# PYUSD: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/pyusd

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Stablecoin platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/treasury/stablecoin-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 35 | 25% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "USD1 and PYUSD (PayPal) – Regulatory-compliant options" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Stablecoin platforms)
- "PYUSD for PayPal-centered payments" (GPT-6 Luna, Stablecoin platforms)

## And against it

- "PYUSD benefits from PayPal's backing and regulation but has low adoption" (Grok 4.20, Stablecoin platforms)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named PYUSD, from 10 of the 10 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- onesafe.io: 5
- circle.com: 4
- stripe.com: 3
- 247wallst.com: 2
- alchemy.com: 2
- benpay.com: 2
- coinpaprika.com: 2
- congress.gov: 2
- cryptoslate.com: 2
- cryptoticker.io: 2

### Pages cited

- https://247wallst.com/investing/cryptocurrency/2026/10/31/tether-made-1-5-billion-in-q3-and-doubled-its-reserve-cushion-to-8-billion-how-safe-is-usdt-now: 2
- https://circle.com/usdc: 2
- https://coinpaprika.com/education/algorithmic-stablecoins: 2
- https://cryptoticker.io/en/comparison/stablecoin-list: 2
- https://onesafe.io/blog/stablecoin-payments-everyday-user: 2
- https://stripe.com/resources/more/are-stablecoins-safe-for-business-use: 2
- https://triple-a.io/blog/stablecoin-regulations: 2
- https://upshift.finance/blog/safest-stablecoin: 2

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/finance.