# Brainshark: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 7 judge labels across 3 categories by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/brainshark

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Sales enablement and content](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/sales/sales-enablement-and-content/index.md) | 0% | 69 | 50% | 4 |
| [Sales coaching and training](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/sales/sales-coaching-and-training/index.md) | 0% | 37 | 0% | 2 |
| [Sales gamification](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/sales/sales-gamification/index.md) | 0% | 54 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Brainshark specializes in video-based learning and coaching." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Sales enablement)
- "Strong for creating/sharing training content." (Grok 4.20, Sales coaching)

## And against it

- "legacy options losing ground to AI-native challengers. Complaints include outdated interfaces, poor AI integration, and low innovation" (Grok 4.20, Sales enablement)
- "Brainshark ⚠️ HIGH CAUTION ... faced a class action lawsuit under Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)" (Kimi K2, Sales gamification)
- "Examples to approach with caution: *Bigtincan, Brainshark*" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Sales enablement)

## 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 Brainshark, from 17 of the 19 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 8
- prospeo.io: 7
- capterra.com: 6
- spotsaas.com: 5
- blog.hubspot.com: 4
- bigtincan.com: 3
- guideflow.com: 3
- highspot.com: 3
- mindtickle.com: 3
- paperflite.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://bigtincan.com/resources/sales-coaching-tools: 3
- https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/sales-coaching-software: 3
- https://capterra.com/sales-enablement-software: 3
- https://paperflite.com/blogs/sales-training-software: 3
- https://spotsaas.com/list/sales-coaching-software/for-small-business: 3
- https://alignedup.com/guides/sales-enablement-platform: 2
- https://alpharun.com/blog/sales-coaching-software: 2
- https://appexchange.salesforce.com/appxListingDetail: 2

## The company

Brainshark; http://www.brainshark.com; Waltham, United States; founded 1999. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## In its own words

What Brainshark's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Sales learning, onboarding, and coaching with RolePlayAI and analytics to measure and improve seller readiness. (https://brainshark.com/)
- For: customer-facing teams (https://brainshark.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page brainshark.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 849 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 337 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 24 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 16 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 14 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 165 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## 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.