# MediaWiki: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/mediawiki

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Knowledge base and self-service](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/customer/knowledge-base-and-self-service/index.md) | 0% | 110 | 75% | 4 |

## And against it

- "Do not use standard open-source wikis (like MediaWiki or standard Confluence setups without heavy configuration) as your primary source of truth for customers." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Knowledge base)
- "Legacy Self-Hosted Wikis (e.g., Unmaintained MediaWiki / TWiki setups): ... legacy wikis suffer from poor mobile UI, rigid syntax, high administrative overhead" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Knowledge base)
- "Older versions of MediaWiki, DokuWiki, or TiddlyWiki (without active maintenance): Why cautious/avoid: Vulnerable to exploits" (Grok 4.20, Knowledge base)

## 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named MediaWiki, from 11 of the 14 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- ones.com: 5
- bolddesk.com: 3
- dialzara.com: 3
- kminsider.com: 3
- knowledgeowl.com: 3
- massivegrid.com: 3
- productlift.dev: 3
- affine.pro: 2
- blog.hubspot.com: 2
- blog.screensteps.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://bolddesk.com/blogs/best-knowledge-base-software: 3
- https://dialzara.com/blog/10-best-ai-knowledge-base-software-for-small-business-2024: 3
- https://massivegrid.com/blog/hidden-risks-saas-knowledge-bases: 3
- https://productlift.dev/best-knowledge-base-software: 3
- https://affine.pro/blog/knowledge-base-software-free: 2
- https://blog.hubspot.com/service/enterprise-knowledge-base: 2
- https://knowledgeowl.com/blog/posts/knowledge-base-software-buying-guide-part-2: 2
- https://knowledgeowl.com/knowledge-base-software: 2

## In its own words

What MediaWiki's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: a collaboration and documentation platform brought to you by a vibrant community (https://mediawiki.org/)
- Price stated: free of charge (https://mediawiki.org/)
- Free plan or trial: free of charge (https://mediawiki.org/)
- Customers named: Wikipedia

## What it publishes

Every page mediawiki.org exposes, read 2026-09-29: 120 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- conference or event: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-13
- Recent: 2026-02-13 conference or event: MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2026 https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki_Users_and_Developers_Conference_Fall_2026
- Recent: 2026-02-13 conference or event: MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2026 https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Users_and_Developers_Conference_Fall_2026

## 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.