# Verizon: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 2 categories by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/verizon

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [SD-WAN](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/sd-wan/index.md) | 0% | 66 | 50% | 2 |
| [Business phone systems](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/business-phone-systems/index.md) | 0% | 73 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Avoid traditional phone lines (e.g., from AT&T or Verizon)" (Grok 4.20, Business phones)
- "Broadly panned as "absolute garbage" in many experiences" (Grok 4.20, SD-WAN)

## 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 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 Verizon, from 7 of the 7 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- reddit.com: 3
- verizon.com: 3 (its own site)
- business.att.com: 2
- cisco.com: 2
- community.spiceworks.com: 2
- open-systems.com: 2
- techtarget.com: 2
- zenarmor.com: 2
- accesstech.net: 1
- arista.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://open-systems.com/library/the-6-sdwan-evaluation-factors: 2
- https://zenarmor.com/docs/network-security-tutorials/top-sd-wan-vendors: 2
- https://accesstech.net/2023/05/10/case-study-phone-service-chaos: 1
- https://arista.com/en/support/velocloud-resources/customer-journey: 1
- https://aryaka.com/sd-wan/sd-wan-vendors: 1
- https://atlantech.net/blog/what-to-do-when-your-phone-provider-goes-bankrupt-have-a-plan-of-action: 1
- https://business.att.com/content/dam/attbusiness/ebooks/att-frost-and-sullivan-sd-wan.pdf: 1
- https://business.att.com/content/dam/attbusiness/reports/frost-radar-managed-sd-wan-2024.pdf: 1

## In its own words

What Verizon's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Shop Verizon smartphone deals and wireless plans on the largest 4G LTE network. First to 5G. Get Fios for the fastest internet, TV and phone service. (https://verizon.com/)
- For: Personal (https://verizon.com/)
- Price stated: After AutoPay and $15/mo switch discount. Plus taxes and fees. (https://verizon.com/)
- Starting price: 30 (https://verizon.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page verizon.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 10050 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 39 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-07
- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-08-07
- report or ebook: 12 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-08
- comparison: 72 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-08
- glossary or explainer: 391 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-06
- Recent: 2026-02-07 blog: Retail edge computing and the benefits of virtual point of sale systems https://www.verizon.com/business/resources/articles/s/retail-edge-computing-and-the-benefits-of-virtual-point-of-sale-systems/
- Recent: 2026-01-16 blog: Workplace iot can help to keep employees healthy and safe https://www.verizon.com/business/resources/articles/s/workplace-iot-can-help-to-keep-employees-healthy-and-safe/
- Recent: 2026-01-08 report or ebook: Great notebooks for work https://www.verizon.com/business/answers/great-notebooks-for-work
- Recent: 2025-12-16 report or ebook: Business notebook https://www.verizon.com/business/answers/business-notebook
- Recent: 2025-11-08 comparison: 5g standalone vs non standalone https://www.verizon.com/business/answers/5g-standalone-vs-non-standalone
- Recent: 2025-11-06 glossary or explainer: What is edge intelligence https://www.verizon.com/business/answers/what-is-edge-intelligence

## 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.