# YouTube Music: 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/youtube-music

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Audio and podcast advertising](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/audio-and-podcast-advertising/index.md) | 0% | 92 | 0% | 1 |

## 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 YouTube Music, from 2 of the 2 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- github.com: 2
- siriusxmmedia.com: 2
- thedrum.com: 2
- acast.com: 1
- gane.ai/index: 1
- iab.com: 1
- indiemedia.club: 1

### Pages cited

- https://github.com/indranilbanerjee/digital-marketing-pro/blob/main/skills/paid-advertising/audio-programmatic.md: 2
- https://siriusxmmedia.com/insights/5-factors-to-look-for-in-a-streaming-audio-platform: 2
- https://thedrum.com/industry-insight/audio-deserves-more-than-a-line-item-in-your-2027-plan: 2
- https://acast.com/en-gb/news-and-insights/the-best-podcast-advertising-platforms-and-networks-in-2026: 1
- https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/audio-and-podcast-advertising/smb: 1
- https://iab.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IAB-Digital-Audio-Buyer%E2%80%99s-Guide-%E2%80%93-2.0-Sept-20-2018.pdf: 1
- https://indiemedia.club/tools/best-audio-advertising-software: 1

## The company

YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/; San Bruno, United States; founded 2005; about 2,000 employees (2019); part of Google. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## 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.