# Excel/Google Sheets templates: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 2 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/excel-google-sheets-templates

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Pay equity](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/pay-equity/index.md) | 0% | 84 | 100% | 1 |
| [Succession planning](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/succession-planning/index.md) | 0% | 52 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "As a temporary free solution before investing in software" (MiniMax M2.5, Succession planning)

## And against it

- "Manual, error-prone, and time-intensive; not scalable or "always-on."" (Grok 4.20, Pay equity)

## 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 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Excel/Google Sheets templates, from 2 of the 2 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- getapp.com: 2
- sourceforge.net: 2
- capterra.co.za: 1
- capterra.com: 1
- compensationtools.net: 1
- creately.com: 1
- cxeverywhere.com: 1
- figures.hr: 1
- firsthr.app: 1
- g2.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://capterra.co.za/directory/30668/succession-planning/software: 1
- https://capterra.com/succession-planning-software: 1
- https://capterra.com/succession-planning-software/s/free: 1
- https://compensationtools.net/best-pay-equity-software: 1
- https://creately.com/lp/succession-planning-software: 1
- https://cxeverywhere.com/tools/succession-planning-software: 1
- https://figures.hr/post/pay-equity-software: 1
- https://firsthr.app/compare/performance/succession-planning-software: 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.