# USDS: 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/usds

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Stablecoin platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/treasury/stablecoin-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 33 | 25% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "An evolution of decentralized stablecoins, with improved mechanisms for stability and yield. It's gaining traction as a "rising star" in DeFi." (Grok 4.20, Stablecoin platforms)
- "DeFi, collateralized lending | DAI (decentralized, over-collateralized)" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Stablecoin platforms)
- "USDS (formerly DAI) – Over-collateralized with real assets" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Stablecoin platforms)

## And against it

- "DAI/USDS: These are crypto-collateralized rather than straightforward deposits of dollars." (Perplexity Sonar, 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named USDS, from 6 of the 6 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- binance.com: 2
- coingecko.com: 2
- coinmarketcap.com: 2
- cryptoticker.io: 2
- onesafe.io: 2
- spark.money: 2
- upshift.finance: 2
- 247wallst.com: 1
- aapnews.aap.com.au: 1
- alchemy.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://coingecko.com/research/publications/blockchain-stablecoin-supply: 2
- https://coinmarketcap.com/view/stablecoin: 2
- https://cryptoticker.io/en/comparison/stablecoin-list: 2
- https://upshift.finance/blog/safest-stablecoin: 2
- http://congress.gov/crs-product/IN11928: 1
- 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: 1
- https://aapnews.aap.com.au/aapreleases/globenewswire9840817: 1
- https://alchemy.com/overviews/enterprise-stablecoin-guide: 1

## 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.