# Responsive: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 8 judge labels across 1 category by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/responsive

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Strategic sourcing](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/spend/strategic-sourcing/index.md) | 4% | 11 | 0% | 8 |

## What the models said for it

- "Responsive (formerly RFPIO) — *Best Overall for Scaling Response Operations*" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Strategic sourcing)
- "Top Recommendation: Responsive (formerly RFPIO)" (MiniMax M2.5, Strategic sourcing)
- "If you meant responding to RFPs your customers send you ... I'd shortlist Responsive instead." (GPT-6 Luna, Strategic sourcing)
- "Responsive offers focused functionality at a fraction of enterprise suite costs." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Strategic sourcing)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Responsive, from 15 of the 16 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 7
- softwareadvice.com: 7
- gartner.com: 5
- getapp.com: 5
- learn.g2.com: 5
- sourceforge.net: 5
- auravms.com: 4
- capterra.co.uk: 4
- responsive.io: 4 (its own site)
- spendflo.com: 4

### Pages cited

- https://learn.g2.com/best-rfp-software: 5
- https://softwareadvice.com/rfp: 5
- https://capterra.co.uk/directory/31555/rfp/software: 4
- https://gartner.com/reviews/market/e-sourcing-applications: 4
- https://g2.com/categories/rfp/small-business: 3
- https://getapp.ae/directory/1579/rfp/software: 3
- https://rfp.wiki/enterprise-software-enterprise-application-software-eas-enterprise-service-management-esm/e-sourcing-strategic-sourcing-procurement-and-source-to-contract-s2c: 3
- https://softwareadvice.com/rfp/small-business: 3

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: #1 AI RFP software & G2 market leader; the leader in response intelligence, trusted worldwide (https://responsive.io/)
- For: sales and proposal teams; Bid & Proposal Managers; Sales; Marketing; InfoSec/IT; Executive Leadership; Investor Relations; Small Businesses (https://responsive.io/)
- Customers named: Haworth, Microsoft, Tenable, Lighthouse, Netsmart, Payscale

## What it publishes

Every page responsive.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 65 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- glossary or explainer: 37 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-22
- Recent: 2026-09-22 glossary or explainer: 2426262 foundations of content management https://academy.responsive.io/student/activity/2426262-foundations-of-content-management
- Recent: 2026-08-19 glossary or explainer: 3599068 coffee chat optimizing content health for the ai era 28th january 2026 https://academy.responsive.io/student/activity/3599068-coffee-chat-optimizing-content-health-for-the-ai-era-28th-january-2026
- Recent: 2026-07-22 glossary or explainer: 3531441 coffee chat optimizing content health for the ai era 28th january 2026 https://academy.responsive.io/student/activity/3531441-coffee-chat-optimizing-content-health-for-the-ai-era-28th-january-2026
- Recent: 2026-05-20 glossary or explainer: 3411982 coffee chat optimizing content health for the ai era 28th january 2026 https://academy.responsive.io/student/activity/3411982-coffee-chat-optimizing-content-health-for-the-ai-era-28th-january-2026
- Recent: 2026-04-29 glossary or explainer: 3347437 coffee chat optimizing content health for the ai era 28th january 2026 https://academy.responsive.io/student/activity/3347437-coffee-chat-optimizing-content-health-for-the-ai-era-28th-january-2026
- Recent: 2026-03-25 glossary or explainer: 3274659 coffee chat optimizing content health for the ai era 28th january 2026 https://academy.responsive.io/student/activity/3274659-coffee-chat-optimizing-content-health-for-the-ai-era-28th-january-2026

## 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.