# NEPQ: 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/nepq

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Sales coaching and training](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/sales/sales-coaching-and-training/index.md) | 0% | 135 | 100% | 4 |

## And against it

- "the NEPQ organization itself has faced significant backlash regarding its internal sales practices" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Sales coaching)
- "the company's own sales team uses ineffective or overly aggressive tactics" (Grok 4.20, Sales coaching)
- "an experience with NEPQ 3.0 where the sales rep was so ineffective the buyer did not purchase" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Sales coaching)
- "Bottom line: Caution around high-priced tiers; you may be paying for hype." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Sales coaching)

## 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

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

### Domains cited

- reddit.com: 7
- trustpilot.com: 5
- consumer.ftc.gov: 4
- g2.com: 4
- prospeo.io: 4
- ftc.gov: 3
- bbb.org: 2
- capterra.com: 2
- coachful.co: 2
- hyperbound.ai: 2

### Pages cited

- https://reddit.com/r/sales/comments/1gbvg82/sales_training_companies_cant_sell_for_sht_lol: 7
- https://reddit.com/r/sales/comments/1moqaij/cringy_external_sales_training: 4
- https://reddit.com/r/sales/comments/1sw8fm0/who_are_the_worst_online_sales_coaches_gurus: 4
- https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2026/04/how-spot-and-avoid-business-coaching-scams: 3
- https://g2.com/products/mysalescoach/reviews: 3
- https://prospeo.io/s/sales-coaches: 3
- https://trustpilot.com/review/grantcardone.com: 3
- https://trustpilot.com/review/shelbysapp.com: 3

## 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.