# Kaggle: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 7 judge labels across 1 categories by 6 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/kaggle/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ML platforms | 4% | 9 | 0% | 7 |

## What the models said for it

- "Google Colab (free tier) or Kaggle Notebooks are typically the best starting points for companies with limited budgets." (Grok 4.1 Fast, ML platforms)
- "start with Kaggle Notebooks (free) or KNIME (open-source)" (Mistral Small, ML platforms)
- "Development: Kaggle (for access to free powerful GPUs)." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, ML platforms)
- "free cloud notebooks (Kaggle, Colab, Databricks Community)" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, ML platforms)

## Record

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