# Profile Defenders: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 category by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/profile-defenders

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Review and reputation management](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/review-and-reputation-management/index.md) | 0% | 123 | 100% | 2 |

## And against it

- "This firm has been widely reported on for using a scheme of filing *bogus defamation lawsuits*... Treat any company that pitches "legal takedowns" to suppress reviews with deep suspicion." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Reviews)
- "Profile Defenders (and similar "defender" companies): Known for filing bogus lawsuits against non-existent defendants" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Reviews)

## 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 Profile Defenders, from 2 of the 2 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- capterra.com: 2
- fieldwatch.ai: 2
- pissedconsumer.com: 2
- scam-detector.com: 2
- softwareadvice.com: 2
- techdirt.com: 2
- albato.com: 1
- bbb.org: 1
- cerby.com: 1
- clearcompany.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://capterra.com/reputation-management-software: 2
- https://fieldwatch.ai/beware-of-fly-by-night-online-reputation-rip-offs: 2
- https://softwareadvice.com/reputation-management: 2
- https://techdirt.com/2016/10/26/pissed-consumer-sues-reputation-management-firms-over-their-bogus-lawsuit-fake-defendant-takedown-scams: 2
- https://albato.com/blog/publications/best-review-management-software: 1
- https://bbb.org/us/category/reputation-management: 1
- https://bbb.org/us/fl/aventura/profile/mediation-services/mediationcom-llc-0633-90099176/complaints: 1
- https://bbb.org/us/il/chicago/profile/public-opinion-analysts/reviewtrackers-inc-0654-90005038: 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.