# Backstory: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/backstory

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Revenue intelligence and forecasting](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/sales/revenue-intelligence-and-forecasting/index.md) | 0% | 30 | 0% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "Mid-market teams seeking faster rollout may prefer newer entrants like Airspeed or Backstory." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Revenue intel)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Backstory, from 13 of the 13 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- avoma.com: 6
- zapier.com: 6
- revenue.io: 5
- tellius.com: 5
- dupple.com: 4
- growthtechspotlight.com: 4
- outreach.ai: 4
- readycontacts.com: 4
- usergems.com: 4
- claap.io: 3

### Pages cited

- https://avoma.com/blog/best-revenue-intelligence-software: 6
- https://zapier.com/blog/revenue-intelligence-platform: 6
- https://tellius.com/resources/blog/best-revenue-intelligence-platforms-in-2026-clari-gong-tellius-7-more-compared: 5
- https://dupple.com/learn/best-revenue-intelligence-platforms: 4
- https://readycontacts.com/blog/revenue-intelligence-platforms: 4
- https://revenue.io/blog/the-8-best-revenue-intelligence-platforms: 4
- https://usergems.com/blog/best-revenue-intelligence-platforms: 4
- https://claap.io/blog/revenue-intelligence-software: 3

## What it publishes

Every page backstory.ai exposes, read 2026-09-29: 513 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 80 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- case study: 15 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 22 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-20
- conference or event: 5 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-21
- comparison: 8 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 3 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- podcast or video: 7 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-20
- news or press: 52 pages, 12 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-14
- Recent: 2026-10-21 conference or event: Your deal doesnt die in the meeting https://www.backstory.ai/events/your-deal-doesnt-die-in-the-meeting
- Recent: 2026-10-08 conference or event: Your ai is giving three teams three different answers https://www.backstory.ai/events/your-ai-is-giving-three-teams-three-different-answers
- Recent: 2026-09-25 comparison: Manual vs automatic activity logging whats the difference https://www.backstory.ai/library/manual-vs-automatic-activity-logging-whats-the-difference
- Recent: 2026-09-25 comparison: Pipeline inspection vs forecasting understanding the difference https://www.backstory.ai/library/pipeline-inspection-vs-forecasting-understanding-the-difference
- Recent: 2026-09-25 comparison: Rep time on selling vs admin what the numbers say https://www.backstory.ai/library/rep-time-on-selling-vs-admin-what-the-numbers-say
- Recent: 2026-09-25 comparison: Sales forecast vs sales target whats the difference and why it matters https://www.backstory.ai/library/sales-forecast-vs-sales-target-whats-the-difference-and-why-it-matters

## Record

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