# OpenReferral.us: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 2 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/openreferral-us

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Loyalty, advocacy and referrals](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/loyalty-advocacy-and-referrals/index.md) | 0% | 120 | 100% | 1 |
| [Referral and partner programs](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/partner/referral-and-partner-programs/index.md) | 0% | 99 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Beware of Open Referral ... our actual experience has been nowhere close to what was represented." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Referrals)
- "Avoid these for genuine advocacy." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Loyalty)

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named OpenReferral.us, from 3 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- trustpilot.com: 3
- bbb.org: 2
- buyapowa.com: 2
- capterra.com: 2
- extole.com: 2
- referralcandy.com: 2
- saasquatch.com: 2
- smallbiztrends.com: 2
- albato.com: 1
- apps.shopify.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://trustpilot.com/review/openreferral.us: 3
- https://extole.com/blog/best-referral-software: 2
- https://saasquatch.com/blog/whats-wrong-with-the-referral-software-industry: 2
- https://albato.com/blog/publications/best-referral-program-software: 1
- https://apps.shopify.com/referralcandy/reviews: 1
- https://apps.shopify.com/reviews/1583490: 1
- https://apps.shopify.com/reviews/823195: 1
- https://bbb.org/file-a-complaint: 1

## 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.