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Tracked prompt · week of Sep 19, 2026

Which MLS franchises do AI models say are most valuable?

“Who are the five most valuable MLS franchises?”

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 Sep 19, 2026. Seven franchises were named in total.

This tracks which franchises AI models name as most valuable, not their actual valuations.

Ranked by how many of Claude, GPT-4o, Gemini and Perplexity named each MLS franchise
#NameModels naming itAvg. positionBX Overall
1Los Angeles FC4 of 41.530.9
2LA Galaxy4 of 42.528.8
3Atlanta United FC4 of 43.025.2
4New York City FC3 of 45.020.6
5Inter Miami CF2 of 42.055.5
6Seattle Sounders FC2 of 44.022.6
7Toronto FC1 of 45.019.3

How this was measured

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.

Analysis

Written by Gemini · from the week of Sep 19, 2026

The four surveyed models show strong consensus at the very top of the Major League Soccer valuation landscape. Three franchises—Los Angeles FC, LA Galaxy, and Atlanta United FC—were named by all four models. Within this top tier, Los Angeles FC holds the strongest position with an average placement of 1.5, followed by LA Galaxy at 2.5 and Atlanta United FC at 3.0, representing a clear consensus on the league's most prominent brands.

Beyond these three, the models diverge significantly. New York City FC appears on three of the four lists, though only at an average position of 5.0. The most striking point of disagreement centers on Inter Miami CF. Though named by only two of the four models, it was placed highly when it did appear, yielding an average position of 2.0 and a BX Overall score of 55.5, which is the highest overall score in the cohort despite the franchise's limited visibility across all models.

This division is further reflected at the bottom of the rankings. Seattle Sounders FC was selected by two models with an average position of 4.0, while Toronto FC was named by just a single model at position 5.0. This lack of uniformity indicates that while the models share a common view of the league's top three brands, their assessments of the remaining spots in the top five are highly fragmented.

This section is interpretation written by an AI model and reviewed before publication. The ranking, the figures and the method above it are computed from Bowstone’s stored data and are not model-written.

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