# Email List Validation: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 2 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/email-list-validation

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Email deliverability and testing tools](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/email-deliverability-and-testing/index.md) | 0% | 123 | 100% | 2 |
| [Email verification](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/email-verification/index.md) | 0% | 38 | 0% | 1 |

## And against it

- "EmailListValidation has received warnings on Trustpilot and reviews describing it as "by far the most inaccurate"" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Email deliverability)
- "Trustpilot rating suspended due to guideline breaches; customer complaints about service quality" (Kimi K2, Email deliverability)

## 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Email List Validation, from 5 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- mailtester.com: 3
- dmarcreport.com: 2
- emaillistvalidation.com: 2 (its own site)
- kickbox.com: 2
- mailgun.com: 2
- reddit.com: 2
- trustpilot.com: 2
- usebouncer.com: 2
- zerobounce.net: 2
- 1lookup.io: 1

### Pages cited

- https://kickbox.com/comparisons: 2
- https://trustpilot.com/review/www.emaillistvalidation.com: 2
- https://zerobounce.net/email-verification-tool-reviews: 2
- https://1lookup.io/blog/technical/bulk-email-validation-guide: 1
- https://abstractapi.com/guides/email-validation/email-verification-gdpr: 1
- https://allegrow.co/knowledge-base/email-verification-api-use-cases: 1
- https://aurorasendcloud.com/blog/email-verification: 1
- https://belkins.io/blog/how-to-improve-email-deliverability: 1

## What it publishes

Every page emaillistvalidation.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 10247 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 9557 pages, 16 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-06
- case study: 13 pages, 13 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-22
- webinar or virtual event: 44 pages, 22 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-22
- conference or event: 26 pages, 17 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-04
- report or ebook: 5 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-30
- comparison: 409 pages, 14 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-04
- template or tool: 71 pages, 49 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-03
- glossary or explainer: 37 pages, 18 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-20
- podcast or video: 41 pages, 19 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- news or press: 17 pages, 17 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- Recent: 2026-10-06 blog: Detect catch all email domains mx record analysis https://emaillistvalidation.com/blog/detect-catch-all-email-domains-mx-record-analysis/
- Recent: 2026-10-06 blog: Real time domain suppression list validation dns mx record queries https://emaillistvalidation.com/blog/real-time-domain-suppression-list-validation-dns-mx-record-queries/
- Recent: 2026-10-06 blog: Real time dsn status code detection for automated re engagement campaigns https://emaillistvalidation.com/blog/real-time-dsn-status-code-detection-for-automated-re-engagement-campaigns/
- Recent: 2026-10-06 blog: Real time validation prevent mime size limit violations https://emaillistvalidation.com/blog/real-time-validation-prevent-mime-size-limit-violations/
- Recent: 2026-10-06 blog: Automated reconciliation email suppression lists crm opt out records https://emaillistvalidation.com/blog/automated-reconciliation-email-suppression-lists-crm-opt-out-records/
- Recent: 2026-10-06 blog: Email deliverability platform resolves ambiguous confirmation issues https://emaillistvalidation.com/blog/email-deliverability-platform-resolves-ambiguous-confirmation-issues/

## 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.