# YouTube: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 2 categories by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/youtube

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Learning experience platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/learning/learning-experience-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 64 | 0% | 1 |
| [Online course libraries](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/learning/online-course-libraries/index.md) | 0% | 100 | 0% | 1 |

## 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 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 YouTube, from 3 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- asic.gov.au: 1
- bbbmarketplacetrust.org: 1
- business.gov.uk: 1
- chase.com: 1
- consumer.ftc.gov: 1
- course.careers: 1
- financesonline.com: 1
- forbes.com: 1
- ftc.gov: 1
- goskills.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://asic.gov.au/about-asic/news-centre/news-items/asic-warns-small-businesses-to-be-on-high-alert-for-scams: 1
- https://bbbmarketplacetrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2023-BBBScamTracker-RiskReport-US-040224.pdf: 1
- https://bbbmarketplacetrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-RiskReport-CA.pdf: 1
- https://bbbmarketplacetrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-RiskReport-US.pdf: 1
- https://business.gov.uk/support/digital-technology-cyber-security/avoiding-online-scams-fraud: 1
- https://chase.com/content/chase-ux/en/business/knowledge-center/manage/social-media-scams: 1
- https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2025/03/top-scams-2024: 1
- https://course.careers/articles/cheap-employee-online-training-courses: 1

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Start watching videos to help us build a feed of videos you'll love. (https://youtube.com/)
- Price stated: Try Premium for $0 (https://youtube.com/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://youtube.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Try Premium for $0 (https://youtube.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page youtube.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 10003 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 225 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 27 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-10-10
- report or ebook: 29 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2023-10-10 webinar or virtual event: Live streaming on youtube https://www.youtube.com/intl/es_ALL/creators/live-streaming-on-youtube
- Recent: 2023-10-10 webinar or virtual event: Live streaming on youtube https://www.youtube.com/intl/es_es/creators/live-streaming-on-youtube
- Recent: 2023-10-10 webinar or virtual event: Live streaming on youtube https://www.youtube.com/intl/fr_ALL/creators/live-streaming-on-youtube
- Recent: 2020-07-14 webinar or virtual event: Live streaming on youtube https://www.youtube.com/intl/ar_ALL/creators/live-streaming-on-youtube
- Recent: 2020-07-14 webinar or virtual event: Live streaming on youtube https://www.youtube.com/intl/cs_ALL/creators/live-streaming-on-youtube
- Recent: 2020-07-14 webinar or virtual event: Live streaming on youtube https://www.youtube.com/intl/de_ALL/creators/live-streaming-on-youtube

## 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.