# Google Hangouts: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/google-hangouts

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [In-app messaging and customer communications](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/customer/in-app-messaging-and-customer-communications/index.md) | 0% | 122 | 100% | 3 |

## And against it

- "Avoid where end-to-end encryption is unavailable; encryption only in transit leaves the provider able to access stored messages." (Perplexity Sonar, In-app messaging)
- "Uses encryption in transit only; messages stored in clear text on servers; Google can access messages at any time." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, In-app messaging)
- "There are privacy and security concerns with Google Hangouts" (Claude Haiku 4.5, In-app messaging)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Google Hangouts, from 3 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- bu.edu: 2
- privacysavvy.com: 2
- anonymousbrowsing.co.uk: 1
- bellatorcyber.com: 1
- blackberry.com: 1
- blog.marcfredericgomez.com: 1
- cisa.gov: 1
- cloudsek.com: 1
- cyberdefensemagazine.com: 1
- cyberinsider.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://bu.edu/hic/2021/01/12/security-vs-privacy-why-should-you-have-to-choose-on-messaging-apps: 2
- https://privacysavvy.com/security/mobile/secure-messaging-apps: 2
- https://anonymousbrowsing.co.uk/secure-messaging-apps-2026: 1
- https://bellatorcyber.com/blog/secure-messaging-apps-for-personal-privacy: 1
- https://blackberry.com/en/secure-communications/insights/blog/flaws-modern-messaging-apps: 1
- https://blog.marcfredericgomez.com/spyware-targeting-secure-mobile-messaging-applications: 1
- https://cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/11/24/spyware-allows-cyber-threat-actors-target-users-messaging-applications: 1
- https://cloudsek.com/knowledge-base/best-secure-messaging-apps: 1

## The company

Google; https://google.com; Mountain View, California, United States; founded 1998; part of Alphabet Inc.. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## 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.