# Conductor: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 33 judge labels across 2 categories by 12 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/conductor

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [SEO and content optimization platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/seo-content-optimization/index.md) | 4% | 8 | 16% | 19 |
| [AI visibility and answer engine tracking tools](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/ai-visibility-tracking/index.md) | 2% | 9 | 21% | 14 |

## What the models said for it

- "Enterprise | Profound, Scrunch AI, Conductor, Botify | 500+ person orgs needing compliance, scale, and dedicated support" (Kimi K2, AI visibility)
- "Choose Profound or Conductor if you have a large budget and need comprehensive, multi-language, multi-engine data" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, AI visibility)
- "the best choice is usually Conductor if your priority is a unified SEO + content optimization workflow" (GPT-5.4 mini, SEO)
- "#1 first-choice share among enterprise B2B buyers; API-based; no published pricing" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, SEO)

## And against it

- "Avoid for Mid-Market: BrightEdge/Conductor (enterprise pricing, $1K+/month, too complex)" (Grok 4.20, SEO)
- "Enterprise-priced ($50k+), overkill for mid-market" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, AI visibility)
- "certain enterprise SEO platforms like Conductor or BrightEdge) are sometimes criticized for not delivering value commensurate with their price tags" (Mistral Small, SEO)
- "without the enterprise overhead of tools like BrightEdge or Conductor" (Grok 4.20, AI visibility)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Conductor, from 134 of the 146 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- conductor.com: 52 (its own site)
- gane.ai/index: 45
- blog.hubspot.com: 37
- searchenginejournal.com: 31
- searchatlas.com: 29
- toolradar.com: 29
- g2.com: 28
- seoclarity.net: 23
- brightedge.com: 21
- onemetrik.com: 21

### Pages cited

- https://toolradar.com/guides/best-enterprise-seo-platforms: 27
- https://searchenginejournal.com/enterprise-seo/the-top-4-enterprise-seo-platform-tools-an-in-depth-review: 25
- https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/seo-content-optimization/2026-09/enterprise: 22
- https://onemetrik.com/blogs/best-enterprise-seo-tools: 21
- https://searchatlas.com/blog/b2b-seo-tools: 19
- https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/ai-visibility-tracking/enterprise: 17
- https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/llm-visibility-tools: 16
- https://conductor.com/academy/best-enterprise-seo-platforms: 14

## The company

Conductor; http://www.conductor.com; New York City, United States; founded 2006. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: #1 for Enterprise AEO (https://conductor.com/)
- For: enterprise teams (https://conductor.com/)
- Price stated: Plans for enterprises at every stage of growth (https://www.conductor.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Get a Free AI Visibility Analysis (https://conductor.com/)
- Certifications: ISO 42001, ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, CCPA, GDPR
- Customers named: BraunAbility, International Institute for Learning, FreshBooks, HG Insights, Boston Globe Media, Title Nine, Clutch, Overdrive

## What it publishes

Every page conductor.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2382 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 211 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 73 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 155 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 43 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 35 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 22 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 548 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 1 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.