# Klevu: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 28 judge labels across 1 category by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/klevu

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Ecommerce search and merchandising](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/ecommerce-search-and-merchandising/index.md) | 6% | 6 | 21% | 28 |

## What the models said for it

- "Klevu is an ecommerce search and navigation platform built for mid-market brands... It provides fast setup, AI-enhanced semantic search, self-service merchandising" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Ecommerce search)
- "Start with Hawksearch or Klevu if you want a balance of ease-of-use, B2B-specific features, reasonable pricing, and quick implementation" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Ecommerce search)
- "Klevu (now part of Athos Commerce) ⭐ *Best Overall for Mid-Market*" (Kimi K2, Ecommerce search)
- "Searchspring or Klevu — consider if a guided, ecommerce-focused implementation and merchandiser-friendly controls matter more" (GPT-6 Luna, Ecommerce search)

## And against it

- "Enterprise tools like Klevu, Searchspring, or Constructor: Overkill and expensive" (Grok 4.20, Ecommerce search)
- "Klevu — can be strong, but pricing/ops fit may vary, and you should test merchandising UX deeply." (GPT-5.4 mini, Ecommerce search)
- "The combined cost can escalate quickly and becomes significantly higher than competitors" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Ecommerce search)
- "it has a 10% negative share and 43% accepted challenger status, indicating mixed reviews" (Mistral Small, Ecommerce search)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Klevu, from 58 of the 70 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- marketmaze.me: 33
- clerk.io: 29
- algolia.com: 26
- g2.com: 26
- guideflow.com: 21
- constructor.com: 16
- faqprime.com: 16
- trustradius.com: 15
- sourceforge.net: 14
- uselayers.com: 14

### Pages cited

- https://marketmaze.me/p/tools-ecommerce-site-search: 33
- https://faqprime.com/en/ecommerce-search: 16
- https://guideflow.com/blog/best-e-merchandising-software: 15
- https://trustradius.com/categories/search-and-product-discovery: 13
- https://guideflow.com/blog/best-ecommerce-search-software: 12
- https://algolia.com/blog/ecommerce/ecommerce-search-solutions: 11
- https://constructor.com/blog/ecommerce-search-product-discovery-solutions: 11
- https://g2.com/categories/e-commerce-search: 11

## What it publishes

Every page klevu.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 3691 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- report or ebook: 26 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.