# Telegram: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 14 judge labels across 3 categories by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/telegram

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [In-app messaging and customer communications](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/customer/in-app-messaging-and-customer-communications/index.md) | 0% | 125 | 91% | 11 |
| [Community platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/customer/community-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 80 | 100% | 2 |
| [Channel partner and local marketing](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/partner/channel-partner-and-local-marketing/index.md) | 0% | 125 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Quick setup without coding: Telegram bot API or Discord webhooks" (MiniMax M2.5, In-app messaging)

## And against it

- "Telegram: Avoid for sensitive conversations unless using Secret Chats; ordinary Telegram chats are not end-to-end encrypted by default." (Perplexity Sonar, In-app messaging)
- "Messaging apps and practices to avoid are explicitly discussed in security round-ups, with Telegram commonly cited for the reasons above." (Muse Glimmer 30B, In-app messaging)
- "Telegram has been associated with online grooming, illegal content sharing, and privacy concerns" (Mistral Small, In-app messaging)
- "it has been targeted by spyware kits (e.g., "uCreator") that steal 2FA codes and clone accounts" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, In-app messaging)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Telegram, from 24 of the 25 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- techradar.com: 7
- wire.com: 6
- zenzap.co: 5
- gane.ai/index: 4
- linkedin.com: 4
- pumble.com: 4
- blackberry.com: 3
- en.wikipedia.org: 3
- forbes.com: 3
- kaspersky.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://wire.com/en/blog/enterprise-messaging-platform: 4
- https://kaspersky.com/blog/messengers-privacy-rating-2025/54665: 3
- https://pumble.com/learn/communication/best-secure-messaging-apps: 3
- https://ringcentral.com/us/en/blog/free-messaging-apps: 3
- https://teamwire.eu/en/blog/the-disadvantages-of-using-whatsapp-for-business-purposes: 3
- https://techradar.com/pro/best-enterprise-messaging-platform: 3
- https://wire.com/en/blog/secure-team-messaging-software: 3
- https://blackberry.com/en/secure-communications/insights/blog/flaws-modern-messaging-apps: 2

## The company

Q15616276; https://telegram.org; founded 2013. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: a new era of messaging (https://telegram.org/)

## What it publishes

Every page telegram.org exposes, read 2026-09-29: 33 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 19 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-25
- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-07-01
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-08-25 blog: Welcome messages buttons TG 13 https://telegram.org/blog/welcome-messages-buttons-TG-13
- Recent: 2026-07-14 blog: Communities editor invisible messages https://telegram.org/blog/communities-editor-invisible-messages
- Recent: 2026-06-11 blog: Watch apps and more https://telegram.org/blog/watch-apps-and-more
- Recent: 2026-05-07 blog: Ai bot revolution 11 new features https://telegram.org/blog/ai-bot-revolution-11-new-features
- Recent: 2026-03-31 blog: Ai editor mighty polls and more https://telegram.org/blog/ai-editor-mighty-polls-and-more
- Recent: 2026-03-01 blog: Member tags disable sharing and more https://telegram.org/blog/member-tags-disable-sharing-and-more

## 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.