# Lightdash: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 2 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/lightdash

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Dashboards and data visualization](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/dashboards-and-data-visualization/index.md) | 0% | 19 | 0% | 3 |
| [Data warehouse and reverse ETL for marketing](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/data-warehouse-reverse-etl/index.md) | 0% | 48 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you need self-service without a big budget → Metabase (self-hosted) or Lightdash" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, BI & dashboards)
- "Metabase or Lightdash (open-source)" (Grok 4.20, Warehouse & ETL)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Lightdash, from 7 of the 10 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- basedash.com: 4
- github.com: 3
- mammoth.io: 3
- preset.io: 3
- zoho.com: 3
- aboutmartech.com: 2
- coefficient.io: 2
- digitalsignagetoday.com: 2
- improvado.io: 2
- inkoop.io: 2

### Pages cited

- https://aboutmartech.com/blog/warehouse-native-activation: 2
- https://basedash.com/blog/bi-tool-security-features-by-plan-sso-scim-rls-audit-logs-2026: 2
- https://basedash.com/blog/free-bi-tools-free-plans-and-trials-compared-2026: 2
- https://digitalsignagetoday.com/blogs/how-to-choose-enterprise-digital-signage-7-key-factors-2: 2
- https://improvado.io/blog/best-reverse-etl-tools: 2
- https://mammoth.io/blog/dashboard-software: 2
- https://preset.io/blog/open-source-bi-governance-security: 2
- https://tools.resorsit.com/tools/data-storage/bi-analytics: 2

## 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.