# Smarty: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 69 judge labels across 1 category by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/smarty

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Address verification tools](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/address-verification/index.md) | 73% | 1 | 1% | 69 |

## What the models said for it

- "Smarty is widely considered the top choice for mid-market companies needing reliable, lightning-fast API performance and straightforward pricing." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Address verification)
- "Widely considered the market leader for general API use. It is known for high accuracy, competitive pricing, and excellent CASS certification." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Address verification)
- "This makes Smarty the cheapest predictable monthly option for US-focused companies that need real-time validation and autocomplete." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Address verification)
- "Best for: Speed and US address verification ... Extremely fast processing — up to 25,000+ addresses per second" (Kimi K2, Address verification)

## And against it

- "Smarty's international accuracy can trail its domestic performance in some cases" (GPT-5.4 mini, Address verification)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Kimi K2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Smarty, from 177 of the 195 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 115
- smarty.com: 83 (its own site)
- capterra.com: 79
- getapp.com: 64
- melissa.com: 62
- softwareadvice.com: 62
- loqate.com: 61
- softwareadvice.co.uk: 55
- postgrid.com: 48
- digi-texx.com: 46

### Pages cited

- https://g2.com/articles/best-address-verification-software: 70
- https://softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4463/address-verification/software: 55
- https://capterra.com/address-verification-software: 50
- https://digi-texx.com/techblog/address-validation-software: 46
- https://capterra.co.uk/directory/33215/address-verification/software: 37
- https://cufinder.io/blog/api/best-address-validation-apis: 33
- https://g2.com/categories/address-verification/enterprise: 32
- https://loqate.com/en-us/address-verification: 31

## What it publishes

Every page smarty.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 1156 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 433 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-04
- case study: 38 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-20
- conference or event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-10-09
- report or ebook: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-05-27
- comparison: 22 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-17
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-26
- glossary or explainer: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-06
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-17 comparison: Monthly vs annual plans how to choose https://www.smarty.com/blog/monthly-vs-annual-plans-how-to-choose
- Recent: 2026-09-04 blog: Business intelligence for reinsurance https://www.smarty.com/articles/business-intelligence-for-reinsurance
- Recent: 2026-08-31 blog: Address data quality https://www.smarty.com/articles/address-data-quality
- Recent: 2026-08-20 case study: Estimate bonus depreciation with property data deprecimax https://www.smarty.com/company/customer-stories/estimate-bonus-depreciation-with-property-data-deprecimax
- Recent: 2026-08-03 case study: Automated online data address verification carpe https://www.smarty.com/company/customer-stories/automated-online-data-address-verification-carpe
- Recent: 2026-07-14 case study: Academic medical data matching la trust https://www.smarty.com/company/customer-stories/academic-medical-data-matching-la-trust

## 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.