# Clearout: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 24 judge labels across 3 categories by 10 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/clearout

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Email verification](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/email-verification/index.md) | 2% | 8 | 0% | 18 |
| [CRM data quality and deduplication](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/revops/crm-data-quality-and-deduplication/index.md) | 0% | 29 | 0% | 4 |
| [Email deliverability and testing tools](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/email-deliverability-and-testing/index.md) | 0% | 111 | 50% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Clearout and DeBounce are the two names most reviewers put at the top for limited-budget companies" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Email verification)
- "consider established platforms such as ZeroBounce, NeverBounce, Kickbox, Emailable, Clearout, or BriteVerify" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Email verification)
- "a strong option if you want real-time verification embedded into forms and pipelines" (GPT-5.4 mini, Email verification)
- "Best for Cold Prospecting / Outbound Sales: Clearout or Hunter.io" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Email verification)

## And against it

- "more suited for SMBs or marketers focused on one-time list cleaning" (Mistral Small, Email deliverability)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Clearout, from 46 of the 51 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- kickbox.com: 16
- g2.com: 14
- hunter.io: 14
- zerobounce.net: 14
- softwareadvice.com: 12
- clearout.io: 9 (its own site)
- gane.ai/index: 9
- mailercloud.com: 9
- capterra.com: 7
- reddit.com: 7

### Pages cited

- https://hunter.io/email-verification-guide/best-email-verifiers: 12
- https://softwareadvice.com/email-verification: 12
- https://kickbox.com/resource-center/top-12-bulk-email-verification-validation-services: 9
- https://mailercloud.com/blog/best-email-verification-services: 9
- https://zerobounce.net/email-verification-tool-reviews: 9
- https://zerobounce.net/: 7
- https://kickbox.com/comparisons: 5
- https://kickbox.com/resource-center/12-best-email-verification-tools-in-2026: 5

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Clearout is a SaaS platform for email verification, email finding, prospecting, and form validation that delivers up to 99.73% accuracy and helps businesses validate and enrich leads, reduce bounce rates, and improve deliverability. (https://clearout.io/)
- For: businesses (https://clearout.io/)
- Price stated: Transparent & flexible pricing to support pay-per-use or recurring (https://clearout.io/)
- Free plan or trial: No card required | 100 free credits (https://clearout.io/)
- Certifications: GDPR, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001
- Customers named: SigParser, Logic Inbound, Pearl Lemon, Martal Group, DataCaptive

## What it publishes

Every page clearout.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 456 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 255 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 32 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-12
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-03-12 template or tool: Chrome extension https://docs.clearout.io/platform-features/tools/chrome-extension
- Recent: 2026-03-12 template or tool: Wordpress plugin https://docs.clearout.io/platform-features/tools/wordpress-plugin

## 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.