Linear

How often 10 AI models recommend Linear, what they say about it, and who they recommend instead, on the 1 buying question where it came up.

Mention rate

48%of all answers on this question

Best standing

#10of 17 on Best project management software

Buying questions

1where any model named it

Never named it

1of 10 models

Which models recommend it

Share of each model's answers that named it, at any position · The black tick marks the panel average

1. Gemini 4 Argon92%
2. Mistral Large 492%
3. GPT-6 Luna83%
4. GLM-5.375%
5. DeepSeek V4 Pro58%
6. Kimi K333%
7. Nemotron 3 Ultra25%
8. MiniMax M317%
9. Claude Haiku 5.58%
10. Qwen 3.8 Flash0%

Never named it: Qwen 3.8 Flash

Tracked since October 25, 2026. Each time the panel answers these questions again, the change shows here.

What the models say

Each model's one-line reason for recommending it, from its first answer

Best project management software 8

• GPT-6 LunaFast, polished issue tracking with especially strong workflows for product and engineering teams.
• Gemini 4 ArgonBlazingly fast, keyboard-first issue tracking that modern product and engineering teams love.
• DeepSeek V4 ProLightning-fast UX built for product teams; keyboard-first and focused.
• GLM-5.3Beautifully fast issue tracking; top choice for modern product startups.
• Kimi K3Fast, elegant, purpose-built for product engineering teams.
• MiniMax M3Fast, opinionated issue tracking beloved by product engineering teams.
• Mistral Large 4Fastest, cleanest issue tracking built for software engineering velocity
• Nemotron 3 UltraFast, opinionated, beloved by engineers

Against the competition

Each question's products ranked by the share of all answers that named them, Linear highlighted.

Best project management software

17 products named in 120 answers across 4 wordings

In nearly every answer

AsanaClickUpmonday.comJiraBasecampSmartsheetNotionWrikeTrello

Contested

1. 10Linear48%
2. 11Microsoft Project21%
3. 12Airtable18%
4. 13Todoist13%
5. 14Teamwork.com9%

Mention rate by model and question

Share of each model's answers on the question that named it · Hover a cell for the count

Question	Claude Haiku 5.5	GPT-6 Luna	Gemini 4 Argon	Qwen 3.8 Flash	DeepSeek V4 Pro	GLM-5.3	Kimi K3	MiniMax M3	Mistral Large 4	Nemotron 3 Ultra
Best project management software	8	83	92		58	75	33	17	92	25

Does the wording matter?

Share of answers that named it under each way of asking the question · Hover a cell for the exact wording

Question	List request	Buyer asking for advice	Search query	Worth paying for?
Best project management software	43	30	40	80

Head to head

Against the products named most often on the same questions

Linear vs AsanaLinear vs ClickUpLinear vs monday.comLinear vs JiraLinear vs BasecampLinear vs Smartsheet

Compare with another product

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