We've been tracking AI tools' real-world traction for a while now, and every week something shifts. June 2025 has been no exception — there's real movement at the top, a few surprises in the middle. Here's the full breakdown.
This Month's Top 10
Scores are composite — calculated from multiple real usage and traction signals. See all 124 tools on the leaderboard →
#1 — ChatGPT
AI Score: 98.4/100 · Category: Writing & Chat
OpenAI's flagship continues to dominate every signal we track. GPT-4o pushed engagement higher and it's stayed there. The free tier is actually quite usable now.
#2 — Claude · ▲ up 1
AI Score: 91.2/100 · Category: Writing & Chat
Anthropic's Claude has quietly become the tool many power users prefer for longer, more nuanced work. Claude 3.5 Sonnet specifically has been getting strong word-of-mouth — and our tracking data reflects it. Moved up one spot this week.
#3 — Gemini · ▼ down 1
AI Score: 89.7/100 · Category: Writing & Chat
Google's AI assistant dropped one position. The Workspace integration drives enterprise usage but consumer adoption has been slower than expected. Still a top-3 tool by every metric.
#4 — Midjourney
AI Score: 82.1/100 · Category: Image Generation
The dominant AI image generator by a wide margin. Millions of active users share prompts and finished work daily — that community effect is a real competitive moat.
#5 — GitHub Copilot
AI Score: 79.3/100 · Category: Coding
Embedded in millions of developer workflows through VS Code, JetBrains, and neovim. The GitHub integration is hard to beat for teams already on Microsoft's stack.
#6 — Cursor · ▲ up 3
AI Score: 76.8/100 · Category: Coding
Cursor climbed three positions this week — driven by growing developer attention online. The codebase-aware features are resonating with developers who want more than autocomplete. This tool is at an inflection point.
#7 — Stable Diffusion
AI Score: 74.2/100 · Category: Image Generation
Open-source, free, endlessly customizable. One of the most widely adopted open-source AI projects out there. If you want control over your image generation pipeline, this is where you start.
#8 — ElevenLabs · ▲ up 2
AI Score: 71.9/100 · Category: Audio & Music
Voice cloning technology that's gotten genuinely good — being used for audiobooks, game characters, and dubbing at professional level. Fast-growing community and strong developer traction.
#9 — Runway
AI Score: 68.4/100 · Category: Video Creation
The go-to for AI video among creative professionals. Gen-3 has been praised for cinematic output quality. Being used on professional productions now, not just experiments.
#10 — Notion AI · ▼ down 2
AI Score: 65.7/100 · Category: Productivity
Dropped two spots. Still top-10, but competition from other productivity AI tools is intense. A no-brainer if you're already in Notion — otherwise there are stronger standalone options.
The Comparisons Getting Most Traffic
- ChatGPT vs Claude — The most-compared pair in AI right now
- ChatGPT vs Gemini — OpenAI vs Google
- Midjourney vs DALL·E 3 — Two very different approaches to image generation
- Cursor vs GitHub Copilot — The coding assistant showdown developers care about
- Claude vs Gemini — Anthropic's model is genuinely strong here
How Rankings Work
Multiple independent real-world usage and traction signals, log-normalised so dominant tools don't unfairly swamp results. Updated every Sunday. Full leaderboard →