# iHeartMedia: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 15 judge labels across 1 category by 10 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/iheartmedia

## 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% | 10 | 7% | 15 |

## What the models said for it

- "You want managed service, creative support, and broad reach (willing to trade precision for ease) | iHeartMedia" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Audio advertising)
- "Want podcast + broadcast radio in one buy? → Choose iHeart or SiriusXM Media." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Audio advertising)
- "National/local broadcast + podcast + streaming mix: iHeartMedia managed buy." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Audio advertising)
- "Podcast plus radio: Choose iHeartMedia or SiriusXM Media." (Perplexity Sonar, Audio advertising)

## And against it

- "Often called out in listener and podcaster complaints for excessive, poorly placed ads" (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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named iHeartMedia, from 32 of the 38 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- acast.com: 17
- heysid.com: 13
- audiogo.com: 11
- ads.spotify.com: 10
- g2.com: 10
- influencermarketinghub.com: 10
- gane.ai/index: 9
- siriusxmmedia.com: 9
- millionpodcasts.com: 8
- iheartmedia.com: 7 (its own site)

### Pages cited

- https://heysid.com/resources/best-audio-advertising-platforms-for-b2b: 13
- https://acast.com/en/news-and-insights/best-podcast-advertising-platforms-and-networks: 11
- https://influencermarketinghub.com/audio-advertising/audio-ad-platforms: 10
- https://audiogo.com/: 8
- https://millionpodcasts.com/blog/best-podcast-ad-networks-and-advertising-platforms: 8
- https://acast.com/en/news-and-insights/podcast-advertising-the-ultimate-guide: 7
- https://heysid.com/resources/b2b-podcast-advertising-reach-decision-makers: 7
- https://acast.com/en-gb/news-and-insights/the-best-podcast-advertising-platforms-and-networks-in-2026: 6

## What it publishes

Every page iheartmedia.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 76 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 24 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 27 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## 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.