Signal
Signal is an open-source messaging app with end-to-end encryption, available on Android and iOS
Named, too few times to rank.
A product needs 10 labels in a category before a share is stated. Signal has 9.
Why models recommend it
“If you want to maximize privacy: Use Signal (which recently added group video calls with high encryption and no metadata storage).”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Negative question · first choice
“For maximum privacy, consider platforms like Jitsi Meet or Signal, especially for sensitive discussions.”Mistral Small · Negative question · first choice
“Mozilla's "Best Of" picks in the 2021 review were limited to Signal and Threema, with Signal being free”Muse Glimmer 30B · Negative question · first choice
“consider using Signal or Threema if end-to-end encryption and minimal data collection are critical”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Negative question · first choice
What gives them pause
“Still among the most secure options, but implement updates promptly”Kimi K2 · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Signal, over the 14 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | View → | |
| 9 | 0 | View → | |
| 8 | 0 | View → | |
| 6 | 0 | View → | |
| 6 | 0 | View → | |
| 5 | 0 | View → | |
| 5 | 0 | View → | |
| 4 | 1 | View → | |
| 3 | 0 | View → | |
| 3 | 0 | View → |
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 11 of the 14 answers that named Signal and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
No domain is on file for Signal, so its own site is not marked.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |