# TeleMessage: how AI models rank it, November 2026

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

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Communications archiving and compliance](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/communications-archiving-and-compliance/index.md) | 0% | 99 | 50% | 2 |
| [Communications APIs](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/communications-apis/index.md) | 0% | 81 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "The most publicly documented caution flag in 2025 is around Smarsh and its TeleMessage archiving of encrypted messaging." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Comms archiving)
- "TeleMessage (Signal fork): Specifically called out for "misleading security claims" — avoid" (Kimi K2, CPaaS)

## 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 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named TeleMessage, from 6 of the 6 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- globalrelay.com: 4
- smarsh.com: 4
- expertinsights.com: 3
- veritas.com: 3
- archondatastore.com: 2
- druce.ai: 2
- proofpoint.com: 2
- techspot.com: 2
- theregister.com: 2
- upguard.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://druce.ai/governance/wiki/vendors/smarsh: 2
- https://expertinsights.com/compliance/the-top-email-archiving-solutions-for-businesses: 2
- https://proofpoint.com/us/blog/compliance-and-archiving/understanding-smarsh-telemessage-hack-risks-unsecured-messaging-apps: 2
- https://smarsh.com/: 2
- https://smarsh.com/archive: 2
- https://techspot.com/news/107792-hacker-breaches-telemessage-system-used-us-officials-raising.html: 2
- http://project-consult.com/files/Gartner%20Magic%20Quadrant%20Enterprise%20Information%20Archiving%202022.pdf: 1
- https://advisories.gitlab.com/npm/signalk-server/GHSA-4xm8-rg9h-jhq2: 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.