# axe: 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/gtm/vendors/axe

## 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% | 23 | 0% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "True accessibility requires fixing the source code, content, and design (often via manual audits, user testing with disabled users, and tools like axe, WAVE, or Lighthouse)." (Grok 4.20, Website governance)
- "Stick to widely recognized tools (Axe, Lighthouse, WAVE, ARC Toolkit) and verify their outputs manually." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Website governance)
- "Use standard development plugins like axe, WAVE, or browser extensions like Lighthouse" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Website governance)
- "or the aXe browser extension to test the platform itself" (MiniMax M2.5, Website governance)

## 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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, from 5 of the 7 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- testparty.ai: 3
- ada.gov: 2
- cmswire.com: 2
- ftc.gov: 2
- gov.uk: 2
- silktide.com: 2
- accc.gov.au: 1
- accelq.com: 1
- accessibility.asu.edu: 1
- accessibility.blog.gov.uk: 1

### Pages cited

- https://ada.gov/resources/web-guidance: 2
- https://ftc.gov/system/files/documents/plain-language/1006a_featuring-online-customer-reviews-508_0.pdf: 2
- https://testparty.ai/blog/why-accessibility-overlays-increase-legal-risk: 2
- http://mimage.opentext.com/alt_content/binary/pdf/Gartner-Magic-Quadrant-for-Enterprise-Content-Management-23-09-2013.pdf: 1
- https://accc.gov.au/system/files/online-review-and-testimonials.pdf: 1
- https://accelq.com/blog/accessibility-testing-tools: 1
- https://accessibility.asu.edu/articles/overlays: 1
- https://accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2017/02/24/what-we-found-when-we-tested-tools-on-the-worlds-least-accessible-webpage: 1

## 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.