# 99designs: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/99designs

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Internal talent marketplace](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/internal-talent-marketplace/index.md) | 0% | 34 | 25% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "Choose 99designs if the core need is visual design or multiple concepts." (GPT-6 Luna, Internal talent marketpl)
- "99designs (design contests/work with escrow)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Internal talent marketpl)

## And against it

- "99designs/DesignCrowd | Use cautiously — spec work model" (Kimi K2, Internal talent marketpl)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named 99designs, from 11 of the 12 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- awesomic.com: 5
- fitsmallbusiness.com: 5
- golance.com: 5
- upwork.com: 5
- g2.com: 4
- reddit.com: 4
- featuredcustomers.com: 3
- freelancer.com: 3
- linkedin.com: 3
- ruul.io: 3

### Pages cited

- https://awesomic.com/blog/ultimate-list-talent-marketplaces-for-businesses-in-2025: 3
- https://featuredcustomers.com/software/talent-marketplace: 3
- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/best-freelance-websites-small-business: 3
- https://g2.com/products/freelancer-com/reviews: 3
- https://golance.com/blogs/best-freelance-platforms-for-businesses-2026: 3
- https://youtube.com/watch: 3
- https://colorlib.com/wp/popular-freelance-marketplaces: 2
- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/fiverr-review: 2

## In its own words

What 99designs's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The global creative platform for custom graphic design: logos, websites and more. (https://99designs.com/)
- For: No matter what your business needs, we can connect you with a creative expert to make your business look and feel professional. (https://99designs.com/)
- Price stated: Logos from US$249 (https://99designs.com/)
- Starting price: 249 (https://99designs.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Free Logomaker (https://99designs.com/)
- Customers named: Vegan Jerky Co, Little Danube, Feel Good Tea Co., The Studio Chicago, Black Ring Coffee

## What it publishes

Every page 99designs.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 35800 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 38 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 104 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 147 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 24 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 26 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 27 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.