# Notion: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 29 judge labels across 13 categories by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/notion

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Internal communications and intranet](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/internal-communications-and-intranet/index.md) | 0% | 24 | 14% | 7 |
| [Goals and OKRs](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/goals-and-okrs/index.md) | 0% | 30 | 33% | 6 |
| [Internal talent marketplace](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/internal-talent-marketplace/index.md) | 0% | 24 | 0% | 3 |
| [Employee onboarding](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/employee-onboarding/index.md) | 0% | 29 | 0% | 2 |
| [Org charts and org design](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/planning/org-charts-and-org-design/index.md) | 0% | 36 | 0% | 2 |
| [Workforce scheduling](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/core/workforce-scheduling/index.md) | 0% | 124 | 100% | 2 |
| [AI recruiting assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/ai-recruiting-assistants/index.md) | 0% | 87 | 0% | 1 |
| [Coaching platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/learning/coaching-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 72 | 0% | 1 |
| [Course authoring tools](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/learning/course-authoring-tools/index.md) | 0% | 94 | 100% | 1 |
| [Mentoring software](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/learning/mentoring-software/index.md) | 0% | 44 | 0% | 1 |
| [Performance management](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/performance-management/index.md) | 0% | 40 | 0% | 1 |
| [Succession planning](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/succession-planning/index.md) | 0% | 89 | 0% | 1 |
| [Workforce planning](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/planning/workforce-planning/index.md) | 0% | 67 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Notion: Excellent for mid-market B2B tech companies wanting a highly customizable, document-centric wiki and intranet hub." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Internal communications)
- "Notion combines document management, wikis, project tracking, and company news in one tool." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Internal communications)
- "Airtable / Notion: Free plans allow you to build customizable workforce planning bases." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Workforce planning)
- "Notion or Airtable (free tiers): Build a customizable database for skills profiles" (Grok 4.20, Internal talent marketpl)

## And against it

- "Avoid "Vibe-Based" Tools: While Asana, Monday.com, and Notion are popular, they are becoming difficult to manage" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Goals and OKRs)
- "Notion (for reminders and scheduling): Its reminders don't reliably repeat or handle recurring tasks" (Grok 4.20, Workforce scheduling)
- "Avoid DIY solutions if you rely on scheduling for revenue (sales calls)." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Workforce scheduling)
- "Use Notion (or similar deep‑customization platforms) only for lightweight, non‑critical content drafts." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Course authoring tools)

## 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 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Notion, from 76 of the 100 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- firsthr.app: 28
- capterra.com: 24
- softwareadvice.com: 22
- okrstool.com: 17
- guideflow.com: 15
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 15
- g2.com: 14
- ones.com: 11
- softr.io: 11
- leadchangegroup.com: 10

### Pages cited

- https://firsthr.app/compare/general/company-intranet-software: 15
- https://softr.io/blog/best-intranets-for-small-businesses: 11
- https://workvivo.com/modern-intranet/best-platforms: 9
- https://pebb.io/articles/whats-the-best-intranet-for-your-small-business-heres-our-review: 7
- https://peoplegoal.com/blog/okr-software-for-small-business: 7
- https://softwareadvice.com/intranet: 7
- https://youtube.com/watch: 7
- https://gofigr.ai/blog/best-talent-marketplace-platforms: 6

## In its own words

What Notion's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The AI workspace that works for you. (https://notion.com/)
- For: teams (https://notion.com/)
- Price stated: Free, Plus, Business, & Enterprise. (https://www.notion.com/pricing)
- Starting price: $0 per member / month (https://www.notion.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Get Notion free (https://notion.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, HIPAA, BSI C5
- Hosting: USA, European Union, Korea, Japan, Global, Germany, Singapore, UK
- Customers named: OpenAI, Figma, Ramp, Cursor, Toyota, Clay, Vercel, Faire

## What it publishes

Every page notion.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 20086 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 551 pages, 8 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- case study: 96 pages, 17 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-27
- webinar or virtual event: 41 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-10-24
- report or ebook: 207 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 22 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-09-15
- template or tool: 2082 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-05-09
- glossary or explainer: 16 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-07-27
- Recent: 2026-09-27 case study: Faire https://www.notion.com/customers/faire
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Meet (again) Max Schoening, Notion's new CTO https://www.notion.com/blog/meet-max-schoening-notion-cto
- Recent: 2026-09-23 case study: Equals https://www.notion.com/customers/equals
- Recent: 2026-09-22 case study: Unspun https://www.notion.com/customers/unspun
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: How Notion handles concurrent editing with CRDTs https://www.notion.com/blog/how-notion-handles-concurrent-editing-with-crdts
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: A skills library for every agent https://www.notion.com/blog/a-skills-library-for-every-agent

## 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.