Alphabet looks poised to outperform in 2026.

If you're looking for one of the best artificial intelligence (AI) stocks to own for next year and beyond, you don't need to look far. In fact, you likely use one or more of this company's products daily. That's one of the big reasons why Alphabet ( GOOGL 0.82% ) ( GOOG 0.86% ) is a top AI stock to own for next year and over the long haul.

A search and AI leader

Alphabet today is about much more than Google search, but that's still its largest and most important business, and it will remain that way well into the future. Whether queries come from traditional search or AI chatbots, Alphabet established a wide moat in this arena.

Alphabet's dominance starts with distribution. It owns the world's most used browser in Chrome and

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