# Vertical Response: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/vertical-response

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Email marketing platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/email-marketing/index.md) | 0% | 50 | 100% | 3 |

## And against it

- "Ambiguous security measures, no free tier, limited support (single direct option), no SMS messaging, no annual discount" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Email marketing)
- "criticized for no free tier, weak support, and unclear security" (Grok 4.20, Email marketing)
- "Lacks a free tier and has ambiguous security measures" (Mistral Small, Email marketing)

## 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 Vertical Response, from 3 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- techradar.com: 3
- saasflags.com: 2
- apps.shopify.com: 1
- arxiv.org: 1
- bizibl.com: 1
- ca.trustpilot.com: 1
- crocoblock.com: 1
- customer.io: 1
- emailtooltester.com: 1
- gane.ai/index: 1

### Pages cited

- https://techradar.com/best/best-email-marketing-software: 3
- https://saasflags.com/industries/email-marketing: 2
- https://apps.shopify.com/klaviyo-email-marketing/reviews: 1
- https://arxiv.org/html/2410.08302: 1
- https://bizibl.com/marketing/article/15-signs-your-email-marketing-software-isnt-working-you: 1
- https://ca.trustpilot.com/review/sendmails.io: 1
- https://crocoblock.com/blog/email-marketing-software: 1
- https://customer.io/learn/deliverability/marketing-platform-email-deliverability: 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.