# Skool: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 7 judge labels across 1 category by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/skool

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Community platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/customer/community-platforms/index.md) | 2% | 8 | 0% | 7 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best Overall Value: Skool — from $9/month (Hobby) or $99/month (Pro)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Community)
- "Skool or Bettermode offer the most professional community features at the lowest entry price." (Kimi K2, Community)
- "~$99/month (but often praised as "best overall" for simplicity)" (Grok 4.20, Community)
- "Budget-conscious? → Skool ($9–99/month)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Community)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Skool, from 23 of the 24 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- spotsaas.com: 10
- circle.so: 9
- guideflow.com: 9
- linkedin.com: 9
- bettermode.com: 8
- thinkific.com: 8
- higherlogic.com: 7
- g2.com: 6
- wbcomdesigns.com: 6
- discourse.org: 5

### Pages cited

- https://thinkific.com/blog/best-online-community-platforms: 8
- https://guideflow.com/blog/customer-community-software: 6
- https://linkedin.com/posts/cx-everywhere_online-communities-are-becoming-a-core-part-activity-7493128026118041601-eyri: 6
- https://spotsaas.com/blog/best-online-community-management-software: 6
- https://bettermode.com/blog/all-in-one-community-platform: 5
- https://circle.so/blog/best-community-platforms: 5
- https://higherlogic.com/blog/online-community-software: 5
- https://guideflow.com/blog/user-community-platform: 4

## In its own words

What Skool's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: a community platform (https://skool.com/)
- For: People who want to discover communities or create their own (https://skool.com/)
- Price stated: Some are free, some paid. (https://skool.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Some are free. (https://skool.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page skool.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 200 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 28 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 23 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## 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.