# Lucidchart: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 7 judge labels across 2 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/lucidchart

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Enterprise architecture tools](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/enterprise-architecture-tools/index.md) | 0% | 111 | 50% | 6 |
| [IT documentation](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/it-documentation/index.md) | 0% | 63 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "More affordable than enterprise-focused tools, good for diagrams and simple architecture documentation" (Claude Haiku 4.5, EA tools)
- "The Best Low-Cost / Lightweight Option: Lucidchart" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, EA tools)

## And against it

- "Tools to Avoid as Primary Repositories: Microsoft Visio, Lucidchart, Draw.io." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, EA tools)
- "Visio- or Lucidchart-style tools can be fine for making and sharing diagrams, but be wary if you need a maintained inventory" (GPT-6 Luna, EA tools)
- "Cons: Manual workloads; difficult to scale across the whole organization." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, EA tools)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Lucidchart, from 17 of the 28 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- globalaea.org: 8
- softwareadvice.com: 8
- g2.com: 7
- opensourceforu.com: 6
- reddit.com: 6
- erstudio.com: 5
- urbahive.com: 4
- bizzdesign.com: 3
- capstera.com: 3
- capterra.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://globalaea.org/blogpost/956055/519735/Visual-Enterprise-Architecture-on-Any-Budget: 8
- https://softwareadvice.com/enterprise-architecture/small-business: 7
- https://opensourceforu.com/2024/09/top-tools-for-enterprise-architecture-development: 6
- https://erstudio.com/blog/enterprise-architecture-tools: 5
- https://globalaea.org/blogpost/956055/AEA-Blog: 5
- https://g2.com/categories/enterprise-architecture-tools: 4
- https://guideflow.com/blog/enterprise-architecture-tools: 3
- https://softwarefinder.com/enterprise-resource-planning-software/enterprise-architecture-software: 3

## 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.