# ADPList: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 11 judge labels across 1 category by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/adplist

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Mentoring software](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/learning/mentoring-software/index.md) | 0% | 14 | 9% | 11 |

## What the models said for it

- "ADPList: Completely free, peer-to-peer mentorship for product management, design, coding, and career growth." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Mentoring software)
- "choose a free marketplace like ADPList for cost-free input" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Mentoring software)
- "Need a mentor as an individual, not a program platform? ADPList or MentorCruise fit better." (GPT-5.4 mini, Mentoring software)
- "Start with ADPList for free 1:1 sessions with industry volunteers" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Mentoring software)

## And against it

- "ADPList or MicroMentor for informal mentoring (free for users), though not ideal for company-wide structured programs." (Grok 4.20, Mentoring software)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named ADPList, from 17 of the 17 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- adplist.org: 11 (its own site)
- chronus.com: 10
- mentornity.com: 6
- g2.com: 5
- growthmentor.com: 5
- qooper.io: 5
- firsthr.app: 4
- group.app: 4
- linkedin.com: 4
- mentorcliq.com: 4

### Pages cited

- https://chronus.com/blog/top-mentoring-platforms: 9
- https://adplist.org/guides/best-mentorship-platforms: 7
- https://mentornity.com/compare/best-mentoring-software: 6
- https://g2.com/categories/mentoring/enterprise: 5
- https://growthmentor.com/blog/online-mentoring-platforms-software: 5
- https://firsthr.app/compare/performance/mentoring-software: 4
- https://group.app/blog/mentorship-platforms: 4
- https://brancher.com.au/blog/best-mentoring-software: 3

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: The world's largest free mentorship platform (https://adplist.org/)
- For: People looking for mentorship and guidance for their career, craft, or next step (https://adplist.org/)
- Free plan or trial: Includes one free session (https://adplist.org/)

## What it publishes

Every page adplist.org exposes, read 2026-09-29: 17261 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 203 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-16
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 13 pages, 7 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-07
- comparison: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-07 report or ebook: Free mentorship programs https://adplist.org/guides/free-mentorship-programs
- Recent: 2026-09-07 report or ebook: Marketing mentorship https://adplist.org/guides/marketing-mentorship
- Recent: 2026-09-07 report or ebook: Product mentorship https://adplist.org/guides/product-mentorship
- Recent: 2026-09-07 report or ebook: Engineering mentorship https://adplist.org/guides/engineering-mentorship
- Recent: 2026-08-19 report or ebook: Mentorcruise alternatives https://adplist.org/guides/mentorcruise-alternatives
- Recent: 2026-08-19 report or ebook: Topmate alternatives https://adplist.org/guides/topmate-alternatives

## 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.