# Backpage: 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/hr/vendors/backpage

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Job advertising and distribution](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/job-advertising-and-distribution/index.md) | 0% | 82 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Was shut down in 2018 due to federal links to illegal activities" (Kimi K2, Job advertising)

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

### Domains cited

- bbb.org: 1
- beyondidentity.com: 1
- blog.geebo.com: 1
- consumer.ftc.gov: 1
- consumer.gov: 1
- en.wikipedia.org: 1
- europol.europa.eu: 1
- its.ny.gov: 1
- news.va.gov: 1
- portal.ct.gov: 1

### Pages cited

- https://bbb.org/content/dam/0734-st-louis/job-scams/JOB%20SCAMS%20STUDY%20v5.pdf: 1
- https://beyondidentity.com/resource/online-job-board-safety-how-and-why-to-avoid-a-scam: 1
- https://blog.geebo.com/2017/11/page/2: 1
- https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2021/04/dont-let-job-scams-block-your-path-forward: 1
- https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2023/05/scammers-are-hijacking-job-ads-heres-how-spot-fakes: 1
- https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2023/12/how-spot-latest-job-scams: 1
- https://consumer.gov/scams-identity-theft/job-scams-explained: 1
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craigslist: 1

## 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.