# Crayon: how AI models rank it, October 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 100 judge labels across 5 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/crayon/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive intelligence tools | 12% | 3 | 24% | 55 |
| Market intelligence platforms | 7% | 4 | 14% | 42 |
| Audience and consumer insights platforms | 0% | 101 | 0% | 1 |
| Interactive demo platforms | 0% | 30 | 0% | 1 |
| Revenue intelligence and forecasting | 0% | 54 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "If the company is looking for an all-in-one platform that can track competitor websites, messaging, pricing, and product changes, Crayon or Klue may be a good fit." (Llama 4 Maverick, Competitive intel)
- "Compliant, managed data-extraction pipelines or enterprise CI tools (like Crayon or Klue) that strictly monitor public web signals" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Competitive intel)
- "Pick Crayon if you want the most balanced "mid-market CI platform" for day-to-day competitive tracking and sales enablement." (GPT-5.4 mini, Market intelligence)
- "Crayon | All-around B2B CI for marketing + sales | $15K–$40K/yr | AI battlecards, deep CRM/Slack integration" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Competitive intel)

## And against it

- "Avoid enterprise-oriented platforms like Crayon, Klue, or AlphaSense if budget is the main constraint" (Perplexity Sonar, Market intelligence)
- "Enterprise tools (Crayon, Klue) typically start at $25K+/year — avoid these on a limited budget" (Kimi K2, Competitive intel)
- "Avoid enterprise platforms — Klue, Crayon, AlphaSense, and ZoomInfo" (Kimi K2, Market intelligence)
- "Avoid if you don't have a dedicated person to manage curation." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Competitive intel)

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Crayon is a competitive intelligence platform that monitors your competitors and enables your sales team with real-time intelligence. (https://crayon.co/)
- For: sales team (https://crayon.co/)
- Customers named: Alteryx, Cognism, Salsify, Allego, Reputation, Affinity, Archer, Bloomerang

## What it publishes

Every page crayon.co exposes, read 2026-10-05: 645 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 428 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-01
- case study: 45 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-17
- report or ebook: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2021-12-09
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-11-03
- podcast or video: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 32 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-10-01 blog: Insights api https://www.crayon.co/blog/insights-api
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: 7 ways competitive enablement boosts intel adoption https://www.crayon.co/blog/7-ways-competitive-enablement-boosts-intel-adoption
- Recent: 2026-07-14 blog: Crayon integrates competitive intelligence into glean for ai powered revenue teams https://www.crayon.co/blog/crayon-integrates-competitive-intelligence-into-glean-for-ai-powered-revenue-teams
- Recent: 2026-07-08 blog: State of competitive intelligence 2026 https://www.crayon.co/blog/state-of-competitive-intelligence-2026
- Recent: 2026-06-03 blog: Slack field agent https://www.crayon.co/blog/slack-field-agent
- Recent: 2026-04-29 blog: Crayon named a leader in the inaugural gartner magic quadrant for competitive and market intelligence platforms https://www.crayon.co/blog/crayon-named-a-leader-in-the-inaugural-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-competitive-and-market-intelligence-platforms

## 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.