# Yoast SEO: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 1 category by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/yoast-seo

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [SEO and content optimization platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/seo-content-optimization/index.md) | 0% | 22 | 0% | 5 |

## What the models said for it

- "You should install a plugin like RankMath or Yoast. These are lightweight SEO tools that offer basic content optimization checklists" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, SEO)
- "On-page content optimization, readability scores, and schema markup." (Grok 4.20, SEO)
- "Yoast SEO is best for WordPress users on budgets" (Claude Haiku 4.5, SEO)
- "Yoast (if on WordPress) — completely free" (Kimi K2, SEO)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Yoast SEO, from 13 of the 18 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- blog.hubspot.com: 7
- zapier.com: 5
- rankability.com: 3
- ahrefs.com: 2
- blazehive.io: 2
- collaborada.com: 2
- conductor.com: 2
- devenup.com: 2
- entrepreneur.com: 2
- isitwp.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/seo-tools-for-small-business: 6
- https://zapier.com/blog/best-seo-content-optimization-tools: 5
- https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/seo-tools: 3
- https://ahrefs.com/blog/small-business-seo-tools: 2
- https://blazehive.io/listicles/best-seo-software-for-small-business: 2
- https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/ai-seo-tools-for-small-business: 2
- https://collaborada.com/blog/seo-tools: 2
- https://devenup.com/blog/10-best-seo-tools-for-small-businesses: 2

## The company

Yoast BV; https://yoast.com/; Wijchen, Netherlands; founded 2010; about 100 employees (2018). From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: #1 WordPress SEO plugin (https://yoast.com/)
- For: WordPress (https://yoast.com/tag/security)
- Price stated: FREE (https://yoast.com/case-studies)
- Free plan or trial: Try our free plugin today! (https://yoast.com/)
- Customers named: Stuurlui, Mama Piniata

## What it publishes

Every page yoast.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 4420 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 807 pages, 12 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-17
- case study: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-23
- webinar or virtual event: 176 pages, 9 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-11-10
- conference or event: 9 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-11-17
- report or ebook: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-05-22
- comparison: 9 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-02
- template or tool: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-01
- glossary or explainer: 64 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-08
- podcast or video: 131 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-17
- news or press: 115 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-04
- Recent: 2026-11-17 conference or event: Ai live 2026 https://yoast.com/about-us/events/ai-live-2026
- Recent: 2026-11-12 conference or event: Wordcamp nederland 2026 https://yoast.com/about-us/events/wordcamp-nederland-2026
- Recent: 2026-11-10 webinar or virtual event: Seo for beginners webinar november 10 https://yoast.com/webinar/seo-for-beginners-webinar-november-10
- Recent: 2026-10-29 webinar or virtual event: Introduction to yoast seo webinar october 29 https://yoast.com/webinar/introduction-to-yoast-seo-webinar-october-29
- Recent: 2026-10-14 webinar or virtual event: Seo for beginners webinar 14 october 2026 https://yoast.com/webinar/seo-for-beginners-webinar-14-october-2026
- Recent: 2026-10-13 conference or event: Spotlight 2026 https://yoast.com/about-us/events/spotlight-2026

## 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.