# Tom's Hardware: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/tom-s-hardware

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Compensation benchmarking data](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/compensation-benchmarking-data/index.md) | 0% | 84 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Tom's Hardware - Established tech publication with transparent methodology" (MiniMax M2.5, Compensation benchmarkin)

## 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 Tom's Hardware, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- beri.net: 1
- bolsterbiz.com: 1
- everestgrp.com: 1
- fortherecordmag.com: 1
- itu.int: 1
- msci.com: 1
- precisionfederal.com: 1
- reddit.com: 1
- sparkco.ai: 1
- techradar.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://beri.net/article/vendor-ai-benchmark-claims-buyers-guide-independent-evals-contamination-50-task-replication: 1
- https://bolsterbiz.com/blog/sla-checklist-outsourced-customer-support-2026: 1
- https://everestgrp.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Everest-Group-Price-Benchmarking-Primer.pdf: 1
- https://fortherecordmag.com/archives/ftr_020209p6.shtml: 1
- https://itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regulatory-Market/Documents/Publications/Benchmarking_guide_Final.pdf: 1
- https://msci.com/documents/10199/a303e3f5-6501-45f2-b8e8-29bdb79408af: 1
- https://precisionfederal.com/insights/red-flags-in-an-ai-benchmark: 1
- https://reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/13q6f7c/is_user_benchmark_ok_if_i_ignore_the_review_they: 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.