# UserBenchmark: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/userbenchmark

## 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% | 135 | 100% | 4 |

## And against it

- "UserBenchmark is perhaps the most frequently criticized benchmarking provider... many experts recommend using alternative sources for hardware comparisons." (MiniMax M2.5, Compensation benchmarkin)
- "UserBenchmark for PC purchasing or hardware comparisons. It has faced repeated criticism over controversial ratings and alleged test bias" (Perplexity Sonar, Compensation benchmarkin)
- "This is one of the most frequently criticized benchmarking sites in the PC hardware community." (Kimi K2, Compensation benchmarkin)
- "UserBenchmark is a benchmarking provider you should avoid or be very cautious about" (Mistral Small, 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 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 UserBenchmark, from 5 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- reddit.com: 4
- techradar.com: 4
- trustpilot.com: 3
- aimultiple.com: 2
- beri.net: 2
- en.wikipedia.org: 2
- epoch.ai: 2
- msci.com: 2
- aclanthology.org: 1
- am.gs.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://techradar.com/best/best-benchmarks-software: 4
- https://trustpilot.com/review/www.userbenchmark.com: 3
- https://aimultiple.com/web-scraping-ethics: 2
- https://beri.net/article/vendor-ai-benchmark-claims-buyers-guide-independent-evals-contamination-50-task-replication: 2
- https://msci.com/documents/10199/a303e3f5-6501-45f2-b8e8-29bdb79408af: 2
- https://aclanthology.org/2025.emnlp-main.1208.pdf: 1
- https://am.gs.com/en-nl/advisors/insights/article/2026/how-controversies-impact-corporate-bond-returns: 1
- https://am.pictet.com/us/en/investment-views/active-equity/2023/a-review-of-esg-ratings: 1

## In its own words

What UserBenchmark's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Top Market Research & Genuine Product Insight from our Users. Quickly find category leading products with UserBenchmark. Speed test your PC in less than a minute (https://userbenchmark.com/)
- For: users (https://userbenchmark.com/)
- Price stated: Free Download (https://userbenchmark.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Free Download (https://userbenchmark.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page userbenchmark.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 8 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.