# IBM Cognos: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/ibm-cognos

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Corporate performance management](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/planning/corporate-performance-management/index.md) | 0% | 87 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "you don't need the multi-million dollar, IT-heavy legacy EPM systems built for Fortune 100 conglomerates (like legacy Oracle Hyperion or IBM Cognos)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Corporate performance ma)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named IBM Cognos, from 4 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- kanerika.com: 2
- pigment.com: 2
- abacum.ai: 1
- airbyte.com: 1
- anaplan.com: 1
- axiobench.com: 1
- barc.com: 1
- bizzi.vn: 1
- centage.com: 1
- cfoparticeps.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://abacum.ai/blog/most-reliable-fpa-platforms-reducing-manual-planning-work-8-compared: 1
- https://airbyte.com/top-etl-tools-for-sources/etl-tools: 1
- https://anaplan.com/content/dam/anaplan/assets/documents/report/analyst-report/ventana-research-financial-consolidation-close-management-buyers-guide-2024.pdf: 1
- https://axiobench.com/best/board-reporting-software: 1
- https://barc.com/reviews/consolidation-software: 1
- https://bizzi.vn/en/what-is-epm: 1
- https://centage.com/blog/best-fp-a-software: 1
- https://cfoparticeps.com/best-board-reporting-software-2026: 1

## In its own words

What IBM Cognos's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Unlock your data’s full potential with advanced BI reporting, agentic AI and interactive visualizations (https://www.ibm.com/products/cognos-analytics)
- For: growing teams, scaling businesses and enterprise organizations (https://www.ibm.com/products/cognos-analytics)
- Price stated: Starting at $11.25 USD Per Authorized User (https://www.ibm.com/products/cognos-analytics)
- Starting price: 11.25 (https://www.ibm.com/products/cognos-analytics)
- Free plan or trial: Start free trial; Try it for free (https://www.ibm.com/products/cognos-analytics)
- Customers named: ULMA, Elkjøp, UK Ministry of Defence, Mohegan Sun, Nukissiorfiit

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/finance.