Who are the five most valuable MLS franchises?

Question

Accepted Answer

Asked which MLS franchises are the most valuable, the four AI models Bowstone tracks named Los Angeles FC most often — in 4 of 4 answers for the week of Aug 15, 2026. Eight franchises were named in total.
This tracks which franchises AI models name as most valuable, not their actual valuations.

Ranked by how many of the four AI models named each MLS franchise:
1. Los Angeles FC — Models naming it: 4 of 4, Avg. position: 2.0, BX Overall: 34.5
2. LA Galaxy — Models naming it: 4 of 4, Avg. position: 2.5, BX Overall: 30.2
3. Atlanta United FC — Models naming it: 4 of 4, Avg. position: 3.0, BX Overall: 25.1
4. Inter Miami CF — Models naming it: 3 of 4, Avg. position: 1.5, BX Overall: 50.6
5. New York City FC — Models naming it: 3 of 4, Avg. position: 5.0, BX Overall: 17.3
6. Seattle Sounders FC — Models naming it: 2 of 4, Avg. position: 3.5, BX Overall: 25.0
7. Toronto FC — Models naming it: 2 of 4, Avg. position: 5.0, BX Overall: 14.2
8. Portland Timbers — Models naming it: 1 of 4, Avg. position: —, BX Overall: 11.6

Ranked by how many of the four tracked AI models named each franchise in their answer to this exact question, then by the average position each gave it. Bowstone asks this question of Claude, GPT-4o, Gemini and Perplexity every week and records every entity named. The question asks for five, so the list is short by design. This is a measure of what the models say, not an independent valuation.

Which MLS franchises do AI models say are most valuable?

How this was measured

Every tracked week

#	Name	Models naming it	Avg. position	BX Overall
1	Los Angeles FC	4 of 4	2.0	34.5
2	LA Galaxy	4 of 4	2.5	30.2
3	Atlanta United FC	4 of 4	3.0	25.1
4	Inter Miami CF	3 of 4	1.5	50.6
5	New York City FC	3 of 4	5.0	17.3
6	Seattle Sounders FC	2 of 4	3.5	25.0
7	Toronto FC	2 of 4	5.0	14.2
8	Portland Timbers	1 of 4	—	11.6