# Skype: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/skype

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [In-app messaging and customer communications](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/customer/in-app-messaging-and-customer-communications/index.md) | 0% | 119 | 100% | 3 |

## And against it

- "To Avoid Completely: Skype (for privacy)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, In-app messaging)
- "While encrypted in transit, lacks end-to-end encryption for all communications and has been associated with data sharing concerns." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, In-app messaging)
- "Many popular apps, like Instagram, Skype, Slack and Snapchat don't offer end-to-end encryption at all." (Muse Glimmer 30B, In-app messaging)

## 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Skype, from 3 of the 4 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- mcafee.com: 2
- securityinabox.org: 2
- ably.com: 1
- blackberry.com: 1
- blog.marcfredericgomez.com: 1
- bu.edu: 1
- captechu.edu: 1
- cisa.gov: 1
- cloudsek.com: 1
- cyberinsider.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://mcafee.com/learn/how-secure-is-your-messaging-app: 2
- https://securityinabox.org/en/communication/secure-chat: 2
- https://ably.com/blog/in-app-messaging-strategies-and-best-practices: 1
- https://blackberry.com/en/secure-communications/insights/blog/flaws-modern-messaging-apps: 1
- https://blog.marcfredericgomez.com/spyware-targeting-secure-mobile-messaging-applications: 1
- https://bu.edu/hic/2021/01/12/security-vs-privacy-why-should-you-have-to-choose-on-messaging-apps: 1
- https://captechu.edu/blog/cybersecurity-risks-of-third-party-applications: 1
- https://cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/11/24/spyware-allows-cyber-threat-actors-target-users-messaging-applications: 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.