Esri
Named, too few times to rank.
A product needs 10 labels in a category before a share is stated. Esri has 8.
Why models recommend it
“Choose Esri/eSpatial if geographic and demographic data depth and visual mapping are your top priorities.”MiniMax M2.5 · Comparative question · alternative
“Best for manufacturing and enterprise teams already using ArcGIS”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Comparative question · alternative
What gives them pause
“Best avoided if your team lacks technical GIS expertise”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · warning
“Esri is criticized for: A steep learning curve for non-GIS users, Complex, credit-based pricing, High hardware requirements”Mistral Small · Negative question · warning
“Steep learning curve requiring GIS expertise... Interface reported as "user hostile"”MiniMax M2.5 · Negative question · warning
“"User-hostile" for non-GIS users – Steep learning curve reported”Kimi K2 · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Esri, over the 14 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 3 | View → | |
| 9 | 1 | View → | |
| 9 | 0 | View → | |
| 6 | 4 | View → | |
| 6 | 3 | View → | |
| 6 | 2 | View → | |
| 5 | 0 | View → | |
| 4 | 0 | View → | |
| 3 | 0 | View → | |
| 2 | 0 | View → |
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 14 of the 14 answers that named Esri and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
No domain is on file for Esri, so its own site is not marked.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
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 | 1 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |