# Vanilla: 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/vanilla

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Community platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/customer/community-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 73 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Avoid enterprise tools like Salesforce Communities or higher-end ones (e.g., Khoros, Vanilla)" (Grok 4.20, Community)

## 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 Vanilla, from 2 of the 2 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- blog.communityone.io: 1
- cmswire.com: 1
- gane.ai/index: 1
- skylinesocial.com: 1
- socialrails.com: 1
- sourceforge.net: 1
- spotsaas.com: 1
- stewartgauld.com: 1
- thinkific.com: 1
- wbcomdesigns.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://blog.communityone.io/best-discord-alternatives: 1
- https://cmswire.com/customer-experience/the-community-platform-landscape-your-options-today: 1
- https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/customer/community-platforms: 1
- https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/customer/community-platforms/circle-vs-higher-logic: 1
- https://skylinesocial.com/community-platforms: 1
- https://socialrails.com/blog/community-management-tools-comparison: 1
- https://sourceforge.net/software/community/for-small-business: 1
- https://spotsaas.com/list/online-community-management-software/for-small-business: 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.