# SAS Viya: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 2 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/sas-viya

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [CRM data quality and deduplication](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/revops/crm-data-quality-and-deduplication/index.md) | 0% | 40 | 0% | 2 |
| [Dashboards and data visualization](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/dashboards-and-data-visualization/index.md) | 0% | 24 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "strong for governed AI/ML pipelines and automated cleansing" (GPT-5.4 mini, CRM data quality)
- "For Advanced AI/Enterprise: SAS or IBM." (Grok 4.20, BI & dashboards)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named SAS Viya, from 16 of the 16 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 10
- zapier.com: 7
- gane.ai/index: 5
- techrepublic.com: 5
- findymail.com: 4
- validity.com: 4
- capterra.com: 3
- cio.com: 3
- coefficient.io: 3
- cognism.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://g2.com/categories/data-quality/f/crm: 9
- https://zapier.com/blog/business-intelligence-software: 7
- https://findymail.com/blog/crm-data-quality: 4
- https://techrepublic.com/article/best-data-cleaning-software: 4
- https://cio.com/article/222558/top-business-intelligence-bi-tools.html: 3
- https://coefficient.io/bi-tools-for-small-business: 3
- https://cognism.com/blog/data-quality-management-tools: 3
- https://g2.com/categories/data-quality: 3

## In its own words

What SAS Viya's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: SAS Viya brings data, analytics and AI together in a single platform designed for enterprise scale. Build, deploy and govern AI faster — turning insight into decisions across your organization. (https://sas.com/)
- For: organizations (https://sas.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Free SAS Viya Trial (https://sas.com/)
- Customers named: Georgia-Pacific, Posten Bring, Liverpool FC, DB Insurance, ERGO, Erasmus MC, Ulta Beauty, Orlando Magic

## What it publishes

Every page sas.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 25696 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 6337 pages, 43 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- webinar or virtual event: 476 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-01
- conference or event: 96 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-28
- report or ebook: 548 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-09
- comparison: 1 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-05
- template or tool: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-10-16
- glossary or explainer: 625 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- podcast or video: 16 pages, 16 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- news or press: 36 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- Recent: 2026-09-29 blog: Ind health care https://blogs.sas.com/content/industry/ind-health-care/
- Recent: 2026-09-29 blog: Ind insurance https://blogs.sas.com/content/industry/ind-insurance/
- Recent: 2026-09-29 blog: Ind life sciences https://blogs.sas.com/content/industry/ind-life-sciences/
- Recent: 2026-09-29 blog: En https://blogs.sas.com/content/language/en/
- Recent: 2026-09-28 news or press: News https://www.sas.com/en_gb/news.html
- Recent: 2026-09-28 news or press: News https://www.sas.com/en_ie/news.html

## 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.