# Q4: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 category by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/q4

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Board and investor reporting](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/planning/board-and-investor-reporting/index.md) | 0% | 89 | 50% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "## Alternative: Q4" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Board)

## And against it

- "avoiding tools geared toward public IR (e.g., Q4, Irwin)" (Grok 4.20, Board)

## 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 Q4, from 9 of the 10 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- guideflow.com: 6
- getaleph.com: 5
- g2.com: 4
- maxio.com: 4
- nasdaq.com: 4
- q4inc.com: 3 (its own site)
- thecfoclub.com: 3
- axiobench.com: 2
- cotocus.com: 2
- featuredcustomers.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://guideflow.com/blog/investor-reporting-software: 6
- https://getaleph.com/answers/board-investor-reporting-software: 5
- https://g2.com/categories/investor-reporting: 3
- https://thecfoclub.com/tools/best-investor-relations-software: 3
- https://axiobench.com/best/investor-relations-software: 2
- https://cotocus.com/blog/top-10-investor-relations-platforms-features-pros-cons-comparison: 2
- https://featuredcustomers.com/software/investor-reporting-software: 2
- https://g2.com/categories/investor-relationship-management: 2

## In its own words

What Q4's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Investor Relations Platform | IR Websites, Events and More (https://q4inc.com/)
- For: Investor relations professionals (https://q4inc.com/)
- Price stated: Additional 6,000 prompts: $3,000 per year; Additional 10 agents & 250MB storage: $500 per year; Overage penalty: $1,500 for 1,200 prompts if annual limit exceeded (https://www.q4inc.com/platform-details)
- Certifications: SOC 2
- Customers named: AMD, EA

## What it publishes

Every page q4inc.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 381 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 128 pages, 17 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- case study: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-09-15
- webinar or virtual event: 13 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-14
- conference or event: 32 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-11-13
- report or ebook: 24 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-05
- comparison: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-30
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-26
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-04-24
- news or press: 23 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-10
- Recent: 2026-11-13 conference or event: Q4xnirimarketsdontjustpriceinformaton https://www.q4inc.com/resource-center/events/q4xnirimarketsdontjustpriceinformaton
- Recent: 2026-09-29 conference or event: Consensus management from manual chore to strategic advantage https://www.q4inc.com/resource-center/events/consensus-management-from-manual-chore-to-strategic-advantage
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Ai just pushed esg out of the top spot in boardroom conversations. heres what ir needs to do about it https://www.q4inc.com/resource-center/blog/ai-just-pushed-esg-out-of-the-top-spot-in-boardroom-conversations.-heres-what-ir-needs-to-do-about-it
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: The new path to head of ir how the route to senior investor relations leadership is changing https://www.q4inc.com/resource-center/blog/the-new-path-to-head-of-ir-how-the-route-to-senior-investor-relations-leadership-is-changing
- Recent: 2026-08-26 blog: Shareholder activism is changing shape what ir teams need to know as proxy advisors lose influence https://www.q4inc.com/resource-center/blog/shareholder-activism-is-changing-shape-what-ir-teams-need-to-know-as-proxy-advisors-lose-influence
- Recent: 2026-08-20 blog: Niri dallas swc managing sell side consensus and the power of credibility https://www.q4inc.com/resource-center/blog/niri-dallas-swc-managing-sell-side-consensus-and-the-power-of-credibility

## 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.