# Data8: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 7 judge labels across 2 categories by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/data8

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Address verification tools](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/address-verification/index.md) | 0% | 14 | 0% | 4 |
| [CRM data quality and deduplication](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/revops/crm-data-quality-and-deduplication/index.md) | 0% | 33 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "Tools like Smarty, Melissa, and Data8 often rank highest in independent tests" (Grok 4.20, Address verification)
- "positioned as CRM-native deduplication and contact-data cleansing" (GPT-5.4 mini, CRM data quality)
- "UK-only operations: Postcoder or Data8." (Perplexity Sonar, Address verification)
- "If you are a Salesforce user: Choose Data8." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Address verification)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Data8, from 16 of the 16 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 14
- digi-texx.com: 6
- data-8.co.uk: 4 (its own site)
- getapp.com: 4
- loqate.com: 4
- softwareadvice.com: 4
- capterra.com: 3
- cognism.com: 3
- findymail.com: 3
- smarty.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://g2.com/articles/best-address-verification-software: 7
- https://g2.com/categories/data-quality/f/crm: 7
- https://digi-texx.com/techblog/address-validation-software: 6
- https://g2.com/categories/data-quality: 4
- https://cognism.com/blog/data-quality-management-tools: 3
- https://findymail.com/blog/crm-data-quality: 3
- https://softwareadvice.com/address-verification: 3
- https://techrepublic.com/article/best-data-cleaning-software: 3

## 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.