# Guru: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 11 judge labels across 5 categories by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/guru

## 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% | 114 | 50% | 4 |
| [Internal communications and intranet](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/internal-communications-and-intranet/index.md) | 0% | 57 | 33% | 3 |
| [HR AI assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/hr-ai-assistants/index.md) | 0% | 74 | 0% | 2 |
| [Contingent workforce management](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/planning/contingent-workforce-management/index.md) | 0% | 63 | 0% | 1 |
| [Org charts and org design](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/planning/org-charts-and-org-design/index.md) | 0% | 72 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Guru: Ideal for sales and support-heavy B2B teams needing AI-verified knowledge cards" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Internal communications)
- "Best for: Mid-sized projects needing strong communication and lower fees." (Grok 4.20, Internal talent marketpl)

## And against it

- "Guru.com | Avoid" (Kimi K2, Internal talent marketpl)
- "Less popular but criticized for high fees, smaller client pool... offers lower earnings potential" (Grok 4.20, Internal talent marketpl)
- "Cons: Weaker for top-down internal comms, broadcast messaging, and social culture building." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Internal communications)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Guru, from 20 of the 33 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- upwork.com: 7
- youtube.com: 7
- awesomic.com: 5
- fitsmallbusiness.com: 5
- g2.com: 5
- reddit.com: 5
- trustpilot.com: 5
- golance.com: 4
- josephliu.co: 4
- linkedin.com: 4

### Pages cited

- https://youtube.com/watch: 6
- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/best-freelance-websites-small-business: 4
- https://josephliu.co/freelancer-best-websites: 4
- https://videohighlight.com/v/ILQ5XMIKGkM: 4
- https://awesomic.com/blog/ultimate-list-talent-marketplaces-for-businesses-in-2025: 3
- https://eesel.ai/blog/best-ai-for-hr-support: 3
- https://featuredcustomers.com/software/talent-marketplace: 3
- https://g2.com/products/freelancer-com/reviews: 3

## 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.