What is the GAUGE 2026 Index?

An annual scored ranking of the top 20 public enterprise agent-mode deployments, scored under the GAUGE methodology. First edition publishes Q4 2026. Inclusion is by nomination; every nominee's evidence trail and dimension scores are public.

How does nomination work?

Enterprises can nominate their own deployments via the archive submission form. Analysts, journalists, and researchers can nominate third-party deployments if they provide a full public evidence trail. Nominated enterprises have 30 days to contest before publication.

Is the score independently verified?

Yes. Scoring above 85 (Exceptional band) requires independent verification before the score is treated as external-communications-ready. All scoring decisions are logged with change history; disputed scores update publicly.

Is the Index free to read?

Yes. The published Index is free. Methodology is open. Scoring evidence for every included deployment is public. Nothing behind a paywall, nothing behind a vendor-sponsored filter.

Framework · Index

GAUGE 2026 — top 20 enterprise agent-mode deployments, scored.

Publishes Q4 2026. This page is the public nominee register and process-transparency page ahead of publication. Nominations open now; evidence trails visible; scoring process follows the published methodology at /gauge/.

Key claims

What is the GAUGE 2026 Index?: An annual scored ranking of the top 20 public enterprise agent-mode deployments, scored under the GAUGE methodology. First edition publishes Q4 2026. Inclusion is by nomination; every nominee's evidence trail and dimension scores are public.
How does nomination work?: Enterprises can nominate their own deployments via the archive submission form. Analysts, journalists, and researchers can nominate third-party deployments if they provide a full public evidence trail. Nominated enterprises have 30 days to contest before publication.
Is the score independently verified?: Yes. Scoring above 85 (Exceptional band) requires independent verification before the score is treated as external-communications-ready. All scoring decisions are logged with change history; disputed scores update publicly.
Is the Index free to read?: Yes. The published Index is free. Methodology is open. Scoring evidence for every included deployment is public. Nothing behind a paywall, nothing behind a vendor-sponsored filter.

Publication timeline

Q2–Q3 2026 — nominations open. Each nomination is logged in nominees.yaml with its evidence trail. Status: Under review.
Q3 2026 — preliminary scoring begins. Each dimension (governance maturity, threat model, ROI evidence, change management, vendor lock-in, compliance posture) scored 0–5 against the public rubric.
30 days before publication — nominated enterprises contacted with preliminary scores. Contest window opens. Documented disagreement becomes part of the record.
Q4 2026 — top 20 published as the GAUGE 2026 Index. Free to read. Scoring evidence for every included deployment public. Verdicts update as evidence evolves.

Nominee register

Enterprise	Deployment	Status	Prelim. score	Nominated
Klarna	Customer-service agent deployed at scale across Klarna's payments and BNPL platform. Replaces significant contact-centre volume with a single agent-mode deployment spanning intent classification, resolution, and escalation. Widely cited as a 2024–2026 reference deployment; GAUGE scoring requires evidence against all six dimensions, not just headline metrics.	Under review	—	2026-04-24
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management	Internal GPT-based assistant deployed to wealth-management financial advisors for research retrieval across the firm's internal content library. A widely-cited early enterprise agent-mode deployment in regulated financial services.	Under review	—	2026-04-24
Moderna	ChatGPT Enterprise deployment across Moderna, cited as an enterprise-wide rollout spanning research, regulatory, and commercial functions. Public reference deployment for the ChatGPT Enterprise tier.	Under review	—	2026-04-24

How to nominate

Nominations require a public evidence trail. A deployment known only through NDA-bound case studies cannot be nominated — the Index scores what is publicly verifiable.

At least two primary sources (press release, earnings transcript, conference keynote, regulator filing) naming the deployment and substantiating at least one of the six GAUGE dimensions.
A publicly stated scope (which business function, how many agents, what decision authority).
For nominations by third parties: contact information for the nominated enterprise's governance lead so they receive the preliminary score and contest window.

Submit a nomination via the claim-submission form with "GAUGE 2026 nomination" in the 'why it matters' field. Every nomination is acknowledged; every nomination that meets the evidence bar is logged in the register above.

Full methodology: /gauge/. Amendment log: /gauge/methodology/amendments/. Machine-readable current state: /archive/dataset.json.