# Google Nearby Notifications: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/google-nearby-notifications

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Retail, proximity and IoT marketing](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/retail-proximity-and-iot-marketing/index.md) | 0% | 167 | 50% | 4 |

## And against it

- "legacy "Google Nearby Notifications" technology, which Google shut down permanently" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Proximity)
- "Google Nearby Notifications and Eddystone-URL were shut down years ago." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Proximity)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

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

### Domains cited

- sourceforge.net: 6
- thecmo.com: 5
- beaconzone.co.uk: 4
- slashdot.org: 4
- clicksgeek.com: 3
- g2.com: 3
- saidhasyim.com: 3
- upwardengine.com: 3
- bbb.org: 2
- blipbillboards.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://thecmo.com/tools/best-proximity-marketing-software: 5
- https://g2.com/categories/location-based-marketing: 3
- https://saidhasyim.com/best-product/software/proximity-marketing-tools: 3
- https://upwardengine.com/blog/proximity-marketing-local-businesses: 3
- https://beaconzone.co.uk/solutionsdirectory: 2
- https://blipbillboards.com/blog/how-to-use-proximity-ads-for-local-campaigns: 2
- https://clicksgeek.com/online-advertising-services-for-small-business: 2
- https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/retail-proximity-and-iot-marketing/smb: 2

## 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.