ironSource
Why models recommend it
“Reputable networks that are consistently held up as baseline safe for monetisation are AdMob, Unity Ads, ironSource and Meta Audience Network.”Muse Glimmer 30B · Negative question · first choice
“Unity Ads, AppLovin, Moloco, Liftoff/Vungle, IronSource.”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Negative question · alternative
“Dominant in gaming”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Comparative question · alternative
What gives them pause
“Be cautious with: Unity/IronSource due to operational dysfunction and payment reliability concerns.”Kimi K2 · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as ironSource, over the 12 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 3 | View → | |
| 11 | 0 | View → | |
| 10 | 0 | View → | |
| 10 | 0 | View → | |
| 9 | 1 | View → | |
| 8 | 0 | View → | |
| 7 | 2 | View → | |
| 7 | 0 | View → | |
| 6 | 0 | View → | |
| 6 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of ironSource →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 9 of the 12 answers that named ironSource and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
No domain is on file for ironSource, so its own site is not marked.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |