# 8×8: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 8 judge labels across 1 category by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/8-8

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Business phone systems](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/business-phone-systems/index.md) | 2% | 8 | 0% | 8 |

## What the models said for it

- "Go with Nextiva, 8×8, or Dialpad starting at $15/user/mo." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Business phones)
- "The company wants UCaaS and contact-center capabilities in one platform, especially for international operations." (Perplexity Sonar, Business phones)
- "8×8 if international calling is a priority" (Kimi K2, Business phones)
- "8×8 (Best for Global/International Teams)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Business phones)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 8×8, from 13 of the 13 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- business.usnews.com: 6
- nextiva.com: 6
- cloudtalk.io: 4
- crazyegg.com: 4
- getvoip.com: 4
- ringcentral.com: 4
- techrepublic.com: 4
- centraip.com: 3
- expertmarket.com: 3
- guideflow.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://business.usnews.com/business-phone-systems/best-business-phone-systems: 5
- https://crazyegg.com/blog/best-business-phone-systems: 4
- https://centraip.com/blog/ring-ring-whos-there-the-top-10-phone-systems-for-your-medium-sized-enterprise: 3
- https://getvoip.com/blog/ucaas-providers: 3
- https://smartreach.io/blog/best-business-phone-systems: 3
- https://channelinsider.com/channel-business/helpdesk-itsm-and-other-tools/ucaas-providers-solutions: 2
- https://cloudtalk.io/blog/unified-communications-as-a-service-providers: 2
- https://computerworld.com/article/1623528/ucaas-platform-unified-communications-as-a-service-buyers-guide.html: 2

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.