RankingsMay 4, 2025·3 min read

Top 10 AI Tools Right Now: May 2025 Rankings

Our data-driven ranking of the most popular AI tools in May 2025. Cursor made the biggest jump — 5 positions in a single week.

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May's rankings confirm things are moving fast. Cursor had its biggest week ever. Here's the full picture.

Notable moves: Cursor (▲5), ElevenLabs (▲4), Perplexity (▲3) — biggest gains this week.

#1 — ChatGPT

AI Score: 98.4/100 · Writing & Chat

Nothing changes at #1. GPT-4o updates kept engagement high and the free tier expansion broadened the user base. Its usage numbers remain in a league of their own.

#2 — Claude

AI Score: 91.2/100 · Writing & Chat

Online discussion around Claude 3.5 Sonnet has been active — sentiment is notably positive around coding and reasoning tasks. Earning genuine loyalty from power users. Compare →

#3 — Gemini

AI Score: 89.7/100 · Writing & Chat

Workspace integration continues to drive enterprise adoption. Consumer product still lags ChatGPT but the gap has been narrowing. Compare →

#4 — Midjourney

AI Score: 82.1/100 · Image Generation

One of the most active communities in AI. The ratio of active contributors to total community size is high — real users sharing real work daily. Compare →

#5 — GitHub Copilot · ▼ down 1

AI Score: 79.3/100 · Coding

Dropped one position — mostly because Cursor climbed so dramatically. Not losing ground in absolute terms, just facing a more competitive landscape. Compare →

#6 — Cursor · ▲ up 5

AI Score: 76.8/100 · Coding

The story of the week. Five positions in one week — we've rarely seen a move that big in the top 20. This feels like a tool that's hit an inflection point. Cursor vs Copilot →

#7 — Stable Diffusion

AI Score: 74.2/100 · Image Generation

One of the most popular open-source AI projects around. New models and fine-tunes release constantly, keeping the developer community engaged.

#8 — ElevenLabs · ▲ up 4

AI Score: 71.9/100 · Audio & Music

Four positions up. Voice cloning is being used for real commercial work now. ElevenLabs vs Suno →

#9 — Runway · ▲ up 2

AI Score: 68.4/100 · Video Creation

Gen-3 is getting strong reviews. Being used in actual productions — that professional adoption shows up clearly in our metrics.

#10 — Notion AI

AI Score: 65.7/100 · Productivity

Benefits from the existing Notion user base. People who already live in Notion naturally try the AI features, and adoption has been steady.