What AI says about Starlight

Part of Astro

Data as of Oct 26, 2026Based on 27,839 AI responsesReviewed by

How we measure

AI summary

Starlight is a documentation website framework that provides features like site navigation, search, internationalization, and support for Markdown, Markdoc, and MDX.

Astro1%

Products

  • StarlightThis page<1%
Mentioned in

<1%

of AI answers about Starlight and its rivals · since Jul 5

Mentioned in

  1. 1DocusaurusMentioned in 97%Avg. position 3.3
  2. 2GitbookMentioned in 90%Avg. position 4.3
  3. 3MintlifyMentioned in 77%Avg. position 4.4
  4. 4MkDocsMentioned in 67%Avg. position 4.2
  5. 4Material for MkDocsMentioned in 66%Avg. position 4.9
  6. 6Read the DocsMentioned in 30%Avg. position 6.5
  7. 7GitlabMentioned in 21%Avg. position 7.7
  8. 7AntoraMentioned in 17%Avg. position 5.9
  9. 7ReadMeMentioned in 17%Avg. position 6.3
  10. 10RedoclyMentioned in 16%Avg. position 7.7
  11. 10SphinxMentioned in 16%Avg. position 7.8
  12. 12StarlightMentioned in 9%Avg. position 5.3
  13. 12HugoMentioned in 8%Avg. position 7.5
  14. 12VitePressMentioned in 8%Avg. position 5.9

Where Starlight ranks in AI

MarketRank · Mentioned in

Starlight in AI’s own words

Question: Best “docs-as-code” documentation platform?

ChatGPT SearchSep 25, 2026

Starlight — excellent if you're already in the Astro ecosystem or want a very customizable, high-performance static site.

Google AI ModeSep 9, 2026

Starlight (by Astro): Best for: Teams wanting a modern, high-performance alternative to Docusaurus.

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How prominently AI mentions Starlight

Position in answers

  • Named first7%
  • 2nd or 3rd34%
  • Later59%

Each engine’s share of its own answers across Starlight’s markets · since Jul 5

  • ChatGPT Search<1%
  • Google AI Mode<1%

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Sources AI cites

starlight.astro.build 100%Other sites 0%

The page AI cites most for Starlight