# axe DevTools: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 1 category by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/axe-devtools

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Website governance and accessibility](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/website-governance-and-accessibility/index.md) | 0% | 17 | 0% | 10 |

## What the models said for it

- "axe DevTools (by Deque). The free browser extension uses *axe-core*, the industry standard for testing accessibility" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Website governance)
- "Choose Deque axe DevTools alongside Silktide if engineering teams need automated accessibility checks in CI/CD." (Perplexity Sonar, Website governance)
- "Use manual audits combined with professional automated testing tools (e.g., axe DevTools, WAVE, Lighthouse)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Website governance)
- "Best free developer option: axe DevTools... but it is not a complete website-governance system" (Perplexity Sonar, Website governance)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 axe DevTools, from 25 of the 27 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 18
- testparty.ai: 10
- accessible.org: 8
- silktide.com: 8
- softwareadvice.com: 8
- accessibilitychecker.org: 7
- sourceforge.net: 7
- w3.org: 7
- acquia.com: 6
- getapp.com: 6

### Pages cited

- https://accessible.org/top-accessibility-software-market: 7
- https://softwareadvice.com/website-accessibility/small-business: 7
- https://g2.com/categories/digital-accessibility-tools/small-business: 6
- https://g2.com/categories/digital-governance/small-business: 6
- https://g2.com/categories/Digital-accessibility-platforms: 5
- https://silktide.com/blog/best-web-governance-platforms: 5
- https://capterra.co.uk/directory/33135/website-accessibility/software: 4
- https://w3.org/WAI/test-evaluate/tools/list: 4

## Record

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