# Semaphore: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/semaphore

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [CI/CD platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/ci-cd-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 13 | 0% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "Worth considering when fast, predictable hosted builds matter." (Perplexity Sonar, CI/CD)
- "Semaphore often wins on pure value/speed in benchmarks" (Grok 4.20, CI/CD)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Semaphore, from 23 of the 24 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- opsmatters.com: 11
- northflank.com: 9
- blog.jetbrains.com: 8
- intersog.co.il: 8
- semaphore.io: 7 (its own site)
- toolradar.com: 7
- dev.to: 6
- thectoclub.com: 6
- learn.g2.com: 5
- resources.cloudcops.com: 5

### Pages cited

- https://opsmatters.com/posts/ci-cd-platforms-build-speed-costs: 11
- https://intersog.co.il/blog/best-tools-for-automating-ci-cd-pipelines-in-devops: 8
- https://blog.jetbrains.com/teamcity/2026/03/best-ci-tools: 7
- https://northflank.com/blog/best-ci-cd-tools: 7
- https://thectoclub.com/tools/best-ci-cd-tools: 6
- https://toolradar.com/best/ci-cd: 6
- https://learn.g2.com/best-continuous-delivery-tools: 5
- https://semaphore.io/blog/best-ci-cd-tools: 5

## In its own words

What Semaphore's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The CI built for coding agents: fast, affordable, and enterprise-ready. (https://semaphore.io/)
- For: high-performance engineering teams (https://semaphore.io/)
- Price stated: Fast CI, and you only pay for what you run. (https://semaphore.io/)
- Starting price: $15 (https://semaphore.io/)
- Free plan or trial: Every organization starts with $15 of free usage every month. (https://semaphore.io/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II
- Customers named: Simply Business, GoCo, Confluent, Fabric, Simple Practice

## What it publishes

Every page semaphore.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 773 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 267 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- case study: 18 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-24
- conference or event: 21 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-01-02
- comparison: 21 pages, 8 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-31
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2021-03-17
- podcast or video: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2021-10-29
- news or press: 3 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-04
- Recent: 2026-09-16 blog: Sem ai smaller responses safer access and pre flight checks https://semaphore.io/blog/sem-ai-smaller-responses-safer-access-and-pre-flight-checks
- Recent: 2026-09-10 blog: Making testing work better for ai driven development https://semaphore.io/blog/making-testing-work-better-for-ai-driven-development
- Recent: 2026-08-12 blog: Rerun only the jobs that failed https://semaphore.io/blog/rerun-only-the-jobs-that-failed
- Recent: 2026-08-04 news or press: Announcement xcode16 deprecation in semaphore https://semaphore.io/blog/announcement-xcode16-deprecation-in-semaphore
- Recent: 2026-07-31 comparison: Best circleci alternatives in 2026 https://semaphore.io/blog/best-circleci-alternatives-in-2026
- Recent: 2026-07-30 comparison: Best gitlab alternatives in 2026 https://semaphore.io/blog/best-gitlab-alternatives-in-2026

## 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.