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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 21 judge labels across 5 categories by 10 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/google-trends

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Market intelligence platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/market-intelligence/index.md) | 2% | 12 | 0% | 8 |
| [Audience and consumer insights platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/audience-and-consumer-insights/index.md) | 2% | 10 | 0% | 7 |
| [Competitive intelligence tools](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/competitive-intelligence/index.md) | 0% | 33 | 0% | 3 |
| [App store optimization tools](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/app-store-optimization/index.md) | 0% | 40 | 0% | 2 |
| [Mobile apps](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/mobile-apps/index.md) | 0% | 112 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Google Trends + Think with Google (Free – Best Overall Free Option)" (Grok 4.20, Market intelligence)
- "Best Overall for Most Companies" (Grok 4.20, Audience insights)
- "Google Trends + Similarweb free + Crunchbase free give a viable $0 market intelligence minimum viable stack." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Market intelligence)
- "Free, AI-enhanced tool to spot search-behavior shifts, seasonal patterns, and emerging interests." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Audience insights)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Google Trends, from 47 of the 56 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 21
- toolradar.com: 16
- marketintelligencetools.com: 13
- userintuition.ai: 13
- capterra.com: 11
- spotsaas.com: 11
- softwareadvice.com: 9
- sourceforge.net: 9
- blog.hubspot.com: 8
- capsulecrm.com: 8

### Pages cited

- https://spotsaas.com/list/market-intelligence-software/for-small-business: 9
- https://capsulecrm.com/blog/marketing-intelligence-tools: 8
- https://userintuition.ai/posts/best-market-intelligence-platforms: 8
- https://influencermarketinghub.com/best-social-media-data-platforms: 7
- https://sparktoro.com/pricing: 7
- https://toolradar.com/guides/best-market-intelligence-tools: 7
- https://britopian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Top-10-Audience-Intelligence-Platforms.pdf: 6
- https://smarte.pro/blog/market-intelligence-tools: 6

## 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.