# NearBee: 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/nearbee

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Retail, proximity and IoT marketing](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/retail-proximity-and-iot-marketing/index.md) | 2% | 13 | 0% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "The lowest total cost of entry is typically a NearBee-class platform with a few low-cost BLE beacons." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Proximity)
- "NearBee — Best Free Option" (Kimi K2, Proximity)

## 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

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

### Domains cited

- sourceforge.net: 13
- g2.com: 10
- slashdot.org: 9
- thecmo.com: 9
- saidhasyim.com: 8
- axiobench.com: 6
- beaconzone.co.uk: 6
- upwardengine.com: 5
- blipbillboards.com: 4
- capterra.com: 4

### Pages cited

- https://thecmo.com/tools/best-proximity-marketing-software: 9
- https://g2.com/categories/location-based-marketing: 8
- https://axiobench.com/best/proximity-marketing-software: 6
- https://beaconzone.co.uk/solutionsdirectory: 6
- https://g2.com/categories/mobile-marketing/f/proximity-marketing: 6
- https://saidhasyim.com/best-product/software/proximity-marketing-tools: 6
- https://upwardengine.com/blog/proximity-marketing-local-businesses: 5
- https://blipbillboards.com/blog/how-to-use-proximity-ads-for-local-campaigns: 4

## 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.