# Pencil: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/pencil

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [AI marketing agents](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/ai-marketing-agents/index.md) | 0% | 150 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Cautious examples include early versions of platforms like AdCreative.ai or Pencil—great for ideas but monitor closely to avoid account bans." (Grok 4.20, AI marketing agents)

## 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Pencil, from 8 of the 9 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- bannerflow.com: 4
- abyssale.com: 3
- g2.com: 3
- trypencil.com: 3 (its own site)
- viewst.com: 3
- cape.io: 2
- dev.to: 2
- thebrief.ai: 2
- wrike.com: 2
- abbacustechnologies.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://bannerflow.com/blog/best-creative-automation-platforms-2026: 4
- https://trypencil.com/pricing: 3
- https://abyssale.com/blog/creative-automation-tools: 2
- https://cape.io/news/best-creative-automation-platforms-in-2026-(and-who-each-one-is-actually-for): 2
- https://g2.com/products/adcreative-ai/reviews: 2
- https://viewst.com/ad-design-software-agencies-buying-guide: 2
- https://wrike.com/workflow-guide/creative-workflow-automation: 2
- https://abbacustechnologies.com/enterprise-ai-agent-pricing-what-large-teams-actually-pay: 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.