# Houseparty: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 1 category by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/houseparty

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Video conferencing](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/video-conferencing/index.md) | 0% | 59 | 100% | 6 |

## And against it

- "Houseparty faced backlash in 2020 after reports of hacked accounts, though the claim was later disputed." (MiniMax M2.5, Video conferencing)
- "Shut down by Epic Games in late 2021. Any active downloads carrying this name are illegitimate." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Video conferencing)
- "Houseparty (Now Discontinued) ... The app has been shut down as of October 2021" (Kimi K2, Video conferencing)
- "Previously criticized for poor standards, data leaks, and inadequate protections" (Grok 4.20, Video conferencing)

## 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Houseparty, from 6 of the 8 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- dergipark.org.tr: 5
- mozillafoundation.org: 5
- pcpd.org.hk: 4
- cisa.gov: 3
- en.wikipedia.org: 3
- infosec.gov.hk: 3
- livestorm.co: 3
- ncsc.gov.uk: 3
- neat.no: 3
- theconversation.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/4728549: 4
- https://pcpd.org.hk/english/news_events/speech/speeches_202006.html: 4
- https://cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/CISA_Guidance_for_Securing_Video_Conferencing_S508C.pdf: 3
- https://infosec.gov.hk/en/best-practices/person/video-conference: 3
- https://livestorm.co/blog/most-secure-video-conferencing-software: 3
- https://cabinet.gov.pk/SiteImage/Misc/files/NTISB%20Advisories/2021/3-Advisory-3-2021.pdf: 2
- https://cultofmac.com/news/mozilla-rates-the-video-calling-apps-praises-facetime-for-holy-grail-of-encryption: 2
- https://currentware.com/blog/zoom-privacy-issues-explained: 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.