# Yoast SEO: how AI models rank it, October 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 8 judge labels across 2 categories by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/yoast-seo/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEO and content optimization platforms | 0% | 22 | 14% | 7 |
| Content marketing platforms | 0% | 106 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Excellent for on-page/content optimization (readability scores, keyword placement)" (Grok 4.1 Fast, SEO)
- "Yoast SEO - $118.80/year, with a solid free option for basic optimization" (Llama 4 Maverick, SEO)
- "Yoast SEO or Rank Math work best as WordPress-only optimization layers" (Claude Haiku 4.5, SEO)

## And against it

- "Yoast (default settings) ... Do not rely solely on "green lights" within these plugins." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, SEO)

## Movement since September 2026

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

- SEO and content optimization platforms: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 21 → 22 of 78.
- Content marketing platforms: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 106 of 135.

## The company

Yoast BV; https://yoast.com/; Wijchen, Netherlands; founded 2010; about 100 employees (2018). From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## In its own words

What Yoast SEO's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: #1 WordPress SEO plugin (https://yoast.com/)
- For: WordPress (https://yoast.com/tag/security)
- Price stated: FREE (https://yoast.com/case-studies)
- Free plan or trial: Try our free plugin today! (https://yoast.com/)
- Customers named: Stuurlui, Mama Piniata

## What it publishes

Every page yoast.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 4420 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 807 pages, 12 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-17
- case study: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-23
- webinar or virtual event: 176 pages, 9 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-11-10
- conference or event: 9 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-11-17
- report or ebook: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-05-22
- comparison: 9 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-02
- template or tool: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-01
- glossary or explainer: 64 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-08
- podcast or video: 131 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-17
- news or press: 115 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-04
- Recent: 2026-11-17 conference or event: Ai live 2026 https://yoast.com/about-us/events/ai-live-2026
- Recent: 2026-11-12 conference or event: Wordcamp nederland 2026 https://yoast.com/about-us/events/wordcamp-nederland-2026
- Recent: 2026-11-10 webinar or virtual event: Seo for beginners webinar november 10 https://yoast.com/webinar/seo-for-beginners-webinar-november-10
- Recent: 2026-10-29 webinar or virtual event: Introduction to yoast seo webinar october 29 https://yoast.com/webinar/introduction-to-yoast-seo-webinar-october-29
- Recent: 2026-10-14 webinar or virtual event: Seo for beginners webinar 14 october 2026 https://yoast.com/webinar/seo-for-beginners-webinar-14-october-2026
- Recent: 2026-10-13 conference or event: Spotlight 2026 https://yoast.com/about-us/events/spotlight-2026

## 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.