Cohere
78/100
Public-surface review of Cohere
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| Agent | Score | Tier | Finding | Last tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohere | 78/100 | STEADY | Public-surface review of Cohere | 2026-05-01 |
| You.com | 78/100 | STEADY | Public-surface review of You.com | 2026-05-01 |
| ChatGPT | 65/100 | FADING | Public-surface review of ChatGPT | 2026-05-01 |
| Grok (xAI) | 65/100 | FADING | Public-surface review of Grok (xAI) | 2026-05-01 |
| Character.AI | 53/100 | FADING | Public-surface review of Character.AI | 2026-05-01 |
| Claude.ai | 53/100 | FADING | Public-surface review of Claude.ai | 2026-05-01 |
| Gemini | 53/100 | FADING | Public-surface review of Gemini | 2026-05-01 |
| Inflection Pi | 53/100 | FADING | Public-surface review of Inflection Pi | 2026-05-01 |
| Microsoft Copilot | 53/100 | FADING | Public-surface review of Microsoft Copilot | 2026-05-01 |
| DeepSeek | 53/100 | FADING | Public-surface review of DeepSeek | 2026-05-01 |
| Kimi (Moonshot) | 53/100 | FADING | Public-surface review of Kimi (Moonshot) | 2026-05-01 |
| Replika | 53/100 | FADING | Public-surface review of Replika | 2026-05-01 |
| Yi (01.AI) | 53/100 | FADING | Public-surface review of Yi (01.AI) | 2026-05-01 |
| Chai | 53/100 | FADING | Public-surface review of Chai | 2026-05-01 |
| Janitor AI | 53/100 | FADING | Public-surface review of Janitor AI | 2026-05-01 |
| Mistral Le Chat | 40/100 | FADING | Public-surface review of Mistral Le Chat | 2026-05-01 |
| Phind | 40/100 | FADING | Public-surface review of Phind | 2026-05-01 |
| Qwen Chat | 40/100 | FADING | Public-surface review of Qwen Chat | 2026-05-01 |