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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 7 judge labels across 1 category by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/deque-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% | 20 | 0% | 7 |

## What the models said for it

- "best for developer-led accessibility testing, with automated and guided checks inside engineering and QA workflows" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Website governance)
- "tools such as Deque axe DevTools and Evinced are designed to integrate into engineering workflows" (Perplexity Sonar, Website governance)
- "Industry-standard developer toolkit - CI/CD integration available" (MiniMax M2.5, Website governance)
- "Best for developer-led accessibility testing: Deque axe DevTools" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Website governance)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

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

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 8
- guideflow.com: 7
- silktide.com: 7
- acquia.com: 5
- featuredcustomers.com: 5
- ratedwithai.com: 5
- accessibilitycloud.com: 3
- getapp.com: 3
- publicmediasolution.com: 3
- softwareadvice.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://guideflow.com/blog/web-accessibility-software: 7
- https://silktide.com/blog/best-web-governance-platforms: 7
- https://featuredcustomers.com/software/website-governance-software: 5
- https://g2.com/categories/digital-governance/small-business: 3
- https://publicmediasolution.com/blog/top-10-website-accessibility-tools: 3
- https://ratedwithai.com/blog/best-ada-compliance-software: 3
- https://softwareadvice.com/website-accessibility/small-business: 3
- https://accessibilitycloud.com/the-digital-accessibility-platform-landscape-16-platforms-reviewed: 2

## 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.