# Mention: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 36 judge labels across 4 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/mention

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [PR and media monitoring](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/pr-and-media-monitoring/index.md) | 0% | 9 | 11% | 28 |
| [Review and reputation management](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/review-and-reputation-management/index.md) | 0% | 28 | 0% | 4 |
| [Competitive intelligence tools](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/competitive-intelligence/index.md) | 0% | 28 | 0% | 3 |
| [Market intelligence platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/market-intelligence/index.md) | 0% | 111 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Lightweight web and social monitoring | Easy monitoring, collaboration, alerts, and engagement workflows" (Perplexity Sonar, PR)
- "Choose Brand24 or Mention if you need accessible, cost-effective social media and web mention monitoring" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, PR)
- "Free/affordable tools like Google Alerts, Mention, or BrandYourself for tracking without manipulation." (Grok 4.20, Reviews)
- "Great for tracking web mentions, press releases, and industry publications without enterprise bloat." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Reviews)

## And against it

- "appears to be decent for fast alerts, but like any monitoring tool, you'd want to test whether its coverage matches your markets" (GPT-5.4 mini, PR)
- "Its self-serve plans reportedly moved to a quote-only model, making it less attractive for budget-sensitive teams" (Perplexity Sonar, PR)
- "Easy to set up, good for basic alerts and sentiment; less suited for complex PR workflows." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, PR)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Mention, from 85 of the 101 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- brand24.com: 36
- ereleases.com: 32
- linkedin.com: 27
- g2.com: 26
- newsdata.io: 26
- learn.g2.com: 23
- blog.hubspot.com: 20
- guideflow.com: 20
- muckrack.com: 17
- cision.com: 16

### Pages cited

- https://ereleases.com/best-media-monitoring-tools-small-businesses-complete-guide: 32
- https://brand24.com/blog/best-pr-monitoring-tools: 26
- https://newsdata.io/blog/media-monitoring-tools: 26
- https://linkedin.com/pulse/media-monitoring-showdown-which-tools-truly-deliver-muhammad-farhan-8gvee: 25
- https://learn.g2.com/best-media-monitoring-software: 21
- https://blog.hubspot.com/agency/tools-for-public-relations: 20
- https://cloro.dev/blog/media-monitoring-tools: 16
- https://onclusive.com/resources/blog/media-monitoring-tools-2026: 16

## What it publishes

Every page mention.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 853 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 517 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-04-24
- case study: 57 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 31 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-06-16
- comparison: 73 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-04-05
- template or tool: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-04-28
- Recent: 2025-04-24 blog: Competitive audit https://mention.com/en/blog/competitive-audit
- Recent: 2025-04-05 comparison: Alternatives to digimind https://mention.com/en/blog/alternatives-to-digimind
- Recent: 2025-04-04 comparison: Alternatives to agorapulse https://mention.com/en/blog/alternatives-to-agorapulse
- Recent: 2025-04-03 comparison: Alternatives to sprout social https://mention.com/en/blog/alternatives-to-sprout-social
- Recent: 2025-04-02 comparison: Alternatives to mentionlytics https://mention.com/en/blog/alternatives-to-mentionlytics
- Recent: 2025-04-01 comparison: Alternatives to hootsuite https://mention.com/en/blog/alternatives-to-hootsuite

## 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.