4 categories · RankedAnyDesk
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Zoho Assist is first at 28%.
Splashtop Remote Support is first at 35%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
BeyondTrust Remote Support is first at 27%.
Why models recommend it
“Choose AnyDesk or Splashtop if you want the best balance of speed, video quality, low latency, and competitive pricing.”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Comparative question · first choice
“Other options include AnyDesk, which is best for fast, lightweight remote access on a budget”Llama 4 Maverick · Budget-constrained question · alternative
“AnyDesk: Starts ~$10\u201315/month (per technician); lightweight with high performance.”Grok 4.20 · Budget-constrained question · alternative
“If you need a free option for very light use, AnyDesk is also worth considering.”Mistral Small · Budget-constrained question · alternative
What gives them pause
“Free or consumer-grade tools repurposed for business (e.g., ... TeamViewer, AnyDesk, or Chrome Remote Desktop in production): High risk of exploitation”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · warning
“Frequently abused by attackers for persistent access ... Platforms frequently abused in phishing campaigns (AnyDesk, TeamViewer)”Kimi K2 · Negative question · warning
“used for enterprise administrative access. They are legitimate products but are frequently abused with portable executables”Muse Glimmer 30B · Negative question · warning
“Heavily exploited in refund scams and phishing campaigns (noted in CISA alerts from 2022–2023).”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as AnyDesk, over the 152 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | 17 | View → | |
| 106 | 36 | View → | |
| 94 | 1 | View → | |
| 81 | 26 | View → | |
| 53 | 9 | View → | |
| 43 | 1 | View → | |
| 26 | 3 | View → | |
| 26 | 1 | View → | |
| 22 | 0 | View → | |
| 21 | 5 | View → |
What the models named instead of AnyDesk →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 125 of the 152 answers that named AnyDesk and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
390 of the 390 domain citations in answers naming AnyDesk came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |