# OpenRefine: how AI models rank it, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 9 judge labels across 1 categories by 8 of 12 models. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/openrefine/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRM data quality and deduplication | 2% | 10 | 22% | 9 |

## What the models said for it

- "Why best for tight budgets: Zero cost, powerful fuzzy/near-duplicate matching via clustering... test OpenRefine first (zero risk)" (Grok 4.1 Fast, CRM data quality)
- "OpenRefine, a free and powerful tool for data quality management" (Llama 4 Maverick, CRM data quality)
- "Best Free Option: OpenRefine" (Mistral Small, CRM data quality)

## And against it

- "Requires significant time investment, technical expertise needed, no CRM integration" (Kimi K2, CRM data quality)
- "Requires more technical expertise" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, CRM data quality)

## The company

OpenRefine; https://openrefine.org/. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## 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, September 2026 Edition, gtm-ai-index.com.