# Owler: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 24 judge labels across 2 categories by 10 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/owler

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Competitive intelligence tools](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/competitive-intelligence/index.md) | 2% | 6 | 0% | 18 |
| [Market intelligence platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/market-intelligence/index.md) | 0% | 23 | 0% | 6 |

## What the models said for it

- "Owler is the best default choice for a company with a limited competitive-intelligence budget." (Perplexity Sonar, Competitive intel)
- "High-level company profiles, revenue estimates, funding updates... Cost: Free (tracks up to 5 companies)." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Competitive intel)
- "Crunchbase $49/mo annual and Owler $39/user annual are the affordable entries with real free tiers." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Market intelligence)
- "platforms like Crunchbase, Owler, Feedly, or targeted Google News alerts offer strong value" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Market intelligence)

## 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 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 Owler, from 54 of the 63 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- toolradar.com: 28
- marketintelligencetools.com: 26
- miniloop.ai: 21
- softwareadvice.com: 20
- linkeddit.com: 19
- clientcues.com: 18
- g2.com: 17
- siftly.ai: 17
- syncgtm.com: 16
- dupple.com: 14

### Pages cited

- https://miniloop.ai/blog/competitive-intelligence-tools: 21
- https://marketintelligencetools.com/reports/competitive-intelligence-pricing: 19
- https://clientcues.com/company/blog/posts/best-competitive-intelligence-tools-under-500-per-month: 17
- https://softwareadvice.com/competitive-intelligence/small-business: 17
- https://siftly.ai/blog/7-most-affordable-competitive-intelligence-platforms: 16
- https://syncgtm.com/blog/competitive-intelligence-tools: 16
- https://toolradar.com/best/competitive-intelligence/for/small-businesses: 16
- https://linkeddit.com/blog/competitive-intelligence-software-for-small-businesses: 12

## 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.