# PitchBook: how AI models rank it, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/pitchbook/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic sourcing | 0% | 125 | 100% | 2 |

## And against it

- "says to avoid tools like PitchBook, SourceScrub, ZoomInfo, and Capital IQ when they are "over-tooled" for smaller buyer profiles" (Perplexity Sonar, Strategic sourcing)
- "(e.g., Grata, PitchBook): Outdated info, poor data on small companies, low email deliverability, or high costs" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Strategic sourcing)

## Movement since September 2026

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

- Strategic sourcing: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 125 of 128.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: private capital market news, analysis, and trends (https://pitchbook.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Request a free trial (https://pitchbook.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page pitchbook.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 27 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:


## 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.