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AI writing tools — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for ai writing tools, 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: 20 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 2, 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 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

▲Grammarly moved #8 → #6
▲Writersonic moved #5 → #4
▼Frase moved #4 → #5
▼Anyword moved #6 → #7
▼Surfer SEO moved #7 → #8
▲Writersonic +7.3pp (44.4% → 51.7%)
▼Koala -5.7pp (33.3% → 27.6%)
▲Copy.ai +5.1pp (63.9% → 69%)
▲Writer +3.8pp (58.3% → 62.1%)
▼Surfer SEO -3.8pp (41.7% → 37.9%)
▲Grammarly +3.1pp (41.7% → 44.8%)
▼Frase -2.4pp (47.2% → 44.8%)
▼Rytr -1pp (38.9% → 37.9%)

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

▼Grammarly moved #5 → #8
▲Writersonic moved #6 → #5
▲Anyword moved #7 → #6
▲Surfer SEO moved #8 → #7
▲Koala +5.4pp (27.9% → 33.3%)
▲Surfer SEO +4.5pp (37.2% → 41.7%)
▲Rytr +4pp (34.9% → 38.9%)
▲Writer +2.5pp (55.8% → 58.3%)
▲Writersonic +2.5pp (41.9% → 44.4%)
▲Jasper +2.3pp (97.7% → 100%)
▲Anyword +2.2pp (39.5% → 41.7%)
▼Copy.ai -1.2pp (65.1% → 63.9%)

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

▲Surfer SEO moved #10 → #8
▲Writersonic moved #7 → #6
▼Anyword moved #6 → #7
▼Rytr moved #8 → #9
▼Koala moved #9 → #10
▲Surfer SEO +9.1pp (28.1% → 37.2%)
▲Jasper +4.7pp (93% → 97.7%)
▲Writersonic +3.3pp (38.6% → 41.9%)
▼Frase -2.6pp (49.1% → 46.5%)
▼Grammarly -2pp (43.9% → 41.9%)
▲Writer +1.4pp (54.4% → 55.8%)

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

▲Anyword moved #7 → #6
▼Writersonic moved #6 → #7
▲Koala moved #10 → #9
▼Surfer SEO moved #9 → #10
▼Copy.ai -2.4pp (67.3% → 64.9%)
▼Frase -1.8pp (50.9% → 49.1%)
▼Grammarly -1.6pp (45.5% → 43.9%)
▼Writersonic -1.4pp (40% → 38.6%)
▼Rytr -1.3pp (36.4% → 35.1%)
▼Surfer SEO -1pp (29.1% → 28.1%)

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

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

▲Writersonic moved #8 → #6
▼Rytr moved #6 → #8
▲Copy.ai +4pp (63.3% → 67.3%)
▲Writersonic +3.3pp (36.7% → 40%)
▼Rytr -2.4pp (38.8% → 36.4%)
▼Frase -2.2pp (53.1% → 50.9%)
▲Anyword +1.5pp (36.7% → 38.2%)
▼Surfer SEO -1.5pp (30.6% → 29.1%)
▼Koala -1.3pp (28.6% → 27.3%)

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▼Writersonic moved #5 → #8
▲Grammarly moved #6 → #5
▲Rytr moved #7 → #6
▲Anyword moved #8 → #7
▲Surfer SEO moved #10 → #9
▼Koala moved #9 → #10
▲Surfer SEO +9.2pp (21.4% → 30.6%)
▼Writersonic -7.6pp (44.3% → 36.7%)
▲Jasper +1.8pp (90% → 91.8%)
▲Rytr +1.7pp (37.1% → 38.8%)
▼Frase -1.2pp (54.3% → 53.1%)
▼Copy.ai -1pp (64.3% → 63.3%)

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

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 2, 202629 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v4-7

#1Jasper100%
#2Copy.ai69%
#3Writer62.1%
#4Writersonic51.7%
#5Frase44.8%
#6Grammarly44.8%
#7Anyword41.4%
#8Surfer SEO37.9%
#9Rytr37.9%
#10Koala27.6%

Sep 1, 202629 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v4-7

#1Jasper100%
#2Copy.ai69%
#3Writer62.1%
#4Writersonic51.7%
#5Frase44.8%
#6Grammarly44.8%
#7Anyword41.4%
#8Surfer SEO37.9%
#9Rytr37.9%
#10Koala27.6%

Aug 31, 202629 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v4-7

#1Jasper100%
#2Copy.ai69%
#3Writer62.1%
#4Writersonic51.7%
#5Frase44.8%
#6Grammarly44.8%
#7Anyword41.4%
#8Surfer SEO37.9%
#9Rytr37.9%
#10Koala27.6%

Aug 30, 202636 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v4-7

#1Jasper100%
#2Copy.ai63.9%
#3Writer58.3%
#4Frase47.2%
#5Writersonic44.4%
#6Anyword41.7%
#7Surfer SEO41.7%
#8Grammarly41.7%
#9Rytr38.9%
#10Koala33.3%

