# PimEyes: 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/hr/vendors/pimeyes

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Recognition and rewards](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/recognition-and-rewards/index.md) | 0% | 100 | 100% | 2 |

## And against it

- "PimEyes: Be extremely cautious or avoid. This facial search engine scans billions of web images and has been criticized for lacking safeguards against abuse" (Grok 4.20, Recognition and rewards)
- "People-search and reverse-face-search services such as PimEyes, FaceCheck.ID... They can expose sensitive associations, facilitate stalking" (Perplexity Sonar, Recognition and rewards)

## 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 PimEyes, from 2 of the 2 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- arstechnica.com: 1
- awesome-privacy.xyz: 1
- biometricupdate.com: 1
- clickworker.com: 1
- comparitech.com: 1
- defenseurdesdroits.fr: 1
- eff.org: 1
- ftc.gov: 1
- gao.gov: 1
- getwplinks.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/search-engine-that-scans-billions-of-faces-tries-blocking-kids-from-results: 1
- https://awesome-privacy.xyz/smart-home-and-iot/voice-assistants: 1
- https://biometricupdate.com/202510/facial-recognition-turns-dating-apps-into-a-new-surveillance-front: 1
- https://clickworker.com/customer-blog/top-19-facial-recognition-technologies: 1
- https://comparitech.com/blog/information-security/smart-speaker-privacy: 1
- https://defenseurdesdroits.fr/sites/default/files/2023-07/ddd_rapport_technologies-biometriques_2021_EN.pdf: 1
- https://eff.org/pages/use-guide-navigating-age-assurance: 1
- https://ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2012/10/ftc-recommends-best-practices-companies-use-facial-recognition-technologies: 1

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.