# Return Path: 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/return-path

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Email deliverability and testing tools](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/email-deliverability-and-testing/index.md) | 0% | 116 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "It's not as enterprise-heavy (and expensive) as Validity or Return Path" (Grok 4.20, Email deliverability)

## 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 Return Path, from 5 of the 7 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- mailgun.com: 2
- mailslurp.com: 2
- sender.net: 2
- allegrow.co: 1
- amplemarket.com: 1
- capterra.com: 1
- designmodo.com: 1
- emailonacid.com: 1
- emailtooltester.com: 1
- emailwarmup.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://sender.net/blog/email-deliverability-tools: 2
- https://allegrow.co/knowledge-base/email-deliverability-tools: 1
- https://amplemarket.com/blog/best-email-deliverability-tools: 1
- https://capterra.com/p/174836/Email-on-Acid/pricing: 1
- https://designmodo.com/email-platforms-that-improve-inbox-placement: 1
- https://emailonacid.com/pricing: 1
- https://emailtooltester.com/en/blog/new-email-deliverability-test: 1
- https://emailwarmup.com/blog/email-testing/email-on-acid-pricing: 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.