# Elementor: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 8 judge labels across 2 categories by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/elementor

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Landing pages and interactive content](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/landing-pages-and-interactive-content/index.md) | 0% | 59 | 43% | 7 |
| [Content management systems for marketing sites](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/marketing-cms/index.md) | 0% | 30 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you already use WordPress: Use Elementor or standard WordPress block builders (like Spectra)." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Landing pages)
- "Cost-effective and infinite customization... However, this requires more technical involvement" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Landing pages)
- "Elementor (free version)" (Llama 4 Maverick, Landing pages)

## And against it

- "WordPress Page Builder Plugins (e.g., Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder) ... Many require separate annual licenses" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Landing pages)
- "it generates complex nested HTML (DOM bloat)... an unoptimized Elementor page can hurt performance" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Landing pages)
- "performance and update fragility are common complaints" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Landing pages)

## 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Elementor, from 9 of the 19 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- searchenginejournal.com: 3
- zapier.com: 3
- blog.hubspot.com: 2
- capterra.com: 2
- cartmango.com: 2
- costbench.com: 2
- dev.to: 2
- g2.com: 2
- landy-ai.com: 2
- moosend.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://searchenginejournal.com/best-landing-page-builders/453412: 3
- https://zapier.com/blog/best-landing-page-builders: 3
- https://blog.hubspot.com/website/best-cms-systems: 2
- https://cartmango.com/leadpages-review: 2
- https://costbench.com/best/best-landing-page-builders: 2
- https://g2.com/products/wishpond/reviews: 2
- https://alternativeto.net/browse/all: 1
- https://amwhiz.com/blog/webflow-vs-wordpress-vs-hubspot-cms: 1

## The company

Elementor plugin; https://elementor.com; Ramat Gan, Israel; founded 2016. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: A leading website builder for WordPress, powering over 22 million sites and 13% of the web. (https://elementor.com/)
- For: Professionals, creatives, and businesses (https://elementor.com/)
- Price stated: free website builder (https://elementor.com/)
- Starting price: 60/year (https://elementor.com/pricing/)
- Free plan or trial: no-cost Editor tier (https://elementor.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 60000 (https://elementor.com/)
- Customers named: Bloomreach, Time, CNN, Disney, Rollingstone, National Geographic, Billboard

## What it publishes

Every page elementor.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 354 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 121 pages, 12 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- case study: 3 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- webinar or virtual event: 3 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-19
- conference or event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2021-06-28
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-01
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-24
- glossary or explainer: 29 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-06-06
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-03-04
- Recent: 2026-09-23 case study: Mcp webgate case study https://elementor.com/blog/mcp-webgate-case-study/
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Elementor mcp launch https://elementor.com/blog/elementor-mcp-launch/
- Recent: 2026-09-15 blog: Elementor mcp beta https://elementor.com/blog/elementor-mcp-beta/
- Recent: 2026-08-21 blog: Ai website builder for wordpress https://elementor.com/blog/ai-website-builder-for-wordpress/
- Recent: 2026-08-21 blog: Ai wordpress plugin https://elementor.com/blog/ai-wordpress-plugin/
- Recent: 2026-08-21 blog: Wordpress ai plugin https://elementor.com/blog/wordpress-ai-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.