# Beehiiv: how AI models rank it, October 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 2 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/beehiiv/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Email marketing platforms | 0% | 21 | 20% | 5 |
| Content marketing platforms | 0% | 50 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "The ultimate engine for high-growth, monetization-focused newsletters." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Email marketing)
- "Specifically designed for newsletter-first businesses." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Email marketing)
- "Buffer or beehiiv | Social scheduling; newsletters" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Content marketing)

## And against it

- "Beehiiv, GetResponse, and MailerLite are the ones to approach with caution." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Email marketing)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Email marketing platforms: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 11 → 21 of 66.
- Content marketing platforms: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 50 of 135.

## The company

beehiiv Inc.; https://www.beehiiv.com; New York City, United States; founded 2021. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## In its own words

What Beehiiv's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The all-in-one platform helping the world's best newsletters publish, grow and earn. (https://www.beehiiv.com/)
- For: creators and brands of any size (https://www.beehiiv.com/)
- Price stated: Free forever; Lite $49/mo; Pro $95/mo; Enterprise Custom (https://www.beehiiv.com/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://www.beehiiv.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Free forever; Try for free; No credit card required (https://www.beehiiv.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, CCPA compliant
- Customers named: TIME, Morning Brew, Status News, Jay Shetty, Robin Arzón, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Corporate Natalie, Kat Norton

## What it publishes

Every page beehiiv.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2634 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1164 pages, 13 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-26
- case study: 209 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-20
- webinar or virtual event: 126 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 72 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- template or tool: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-29
- podcast or video: 49 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- news or press: 161 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-22
- Recent: 2026-09-28 comparison: Discord alternatives https://www.beehiiv.com/blog/discord-alternatives
- Recent: 2026-09-26 blog: Community building platform https://www.beehiiv.com/blog/community-building-platform
- Recent: 2026-09-24 podcast or video: Promoting your podcast on social a practical growth playbook https://www.beehiiv.com/blog/promoting-your-podcast-on-social-a-practical-growth-playbook
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Beehiiv for enterprise 2026 https://www.beehiiv.com/blog/beehiiv-for-enterprise-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-22 news or press: Newsletter growth after 10k https://www.beehiiv.com/blog/newsletter-growth-after-10k
- Recent: 2026-09-20 blog: Combine ads subscriptions newsletter https://www.beehiiv.com/blog/combine-ads-subscriptions-newsletter

## Record

- Method: https://gtm-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://gtm-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, gtm-ai-index.com.