# Optial SmartStart: 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/optial-smartstart

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [ESG and carbon reporting](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/corporate/esg-and-carbon-reporting/index.md) | 0% | 123 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "$5,000/year (highly rated but premium pricing)" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, ESG and carbon reporting)

## 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 Optial SmartStart, from 2 of the 2 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- councilfire.org: 2
- g2.com: 2
- getapp.com: 2
- slashdot.org: 2
- softwareadvice.com: 2
- toolradar.com: 2
- bibliotekanauki.pl: 1
- bigeasymagazine.com: 1
- businessabc.net: 1
- capterra.ca: 1

### Pages cited

- https://councilfire.org/guides/top-5-esg-frameworks-for-smes: 2
- https://softwareadvice.com/esg/small-business: 2
- https://toolradar.com/best/esg-reporting: 2
- https://toolradar.com/guides/best-esg-reporting-software: 2
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/64183030.pdf: 1
- https://bigeasymagazine.com/2026/08/26/7-best-esg-reporting-and-disclosure-software-ranked-and-reviewed: 1
- https://businessabc.net/7-esg-reporting-platforms-for-enterprise-teams-compared-and-reviewed: 1
- https://capterra.ca/software/207204/novisto: 1

## 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.