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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 2 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/excel-google-sheets

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Goals and OKRs](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/goals-and-okrs/index.md) | 0% | 68 | 100% | 2 |
| [Pay equity](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/pay-equity/index.md) | 0% | 69 | 0% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Spreadsheets kill alignment ... Why to avoid them: Spreadsheets kill alignment." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Goals and OKRs)
- "Avoid past a certain size threshold (~50 employees)." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Goals and OKRs)

## 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 Excel/Google Sheets, from 7 of the 7 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- capterra.com: 3
- leadchangegroup.com: 3
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 3
- g2.com: 2
- ones.com: 2
- resources.rework.com: 2
- worxmate.ai: 2
- ag5.com: 1
- ardentworkshop.com: 1
- betterworks.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://ones.com/blog/10-best-okr-tools-in-2026-for-every-team-size: 2
- https://ag5.com/workforce-planning-tools: 1
- https://ardentworkshop.com/products/succession-planning-and-key-person-risk-workbook: 1
- https://betterworks.com/magazine/succession-planning-challenges: 1
- https://bolto.com/blog/hr-software-small-business-guide: 1
- https://bullseyeengagement.com/blog/succession-planning-software-buyers-guide: 1
- https://capterra.com.au/directory/30947/okr/software: 1
- https://capterra.com/okr-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.