# LinkedIn: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 5 categories by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/linkedin

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Channel partner and local marketing](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/partner/channel-partner-and-local-marketing/index.md) | 0% | 116 | 100% | 1 |
| [Ecommerce marketing](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/ecommerce-marketing/index.md) | 0% | 78 | 0% | 1 |
| [Employee advocacy platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/employee-advocacy/index.md) | 0% | 57 | 100% | 1 |
| [SMS and WhatsApp marketing platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/sms-and-whatsapp-marketing/index.md) | 0% | 74 | 0% | 1 |
| [Social media management](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/social-media-management/index.md) | 0% | 56 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "LinkedIn discontinued its native Employee Advocacy tab in November 2024, and it has since said it limits inauthentic activity such as engagement pods and automated comments." (GPT-6 Luna, Employee advocacy)
- "LinkedIn is also mentioned as a platform that some people are growing weary of due to the constant stream of motivational AI-related posts" (Llama 4 Maverick, Social media)
- "their reporting is closed and optimized around each platform's definition of success" (Perplexity Sonar, Channel marketing)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named LinkedIn, from 11 of the 16 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- linkedin.com: 5 (its own site)
- blog.hootsuite.com: 2
- capterra.co.uk: 2
- capterra.com: 2
- databox.com: 2
- dsmn8.com: 2
- g2.com: 2
- gane.ai/index: 2
- guideflow.com: 2
- supergrow.ai: 2

### Pages cited

- https://blog.hootsuite.com/employee-advocacy-tools: 2
- https://linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a6836874: 2
- http://mrs.org.uk/pdf/in%20the%20mix.pdf: 1
- https://adexchanger.com/content-studio/mmm-is-going-to-fail-us-again-unless-we-all-think-bigger: 1
- https://adexchanger.com/data-driven-thinking/mmm-is-getting-smarter-it-still-cant-do-the-whole-job-alone: 1
- https://ahrefs.com/blog/competitor-analysis-tools: 1
- https://aidigital.com/blog/self-serve-advertising-platform: 1
- https://airship.com/docs/developer/api-integrations/sms/compliance/requirements: 1

## The company

LinkedIn; https://www.linkedin.com; Sunnyvale, United States; founded 2002. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## In its own words

What LinkedIn's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Manage your professional identity. Build and engage with your professional network. Access knowledge, insights and opportunities. (https://linkedin.com/)
- For: Anyone looking to navigate their professional life. (https://linkedin.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page linkedin.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 814 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- webinar or virtual event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2012-10-01
- news or press: 757 pages, 14 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- Recent: 2026-09-23 news or press: Linkedin launches new verification features to build professional trust https://news.linkedin.com/2026/linkedin-launches-new-verification-features-to-build-professional-trust
- Recent: 2026-09-18 news or press: A closer look how we think about elections and politics on linkedin https://news.linkedin.com/2026/a-closer-look-how-we-think-about-elections-and-politics-on-linkedin
- Recent: 2026-09-16 news or press: Linkedin data women c suite founders 2026 https://news.linkedin.com/2026/linkedin-data-women-c-suite-founders-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-15 news or press: How linkedin is tackling ai slop https://news.linkedin.com/2026/how-linkedin-is-tackling-ai-slop
- Recent: 2026-09-15 news or press: Top mbas https://news.linkedin.com/2026/top-mbas
- Recent: 2026-09-10 news or press: How can gen z start building a stronger professional network https://news.linkedin.com/2026/how-can-gen-z-start-building-a-stronger-professional-network

## 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.