# iHeart Audience Network: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 1 category by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/iheart-audience-network

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Audio and podcast advertising](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/audio-and-podcast-advertising/index.md) | 0% | 20 | 0% | 6 |

## What the models said for it

- "iHeart is the better choice if you're buying podcast and broadcast radio together." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Audio advertising)
- "Unmatched scale in the US market... this is the primary choice." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Audio advertising)
- "For scale + radio, use iHeart." (Grok 4.20, Audio advertising)

## 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 iHeart Audience Network, from 14 of the 14 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- acast.com: 14
- millionpodcasts.com: 14
- audiogo.com: 6
- podderapp.com: 5
- cohostpodcasting.com: 4
- influencermarketinghub.com: 4
- advertising.amazon.com: 3
- fame.so: 3
- gane.ai/index: 3
- siriusxmmedia.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://millionpodcasts.com/blog/best-podcast-ad-networks-and-advertising-platforms: 14
- https://acast.com/en/news-and-insights/best-podcast-advertising-platforms-and-networks: 7
- https://acast.com/en-gb/news-and-insights/the-best-podcast-advertising-platforms-and-networks-in-2026: 6
- https://acast.com/en/advertise/home: 5
- https://audiogo.com/: 5
- https://cohostpodcasting.com/resources/podcast-advertising-platforms: 4
- https://podderapp.com/post/best-podcast-advertising-platforms: 4
- https://advertising.amazon.com/solutions/products/audio-ads: 3

## 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.