# ReadTheDocs: how AI models rank it, November 2026

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

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Internal developer portals](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/internal-developer-portals/index.md) | 0% | 51 | 0% | 1 |
| [IT documentation](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/it-documentation/index.md) | 0% | 89 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Avoid pure code/docs tools (e.g., ReadTheDocs) unless this is purely for dev teams." (Grok 4.20, IT documentation)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 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 ReadTheDocs, from 1 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- guideflow.com: 1
- kaseya.com: 1
- ones.com: 1
- softwareadvice.com: 1
- sourceforge.net: 1

### Pages cited

- https://guideflow.com/blog/documentation-software: 1
- https://kaseya.com/blog/best-it-documentation-software: 1
- https://ones.com/blog/best-documentation-software-for-tech-teams-9-platforms-compared: 1
- https://softwareadvice.com/it-documentation: 1
- https://sourceforge.net/software/software-documentation/for-mid-size-business: 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.