# Bonsai: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 17 judge labels across 2 categories by 10 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/bonsai

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Proposal software](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/revops/proposal-software/index.md) | 2% | 5 | 0% | 13 |
| [Client onboarding platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/customer/client-onboarding/index.md) | 0% | 25 | 0% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "Lowest cost + all‑in‑one: Bonsai at $9/user/month (Essentials plan)" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Proposals)
- "Bonsai and HoneyBook offer limited free plans with basic workflows, making them excellent starting points" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Client onboarding)
- "Choose Bonsai or Jotform if you are a freelancer or small agency needing simple quotes" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Proposals)
- "Bonsai targets freelancers who need to manage their entire business through one dashboard." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Proposals)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Bonsai, from 38 of the 39 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- zapier.com: 28
- softwareadvice.com: 18
- freshbooks.com: 15
- g2.com: 15
- capterra.com: 14
- pandadoc.com: 14
- spotsaas.com: 14
- proposify.com: 11
- guideflow.com: 9
- toolradar.com: 9

### Pages cited

- https://zapier.com/blog/best-proposal-software: 28
- https://freshbooks.com/hub/estimates/best-proposal-software: 14
- https://softwareadvice.com/proposal-management: 11
- https://softwareadvice.com/proposal-management/small-business: 10
- https://guideflow.com/blog/best-proposal-software: 9
- https://blog.pdffiller.com/best-proposal-software-small-business: 7
- https://g2.com/categories/proposal: 7
- https://spotsaas.com/list/proposal-software/for-small-business: 7

## 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.