# Shaw Academy: how AI models rank it, November 2026

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

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Skills intelligence](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/skills-intelligence/index.md) | 0% | 161 | 100% | 2 |
| [Learning experience platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/learning/learning-experience-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 84 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Extremely low Trustpilot scores (around 1.1/5 from 1,300+ reviews)... Many users report it as a scam... Avoid if billing transparency is a concern." (Grok 4.20, Skills intelligence)
- "Shaw Academy drew widespread consumer complaints, regulatory warnings, and lawsuits over deceptive free-trial mechanics" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Skills intelligence)
- "rated poorly on Trustpilot, with complaints about underhanded tactics, vague and difficult-to-understand calls" (Llama 4 Maverick, Learning experience plat)

## 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 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 Shaw Academy, from 3 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- trustpilot.com: 3
- reddit.com: 2
- consumeraffairs.com: 1
- consumerfinance.gov: 1
- defendstudents.org: 1
- firsthr.app: 1
- ftc.gov: 1
- goskills.com: 1
- klasio.com: 1
- nz.trustpilot.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://consumeraffairs.com/education/online-courses/coursera.html: 1
- https://consumerfinance.gov/enforcement/actions/bloomtech-inc-and-austen-allred: 1
- https://defendstudents.org/all/former-bloomtech-students-file-class-action-lawsuit-over-fraudulent-advertising-illegal-lending-practices: 1
- https://firsthr.app/compare/training/lxp-learning-platform: 1
- https://ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2020/02/ftc-challenges-online-trading-academys-money-making-claims: 1
- https://ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2020/02/ftc-sues-online-trading-academy-running-investment-training-scheme: 1
- https://goskills.com/resources/learning-experience-platforms: 1
- https://klasio.com/blog/14742/enterprise-lms-platforms-for-course-business: 1

## What it publishes

Every page shawacademy.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:


## 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.