# Docling: how AI models rank it, November 2026

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

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Intelligent document processing](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/intelligent-document-processing/index.md) | 0% | 98 | 50% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Self-host Docling or Unstract to eliminate license fees" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Document processing)

## And against it

- "Skip open-source unless you have dedicated engineering resources" (Kimi K2, Document processing)

## 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Docling, from 2 of the 2 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 2
- github.com: 2
- nanonets.com: 2
- slashdot.org: 2
- sourceforge.net: 2
- thedigitalprojectmanager.com: 2
- access.archive-ouverte.unige.ch: 1
- aiflowreview.com: 1
- algodocs.com: 1
- businesswaretech.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://g2.com/categories/intelligent-document-processing-idp/small-business: 2
- https://nanonets.com/pricing: 2
- https://slashdot.org/software/intelligent-document-processing/f-small-business: 2
- https://thedigitalprojectmanager.com/tools/intelligent-document-processing-software: 2
- https://access.archive-ouverte.unige.ch/access/metadata/1bf7afa0-c7c9-4422-8b72-8783e3f0a936/download: 1
- https://aiflowreview.com/ai-document-processing-software: 1
- https://algodocs.com/best-intelligent-document-processing-software: 1
- https://businesswaretech.com/blog/azure-document-intelligence-vs-aws-textract-comparing-idp-solutions: 1

## 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.