# Visio: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 8 judge labels across 1 category by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/visio

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Enterprise architecture tools](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/enterprise-architecture-tools/index.md) | 0% | 128 | 50% | 8 |

## What the models said for it

- "Consider starting with simpler, more flexible tools (like draw.io, PowerPoint, or Visio)" (Mistral Small, EA tools)

## And against it

- "excellent for diagrams but: Lack repository capabilities—no single source of truth" (MiniMax M2.5, EA tools)
- "Avoid: Relying on Excel/Visio for long-term EA" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, EA tools)
- "Diagramming tools as your EA system of record. Visio- or Lucidchart-style tools can be fine for making and sharing diagrams, but be wary" (GPT-6 Luna, EA tools)
- "Spreadsheet, Visio, or whiteboard-only approaches at enterprise scale ... become unreliable as application counts and dependencies grow" (Perplexity Sonar, EA tools)

## 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Visio, from 30 of the 30 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- globalaea.org: 20
- reddit.com: 15
- capstera.com: 10
- g2.com: 10
- softwareadvice.com: 10
- ardoq.com: 9
- capterra.com: 9
- leanix.net: 9
- opensourceforu.com: 9
- useful-ea.com: 9

### Pages cited

- https://globalaea.org/blogpost/956055/519735/Visual-Enterprise-Architecture-on-Any-Budget: 18
- https://globalaea.org/blogpost/956055/AEA-Blog: 12
- https://capstera.com/knowledge-hub/articles/enterprise-architecture-tools-guide: 9
- https://opensourceforu.com/2024/09/top-tools-for-enterprise-architecture-development: 9
- https://useful-ea.com/resources/low-cost-enterprise-architecture-tools: 8
- https://getapp.com/development-tools-software/enterprise-architecture/org/small-business: 7
- https://superblocks.com/blog/enterprise-architecture-tools: 7
- https://guideflow.com/blog/enterprise-architecture-tools: 6

## 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.