Python calamine

How often 10 AI models recommend Python calamine, what they say about it, and who they recommend instead, on the 1 buying question where it came up.

Mention rate

43%of all answers on this question

Best standing

#9of 42 on Best Python libraries for reading and editing Excel files

Buying questions

1where any model named it

Never named it

2of 10 models

Which models recommend it

Share of each model's answers that named it, at any position · The black tick marks the panel average

1. Claude Haiku 5.575%
2. Qwen 3.8 Flash75%
3. GPT-6 Luna63%
4. GLM-5.363%
5. Kimi K363%
6. Mistral Large 438%
7. DeepSeek V4 Pro25%
8. MiniMax M325%
9. Gemini 4 Argon0%
10. Nemotron 3 Ultra0%

Never named it: Gemini 4 Argon Nemotron 3 Ultra

Tracked since October 25, 2026. Each time the panel answers these questions again, the change shows here.

What the models say

Each model's one-line reason for recommending it, from its first answer

Best Python libraries for reading and editing Excel files 8

• Claude Haiku 5.5Very fast Rust-based reader for xlsx and xls files.
• GPT-6 LunaFast reader for .xls, .xlsx, .xlsm, and .xlsb files, with broad format support.
• Qwen 3.8 FlashFastest reader for large xls/xlsx/xlsb files.
• DeepSeek V4 ProBlazing fast reading via Rust-backed Calamine engine, ideal for huge datasets.
• GLM-5.3High-performance reader for legacy xls and ods formats.
• Kimi K3Extremely fast Rust-based reader supporting xlsx, xls, xlsb, and ods.
• MiniMax M3Rust-backed fast reader supporting xlsx, xls, ods, and more.
• Mistral Large 4Blazing-fast Rust-based reader for all Excel formats; great for performance-critical apps.

Against the competition

Each question's products ranked by the share of all answers that named them, Python calamine highlighted.

Best Python libraries for reading and editing Excel files

42 products named in 80 answers across 4 wordings

In nearly every answer

openpyxlpandasXlsxWriterxlrdxlwings

Contested

1. 6pyexcel78%
2. 7pyxlsb63%
3. 8xlwt60%
4. 9Python calamine43%
5. 10PyExcelerate25%

Mention rate by model and question

Share of each model's answers on the question that named it · Hover a cell for the count

Question	Claude Haiku 5.5	GPT-6 Luna	Gemini 4 Argon	Qwen 3.8 Flash	DeepSeek V4 Pro	GLM-5.3	Kimi K3	MiniMax M3	Mistral Large 4	Nemotron 3 Ultra
Best Python libraries for reading and editing Excel files	75	63		75	25	63	63	25	38

Does the wording matter?

Share of answers that named it under each way of asking the question · Hover a cell for the exact wording

Question	List request	Buyer asking for advice	Search query	Worth paying for?
Best Python libraries for reading and editing Excel files	60	55	55

Head to head

Against the products named most often on the same questions

Python calamine vs openpyxlPython calamine vs pandasPython calamine vs XlsxWriterPython calamine vs xlrdPython calamine vs xlwingsPython calamine vs pyexcel

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