7%
#3Google Pinpoint31.7%
#4Sonix22.2%
#5Trint22.2%
#6Grammarly20.6%
#7Descript20.6%
#8Rev14.3%
#9Notebook LM14.3%
#10ChatGPT-4o12.7%

Sep 3, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v5-7

#1Otter47.6%
#2Pinpoint39.7%
#3Google Pinpoint31.7%
#4Sonix22.2%
#5Trint22.2%
#6Grammarly20.6%
#7Descript20.6%
#8Rev14.3%
#9Notebook LM14.3%
#10ChatGPT-4o12.7%

Sep 2, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v5-7

#1Otter47.6%
#2Pinpoint39.7%
#3Google Pinpoint31.7%
#4Sonix22.2%
#5Trint22.2%
#6Grammarly20.6%
#7Descript20.6%
#8Rev14.3%
#9Notebook LM14.3%
#10ChatGPT-4o12.7%

Sep 1, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v4-7

#1Otter46%
#2Pinpoint44.4%
#3Google Pinpoint34.9%
#4Sonix22.2%
#5Trint19%
#6Descript17.5%
#7Grammarly17.5%
#8Notebook LM15.9%
#9Rev14.3%
#10ChatGPT-4o12.7%

Aug 31, 202684 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v4-7

#1Otter48.8%
#2Pinpoint46.4%
#3Google Pinpoint36.9%
#4Sonix21.4%
#5Trint21.4%
#6Notebook LM21.4%
#7Descript20.2%
#8Grammarly17.9%
#9ChatGPT-4o15.5%
#10Rev11.9%

Aug 30, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v4-5

#1Pinpoint50.8%
#2Otter49.2%
#3Google Pinpoint39.7%
#4Notebook LM23.8%
#5Descript20.6%
#6Trint20.6%
#7Sonix19%
#8ChatGPT-4o17.5%
#9Grammarly15.9%
#10Full Fact12.7%

Aug 29, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v4-5

#1Pinpoint50.8%
#2Otter49.2%
#3Google Pinpoint39.7%
#4Notebook LM23.8%
#5Descript20.6%
#6Trint20.6%
#7Sonix19%
#8ChatGPT-4o17.5%
#9Grammarly15.9%
#10Full Fact12.7%

Aug 28, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v4-5

#1Pinpoint50.8%
#2Otter49.2%
#3Google Pinpoint39.7%
#4Notebook LM23.8%
#5Descript20.6%
#6Trint20.6%
#7Sonix19%
#8ChatGPT-4o17.5%
#9Grammarly15.9%
#10Full Fact12.7%

Aug 27, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v4-5

#1Pinpoint50.8%
#2Otter49.2%
#3Google Pinpoint39.7%
#4Notebook LM23.8%
#5Descript20.6%
#6Trint20.6%
#7Sonix19%
#8ChatGPT-4o17.5%
#9Grammarly15.9%
#10Full Fact12.7%

Aug 26, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v4-5

#1Pinpoint50.8%
#2Otter49.2%
#3Google Pinpoint39.7%
#4Notebook LM23.8%
#5Descript20.6%
#6Trint20.6%
#7Sonix19%
#8ChatGPT-4o17.5%
#9Grammarly15.9%
#10Full Fact12.7%

Aug 25, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v4-5

#1Pinpoint53.2%
#2Otter50.6%
#3Google Pinpoint42.9%
#4Notebook LM31.2%
#5Trint23.4%
#6Descript20.8%
#7Sonix20.8%
#8Grammarly19.5%
#9ChatGPT-4o16.9%
#10Rev11.7%

Aug 24, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-5

#1Pinpoint53.2%
#2Otter50.6%
#3Google Pinpoint42.9%
#4Notebook LM31.2%
#5Trint23.4%
#6Descript20.8%
#7Sonix20.8%
#8Grammarly19.5%
#9ChatGPT-4o16.9%
#10Rev11.7%

Aug 23, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-5

#1Pinpoint53.2%
#2Otter50.6%
#3Google Pinpoint42.9%
#4Notebook LM31.2%
#5Trint23.4%
#6Descript20.8%
#7Sonix20.8%
#8Grammarly19.5%
#9ChatGPT-4o16.9%
#10Rev11.7%

Aug 22, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-5

#1Pinpoint53.2%
#2Otter50.6%
#3Google Pinpoint42.9%
#4Notebook LM31.2%
#5Trint23.4%
#6Descript20.8%
#7Sonix20.8%
#8Grammarly19.5%
#9ChatGPT-4o16.9%
#10Rev11.7%

Aug 21, 202698 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-5

#1Pinpoint54.1%
#2Otter54.1%
#3Google Pinpoint44.9%
#4Notebook LM35.7%
#5Trint23.5%
#6Sonix22.4%
#7Descript21.4%
#8Grammarly20.4%
#9ChatGPT-4o17.3%
#10Jasper13.3%

Aug 20, 202698 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4-5

#1Pinpoint54.1%
#2Otter54.1%
#3Google Pinpoint44.9%
#4Notebook LM35.7%
#5Trint23.5%
#6Sonix22.4%
#7Descript21.4%
#8Grammarly20.4%
#9ChatGPT-4o17.3%
#10Jasper13.3%

Aug 19, 202698 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4-5

#1Pinpoint54.1%
#2Otter54.1%
#3Google Pinpoint44.9%
#4Notebook LM35.7%
#5Trint23.5%
#6Sonix22.4%
#7Descript21.4%
#8Grammarly20.4%
#9ChatGPT-4o17.3%
#10Jasper13.3%

Aug 18, 202698 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4-5

#1Pinpoint54.1%
#2Otter54.1%
#3Google Pinpoint44.9%
#4Notebook LM35.7%
#5Trint23.5%
#6Sonix22.4%
#7Descript21.4%
#8Grammarly20.4%
#9ChatGPT-4o17.3%
#10Jasper13.3%

Aug 17, 202698 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4-5

#1Pinpoint54.1%
#2Otter54.1%
#3Google Pinpoint44.9%
#4Notebook LM35.7%
#5Trint23.5%
#6Sonix22.4%
#7Descript21.4%
#8Grammarly20.4%
#9ChatGPT-4o17.3%
#10Jasper13.3%

Aug 16, 202698 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4-5

#1Pinpoint54.1%
#2Otter54.1%
#3Google Pinpoint44.9%
#4Notebook LM35.7%
#5Trint23.5%
#6Sonix22.4%
#7Descript21.4%
#8Grammarly20.4%
#9ChatGPT-4o17.3%
#10Jasper13.3%

Aug 15, 202698 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4-5

#1Pinpoint54.1%
#2Otter54.1%
#3Google Pinpoint44.9%
#4Notebook LM35.7%
#5Trint23.5%
#6Sonix22.4%
#7Descript21.4%
#8Grammarly20.4%
#9ChatGPT-4o17.3%
#10Jasper13.3%

Aug 14, 2026112 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4-5

#1Pinpoint55.4%
#2Otter53.6%
#3Google Pinpoint46.4%
#4Notebook LM38.4%
#5Trint26.8%
#6Sonix25%
#7Descript21.4%
#8Grammarly21.4%
#9ChatGPT-4o17.9%
#10Jasper14.3%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/ai-tools-for-journalists/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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