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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 12 judge labels across 1 category by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/deque-axe-platform

## 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) | 2% | 9 | 8% | 12 |

## What the models said for it

- "The leaders to start with in your evaluation are Level Access, Deque, Siteimprove, and Silktide" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Website governance)
- "Need stronger developer testing, manual audits, or help running an accessibility program? Look at Deque axe or Level Access." (GPT-6 Luna, Website governance)
- "Industry-standard automated tools—such as Deque Axe, Siteimprove, Pope Tech, Level Access, or WAVE" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Website governance)
- "If you want best-in-class accessibility testing and engineering support, look at Deque or Level Access." (GPT-5.4 mini, Website governance)

## And against it

- "or Deque (starting around $5K/year)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Deque axe Platform, from 32 of the 39 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 20
- siteimprove.com: 13
- levelaccess.com: 12
- accessible.org: 11
- testparty.ai: 11
- accessibilitycloud.com: 10
- silktide.com: 10
- acquia.com: 8
- audioeye.com: 7
- getapp.com: 7

### Pages cited

- https://accessibilitycloud.com/the-digital-accessibility-platform-landscape-16-platforms-reviewed: 10
- https://g2.com/categories/Digital-accessibility-platforms: 9
- https://silktide.com/blog/best-web-governance-platforms: 9
- https://levelaccess.com/blog/how-to-choose-an-enterprise-accessibility-platform: 6
- https://accessible.org/top-accessibility-software-market: 5
- https://levelaccess.com/: 5
- https://siteimprove.com/: 5
- https://siteimprove.com/platform/accessibility: 5

## What it publishes

Every page deque.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1578 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 693 pages, 16 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21
- case study: 4 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-07
- webinar or virtual event: 27 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-02-19
- conference or event: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-24
- comparison: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-10-03
- template or tool: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-28
- glossary or explainer: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-04-19
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: Intelligent automation and the new era of guided testing - Deque https://www.deque.com/blog/intelligent-automation-and-the-new-era-of-guided-testing
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: Axe con 2027 registration is now open https://www.deque.com/blog/axe-con-2027-registration-is-now-open
- Recent: 2026-09-08 blog: En 301 549 v4 1 1 is final what changed what it means and what you should do https://www.deque.com/blog/en-301-549-v4-1-1-is-final-what-changed-what-it-means-and-what-you-should-do
- Recent: 2026-08-27 blog: Test your custom elements and trust the results with axe cores support for elementinternals https://www.deque.com/blog/test-your-custom-elements-and-trust-the-results-with-axe-cores-support-for-elementinternals
- Recent: 2026-08-25 blog: Deque and microsoft two decades of shaping the future of accessibility https://www.deque.com/blog/deque-and-microsoft-two-decades-of-shaping-the-future-of-accessibility
- Recent: 2026-08-20 blog: Canadas next phase of aca enforcement are you ready https://www.deque.com/blog/canadas-next-phase-of-aca-enforcement-are-you-ready

## 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.