# Venntel: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 4 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/venntel

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Retail, proximity and IoT marketing](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/retail-proximity-and-iot-marketing/index.md) | 0% | 153 | 50% | 2 |
| [Customer intelligence and data science](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/customer-intelligence-and-data-science/index.md) | 0% | 161 | 100% | 1 |
| [Experimentation and personalization](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/experimentation-and-personalization/index.md) | 0% | 97 | 100% | 1 |
| [Identity resolution](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/identity-resolution/index.md) | 0% | 115 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "The FTC finalized an order restricting Gravy Analytics and Venntel’s use and sale of sensitive location data" (GPT-6 Luna, Customer intel)
- "Subject to FTC orders prohibiting the sale or licensing of sensitive location data." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Proximity)
- "acted against Gravy Analytics and Venntel over location-data practices" (GPT-6 Luna, Identity)
- "The FTC took action against Gravy Analytics and Venntel over allegations involving sensitive location data" (GPT-6 Luna, Experimentation)

## 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Venntel, from 5 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- ftc.gov: 5
- search.ftc.gov: 2
- arxiv.org: 1
- bbb.org: 1
- beaconzone.co.uk: 1
- cppa.ca.gov: 1
- data.aclum.org: 1
- diatomenterprises.com: 1
- docs.datadoghq.com: 1
- epic.org: 1

### Pages cited

- https://arxiv.org/html/2503.15238: 1
- https://bbb.org/us/ca/san-francisco/profile/internet-service/thumbtack-inc-1116-367066/customer-reviews: 1
- https://beaconzone.co.uk/blog/is-beacon-outdated: 1
- https://cppa.ca.gov/regulations/data_broker_registration_regs.html: 1
- https://data.aclum.org/storage/2025/01/FTC_www_ftc_gov_policy_advocacy-research_tech-at-ftc_2024_03_ftc-cracks-down-mass-data-collectors-closer-look-avast-x-mode-inmarket.pdf: 1
- https://diatomenterprises.com/blog/beacon-technology-benefits: 1
- https://docs.datadoghq.com/experiments/statistics/analysis_methods: 1
- https://epic.org/ftc-takes-action-against-data-brokers-for-selling-sensitive-location-data: 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.