# FrontRunners: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/frontrunners

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Review and reputation management](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/review-and-reputation-management/index.md) | 0% | 100 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Tools like Synup or FrontRunners (formerly Buddy Messages) have been criticized by users for difficulties with third-party integrations" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Reviews)

## 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 FrontRunners, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- birdeye.com: 1
- capterra.com: 1
- g2.com: 1
- hsenidmobile.com: 1
- muddyrivernews.com: 1
- reddit.com: 1
- reputation-insider.com: 1
- softwareadvice.com: 1
- techradar.com: 1
- usa.inquirer.net: 1

### Pages cited

- https://birdeye.com/blog/reputational-risk: 1
- https://capterra.com/reputation-management-software: 1
- https://g2.com/software/complaint-management: 1
- https://hsenidmobile.com/one-bad-review-can-spread-fast-is-your-brand-ready-to-respond: 1
- https://muddyrivernews.com/product-placement/how-to-manage-your-google-reviews-online-reputation-and-build-customer-trust/20261027074806: 1
- https://reddit.com/r/agency/comments/18ua55v/hey_reddit_need_your_wisdom_on_online_reputation: 1
- https://reputation-insider.com/tag/reputation-management-vendors: 1
- https://softwareadvice.com/reputation-management: 1

## 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.