# FreeCAD: how AI models rank it, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge labels across 1 categories by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/freecad/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial modeling and scenario planning | 0% | 68 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Be cautious with FreeCAD (specifically regarding the "Topological Naming Problem")" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Financial modeling)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 10 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Financial modeling and scenario planning: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 43 → 68 of 77.

## In its own words

What FreeCAD's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: the open source 3D parametric modeler (https://freecad.org/)
- For: Whether you are a hobbyist, a programmer, an experienced CAD user, a student or a teacher (https://freecad.org/)
- Price stated: No licensing fees, no vendor lock-in. (https://freecad.org/)
- Free plan or trial: No sign-up, no paywall, no restrictions. (https://freecad.org/)

## What it publishes

Every page freecad.org exposes, read 2026-09-29: 452 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 431 pages, 34 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- conference or event: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-01
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-01
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-08-01
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Freecad 1 1 4 released https://blog.freecad.org/2026/09/28/freecad-1-1-4-released/
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Td captions snapping and editing mp4 https://blog.freecad.org/td-captions-snapping-and-editing-mp4
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Wip wednesday 23 september 2026 https://blog.freecad.org/2026/09/23/wip-wednesday-23-september-2026/
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: Tutorial lofting between parts with facebinders https://blog.freecad.org/2026/09/21/tutorial-lofting-between-parts-with-facebinders
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: Announcing lens test server https://blog.freecad.org/2026/09/18/announcing-lens-test-server
- Recent: 2026-09-16 blog: Wip wednesday 16 september 2026 https://blog.freecad.org/2026/09/16/wip-wednesday-16-september-2026

## Record

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