Aug 29, 202643 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v4-7

#1Jasper97.7%
#2Copy.ai65.1%
#3Writer55.8%
#4Frase46.5%
#5Grammarly41.9%
#6Writersonic41.9%
#7Anyword39.5%
#8Surfer SEO37.2%
#9Rytr34.9%
#10Koala27.9%

Aug 28, 202643 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v4-7

#1Jasper97.7%
#2Copy.ai65.1%
#3Writer55.8%
#4Frase46.5%
#5Grammarly41.9%
#6Writersonic41.9%
#7Anyword39.5%
#8Surfer SEO37.2%
#9Rytr34.9%
#10Koala27.9%

Aug 27, 202643 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v4-7

#1Jasper97.7%
#2Copy.ai65.1%
#3Writer55.8%
#4Frase46.5%
#5Grammarly41.9%
#6Writersonic41.9%
#7Anyword39.5%
#8Surfer SEO37.2%
#9Rytr34.9%
#10Koala27.9%

Aug 26, 202643 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v4-7

#1Jasper97.7%
#2Copy.ai65.1%
#3Writer55.8%
#4Frase46.5%
#5Grammarly41.9%
#6Writersonic41.9%
#7Anyword39.5%
#8Surfer SEO37.2%
#9Rytr34.9%
#10Koala27.9%

Aug 25, 202657 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v4-7

#1Jasper93%
#2Copy.ai64.9%
#3Writer54.4%
#4Frase49.1%
#5Grammarly43.9%
#6Anyword38.6%
#7Writersonic38.6%
#8Rytr35.1%
#9Koala28.1%
#10Surfer SEO28.1%

Aug 24, 202655 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-7

#1Jasper92.7%
#2Copy.ai67.3%
#3Writer54.5%
#4Frase50.9%
#5Grammarly45.5%
#6Writersonic40%
#7Anyword38.2%
#8Rytr36.4%
#9Surfer SEO29.1%
#10Koala27.3%

Aug 23, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4

#1Jasper91.8%
#2Copy.ai63.3%
#3Writer55.1%
#4Frase53.1%
#5Grammarly44.9%
#6Rytr38.8%
#7Anyword36.7%
#8Writersonic36.7%
#9Surfer SEO30.6%
#10Koala28.6%

Aug 22, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4

#1Jasper91.8%
#2Copy.ai63.3%
#3Writer55.1%
#4Frase53.1%
#5Grammarly44.9%
#6Rytr38.8%
#7Anyword36.7%
#8Writersonic36.7%
#9Surfer SEO30.6%
#10Koala28.6%

Aug 21, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4

#1Jasper90%
#2Copy.ai64.3%
#3Writer55.7%
#4Frase54.3%
#5Writersonic44.3%
#6Grammarly44.3%
#7Rytr37.1%
#8Anyword37.1%
#9Koala28.6%
#10Surfer SEO21.4%

Aug 20, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4

#1Jasper90%
#2Copy.ai64.3%
#3Writer55.7%
#4Frase54.3%
#5Writersonic44.3%
#6Grammarly44.3%
#7Rytr37.1%
#8Anyword37.1%
#9Koala28.6%
#10Surfer SEO21.4%

Aug 19, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4

#1Jasper90%
#2Copy.ai64.3%
#3Writer55.7%
#4Frase54.3%
#5Writersonic44.3%
#6Grammarly44.3%
#7Rytr37.1%
#8Anyword37.1%
#9Koala28.6%
#10Surfer SEO21.4%

Aug 18, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4

#1Jasper90%
#2Copy.ai64.3%
#3Writer55.7%
#4Frase54.3%
#5Writersonic44.3%
#6Grammarly44.3%
#7Rytr37.1%
#8Anyword37.1%
#9Koala28.6%
#10Surfer SEO21.4%

Aug 17, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4

#1Jasper90%
#2Copy.ai64.3%
#3Writer55.7%
#4Frase54.3%
#5Writersonic44.3%
#6Grammarly44.3%
#7Rytr37.1%
#8Anyword37.1%
#9Koala28.6%
#10Surfer SEO21.4%

Aug 16, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4

#1Jasper90%
#2Copy.ai64.3%
#3Writer55.7%
#4Frase54.3%
#5Writersonic44.3%
#6Grammarly44.3%
#7Rytr37.1%
#8Anyword37.1%
#9Koala28.6%
#10Surfer SEO21.4%

Aug 15, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4

#1Jasper90%
#2Copy.ai64.3%
#3Writer55.7%
#4Frase54.3%
#5Writersonic44.3%
#6Grammarly44.3%
#7Rytr37.1%
#8Anyword37.1%
#9Koala28.6%
#10Surfer SEO21.4%

Aug 14, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4

#1Jasper90%
#2Copy.ai64.3%
#3Writer55.7%
#4Frase54.3%
#5Writersonic44.3%
#6Grammarly44.3%
#7Rytr37.1%
#8Anyword37.1%
#9Koala28.6%
#10Surfer SEO21.4%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/ai-writing-tools/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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