# Google Sheets / Excel: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 2 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/google-sheets-excel/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals and OKRs | 0% | 49 | 50% | 2 |
| Skills intelligence | 0% | 75 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Start with Google Sheets if you have <5 people and want to test OKRs first" (Kimi K2, Goals and OKRs)

## And against it

- "once you scale past 20–30 people, spreadsheets suffer from "version rot"" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Goals and OKRs)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Goals and OKRs: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 49 of 68.
- Skills intelligence: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 75 of 127.

## What it publishes

Every page google.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 7607 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 372 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2018-12-13
- case study: 707 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 35 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 51 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2018-12-13
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 34 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2018-12-13 blog: Best practices for in app rewarded video ads https://www.google.com/admob/resources/best-practices-for-in-app-rewarded-video-ads.html
- Recent: 2018-12-13 blog: How to monetize your mobile apps with ads https://www.google.com/admob/resources/how-to-monetize-your-mobile-apps-with-ads.html
- Recent: 2018-12-13 glossary or explainer: What is AdMob - Google AdMob https://www.google.com/admob/resources/what-is-admob.html
- Recent: 2018-11-19 blog: App marketing strategies to grow and monetize your app https://www.google.com/admob/resources/app-marketing-strategies-to-grow-and-monetize-your-app.html
- Recent: 2018-11-19 blog: How much revenue can you earn from admob https://www.google.com/admob/resources/how-much-revenue-can-you-earn-from-admob.html
- Recent: 2018-11-19 blog: How to earn money with in app advertising https://www.google.com/admob/resources/how-to-earn-money-with-in-app-advertising.html

## Record

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