# Punchh: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/punchh

## 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% | 131 | 67% | 3 |

## And against it

- "Avoid if you're a growing brand expecting to customize beyond basic points-for-purchase. Fine for small, static programs." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Loyalty)
- "Punchh, Paytronix, SessionM, CrowdTwist, and Marigold — Ask for a live demonstration of your specific use cases" (GPT-6 Luna, 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 | 1 | 0 | 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 | 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

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

### Domains cited

- alium.io: 6
- openloyalty.io: 5
- g2.com: 4
- saasquatch.com: 4
- gane.ai/index: 3
- softwareadvice.com: 3
- trustpilot.com: 3
- apps.shopify.com: 2
- buyapowa.com: 2
- capillarytech.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://alium.io/research/top-complaints-loyalty: 6
- https://saasquatch.com/blog/whats-wrong-with-the-referral-software-industry: 4
- https://alium.io/research/what-loyalty-buyers-wish-they-knew: 3
- https://alium.io/research/why-brands-switch-loyalty: 2
- https://capillarytech.com/blog/great-ingredients-broken-recipes-why-north-americas-biggest-loyalty-programs-are-failing-their-best-customers: 2
- https://capterra.com/p/144389/Yotpo: 2
- https://capterra.com/p/144389/Yotpo/reviews: 2
- https://extole.com/blog/best-referral-software: 2

## 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.