Claude has emerged as the most-used artificial intelligence model among U.S. tech professionals, outpacing ChatGPT and other rivals in day-to-day work, according to a new survey.
A poll conducted by Blind, an anonymous workplace community, found that 31% of U.S.-based tech professionals reported Claude as their primary AI model at work, making it the single most-used option among those surveyed.
ChatGPT followed at 19%, with Gemini at 15%, GitHub Copilot at 14% and Cursor at 11%, according to the results released January 7 to The Dallas Express.
The survey was conducted on December 16 and December 17, 2025, and collected responses from 1,215 verified professionals in the United States. Blind said most respondents identified as software engineers and reported using AI tools primarily for writing code, debugging, and system design.
The data suggest that Claude’s popularity extends even into companies that have invested heavily in developing their own AI systems.
Among Meta employees who responded, 50% reported Claude as their most-used AI model, while only 8% selected Meta AI, according to Blind’s breakdown. At Microsoft, 34% of respondents said Claude was their primary tool, narrowly surpassing the company’s own Copilot at 32%.
The trend did not hold everywhere.
Google employees reported Gemini as their top choice, with 57% selecting it as their most-used AI model, while 23% reported using Claude, according to the survey. At Amazon, 54% of respondents said Claude was their go-to model, compared with 15% who selected ChatGPT and 11% who chose Gemini.
Blind said the results highlight a disconnect between corporate efforts to promote in-house AI products and the tools employees actually rely on.
The survey allowed respondents to select more than one AI model, reflecting what Blind described as a reality in which different tools are favored for different tasks. Users reported that Claude tends to be preferred for coding-related work, while ChatGPT is often used for document editing and simpler problem-solving, according to Blind’s summary of user feedback.
The findings on workplace usage contrast with broader consumer trends in artificial intelligence.
A recent report on consumer AI usage published in December 2025 found that ChatGPT remains the dominant general-purpose assistant among consumers, with hundreds of millions of weekly active users and significantly higher engagement and retention than most competitors, according to the Andreessen Horowitz analysis.
That report noted that Anthropic, the maker of Claude, has focused more heavily on technical and “prosumer” users, particularly those working in software and engineering roles.
Blind’s survey suggests that the strategy may be paying off, at least for now, in professional settings where coding performance and reliability are key considerations.
