# LangChain: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 4 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/langchain

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Workflow orchestration](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/workflow-orchestration/index.md) | 0% | 25 | 0% | 2 |
| [AI IT support agents](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/ai-it-support-agents/index.md) | 0% | 130 | 100% | 1 |
| [LLM gateways and observability](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/llm-gateways-and-observability/index.md) | 0% | 79 | 0% | 1 |
| [ML platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/ml-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 60 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "open-source frameworks (Hugging Face, LangChain)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, ML platforms)
- "For AI/LLM apps: LangChain" (Mistral Small, Orchestration)

## And against it

- "Lowest cost (self-hosted on cheap cloud ~$10–50/month) but requires technical expertise" (Grok 4.20, AI IT agents)

## 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 | 1 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 LangChain, from 9 of the 10 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- fin.ai: 2
- helpdesk.com: 2
- linkedin.com: 2
- moveworks.com: 2
- ncsc.gov.uk: 2
- aimultiple.com: 1
- aisquared.ai: 1
- arxiv.org: 1
- cio.com: 1
- clickup.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://moveworks.com/us/en/resources/blog/agent-based-ai-for-enterprise-support-comparison: 2
- https://aimultiple.com/ai-governance-tools: 1
- https://aisquared.ai/blog/6-best-ai-orchestration-tools-complete-comparison-guide: 1
- https://arxiv.org/html/2410.22349v1: 1
- https://cio.com/article/3836084/it-leaders-brace-for-the-ai-agent-management-challenge.html: 1
- https://cio.com/article/4206442/7-mistakes-it-leaders-make-when-deploying-ai-agents.html: 1
- https://cio.com/article/4237060/what-happens-when-vendors-take-the-lead-on-agentic-ai.html: 1
- https://clickup.com/blog/ai-orchestration-tools: 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.