16 categories · RankedGoogle Sheets
Strongest at small business. Not named at enterprise.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Microsoft Excel is first at 22%.
Microsoft Excel is first at 19%.
No model named it for this buyer.
Why models recommend it
“If you have $0 to spare, start with Google Sheets/Excel templates or Trezy's free plan.”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“For a truly limited budget, Google Sheets or Excel remains the most cost-effective choice.”MiniMax M2.5 · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“Absolute limited budget → Excel/Google Sheets + free templates such as EasyFinancialModels”Muse Glimmer 30B · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“For a truly limited budget, start with Google Sheets or Excel with free templates”Kimi K2 · Budget-constrained question · first choice
What gives them pause
“Basic Spreadsheets (Excel/Google Sheets) for Complex Businesses ... When to avoid: If you have high transaction volume, multiple entities, or need real-time visibility.”MiniMax M2.5 · Negative question · warning
“Spreadsheet-Based Reporting (Especially Excel/Google Sheets) ... High risk of human error in data entry, calculations, and formulas”MiniMax M2.5 · Negative question · warning
“Spreadsheets (Excel / Google Sheets) ... You should avoid staying on spreadsheets past your first external investment round”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Negative question · warning
“Spreadsheets (Excel, Google Sheets) ... AVOID | No audit trail, no permissions, no retention controls”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Google Sheets, over the 133 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 3 | Compare → | |
| 26 | 0 | View → | |
| 20 | 2 | View → | |
| 19 | 1 | View → | |
| 17 | 1 | View → | |
| 16 | 0 | Compare → | |
| 15 | 1 | View → | |
| 13 | 3 | View → | |
| 13 | 1 | View → | |
| 13 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of Google Sheets →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Google Sheets's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- work
- Customers named
- Globe Telecom, Ultra, Etsy, Adore Me, Robinhood, Attache
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 112 of the 133 answers that named Google Sheets and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
132 of the 158 domain citations in answers naming Google Sheets came from a third party's page. Twenty-six were to the publisher's own pages (the Gane Index), which the models cite like any other source; they are not counted as a third party.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case study | 707 | undated | |||
| Blog | 372 | 0 | 2018-12-13 | ||
| Glossary or explainer | 51 | 0 | 2018-12-13 | ||
| Comparison | 35 | undated | |||
| News or press | 34 | undated | |||
| Template or tool | 1 | undated | |||
| Podcast or video | 1 | undated |
Most recent
- 2018-12-13Best practices for in app rewarded video ads blog
- 2018-12-13How to monetize your mobile apps with ads blog
- 2018-12-13What is AdMob - Google AdMob glossary or explainer
- 2018-11-19App marketing strategies to grow and monetize your app blog
- 2018-11-19How much revenue can you earn from admob blog
- 2018-11-19How to earn money with in app advertising blog
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page google.com exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. Read September 29, 2026.