AI Rankings / UI design tools
The UI design tools AI recommends most
Figma is recommended in 96% of AI answers about UI design tools. Measured from 263 answers by ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI Mode and Perplexity between 6 Oct 2026 and 13 Oct 2026. Updated daily.
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AI answers · 7 days
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questions asked daily
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brands ranked
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AI engines
| # | Brand | Recommended in | ChatGPT | Claude | AI Mode | Perplexity | Picked first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Figma | 96% | 98% | 97% | 95% | 94% | 229× |
| 2 | Penpot | 38% | 44% | 49% | 17% | 39% | 22× |
| 3 | Framer | 33% | 32% | 49% | 30% | 20% | 4× |
| 4 | Canva | 31% | 27% | 37% | 28% | 30% | 50× |
| 5 | Sketch | 29% | 35% | 43% | 13% | 21% | 7× |
| 6 | Balsamiq | 22% | 14% | 33% | 22% | 20% | 13× |
| 7 | ProtoPie | 19% | 17% | 20% | 18% | 21% | 1× |
| 8 | Miro | 14% | 11% | 29% | 17% | 1% | 1× |
| 9 | FigJam | 13% | 22% | 21% | 7% | 3% | 1× |
| 10 | Adobe XD | 13% | 10% | 23% | 17% | 4% | 2× |
| 11 | Axure RP | 13% | 14% | 19% | 5% | 13% | 0× |
| 12 | Uizard | 12% | 13% | 9% | 22% | 6% | 1× |
| 13 | Storybook | 11% | 13% | 13% | 10% | 10% | 4× |
| 14 | Whimsical | 11% | 8% | 17% | 8% | 10% | 0× |
| 15 | UXPin | 10% | 11% | 10% | 7% | 13% | 0× |
| 16 | Adobe Express | 10% | 8% | 19% | 7% | 4% | 0× |
| 17 | Zeroheight | 8% | 11% | 10% | 7% | 6% | 1× |
| 18 | Webflow | 8% | 2% | 11% | 13% | 7% | 0× |
| 19 | Affinity | 7% | 5% | 19% | 2% | 1% | 0× |
| 20 | Tokens Studio | 6% | 10% | 10% | 2% | 3% | 1× |
Engine by engine
Which UI design tool does ChatGPT recommend?
- 1. Figma98%
- 2. Penpot44%
- 3. Sketch35%
Which UI design tool does Claude recommend?
- 1. Figma97%
- 2. Penpot49%
- 3. Framer49%
Which UI design tool does Google AI Mode recommend?
- 1. Figma95%
- 2. Framer30%
- 3. Canva28%
Which UI design tool does Perplexity recommend?
- 1. Figma94%
- 2. Penpot39%
- 3. Canva30%
The questions we ask
Each is asked every day on all four engines. None names a brand, so no answer starts with a favourite.
- What are the best UI design tools in 2026?
- Which design tool do you recommend for a small business?
- Compare the top UI design tools and their pricing.
- What design tool has the best free plan?
- What tool should a product team use to design and prototype an app UI?
- What is the best prototyping tool for mobile apps?
- What is the best collaborative design tool for a startup?
- What is the best tool for building a design system?
- What is the best wireframing tool for beginners?
- How do design teams collaborate on the same design files in real time?
How the rankings work
- Every day we ask ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI Mode and Perplexity the questions buyers ask when choosing software, through the same interfaces people use, with web search on.
- Only neutral questions count. “What is the best CRM for a small team?” does; “Is HubSpot worth it?” does not, because the question already picked a brand.
- A brand counts as recommended when the answer puts it forward as an option. Tools named in passing, such as an integration or a review site, are not counted.
- The share is the percentage of answers that recommend the brand, over the last 7 days. Product lines are counted under their brand (HubSpot CRM is HubSpot).
- AI answers vary from day to day. A few points of difference between two brands is noise; tens of points is not.
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