# Motion: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 9 judge labels across 2 categories by 8 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/motion

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Workforce scheduling](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/core/workforce-scheduling/index.md) | 0% | 27 | 25% | 8 |
| [HR AI assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/hr-ai-assistants/index.md) | 0% | 133 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Choose Reclaim or Motion if the main problem is protecting focus time" (Perplexity Sonar, Workforce scheduling)
- "For Time Blocking & AI Scheduling: Motion, Reclaim.ai, Clockwise." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Workforce scheduling)
- "Motion — Best for Full Automation" (Kimi K2, Workforce scheduling)

## And against it

- "Motion: No free plan, and it can over-optimize your day in ways that clash with unpredictable human schedules" (Grok 4.20, Workforce scheduling)
- "Many AI-powered schedulers (like Motion, Reclaim.ai) require deep access to your calendar, contacts, and email. *Always* review permissions." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Workforce scheduling)

## 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 Motion, from 11 of the 12 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- usemotion.com: 7 (its own site)
- capterra.com: 4
- cal.com: 2
- paycor.com: 2
- thedigitalprojectmanager.com: 2
- wix.com: 2
- zapier.com: 2
- agiled.app: 1
- albato.com: 1
- appointment.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://usemotion.com/blog/scheduling-tools: 4
- https://paycor.com/resource-center/articles/ai-tools-for-hr: 2
- https://usemotion.com/blog/hr-ai-tools: 2
- https://wix.com/blog/best-scheduling-software: 2
- https://agiled.app/blog/best-scheduling-software-for-small-businesses: 1
- https://albato.com/blog/publications/best-appointment-scheduling-software-sales-pipeline: 1
- https://appointment.com/blog/scheduling-appointments-online: 1
- https://awesomeagents.ai/tools/best-ai-scheduling-calendar-tools-2026: 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.