# 1inch: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 17 judge labels across 1 category by 10 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/1inch

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Digital employee experience](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/digital-employee-experience/index.md) | 4% | 4 | 6% | 17 |

## What the models said for it

- "Start with 1inch on Polygon or Arbitrum for the best balance of low costs, flexibility, and scalability" (Grok 4.20, DEX)
- "1inch for general trading offer the best combination of low fees and reliability" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, DEX)
- "Use reputable aggregators like 1inch or CowSwap for better routing and less slippage." (Grok 4.20, DEX)
- "1inch – Best for low prices. 1inch is a decentralized exchange aggregator." (Muse Glimmer 30B, DEX)

## And against it

- "most analysts would not recommend using a retail crypto DEX directly" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, DEX)

## 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named 1inch, from 39 of the 41 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- coinsutra.com: 11
- cryptoslate.com: 11
- cio.com: 10
- antier.com: 8
- money.com: 8
- slashdot.org: 8
- panaprium.com: 7
- ventureburn.com: 7
- bitcoin.tax: 6
- chainup.com: 6

### Pages cited

- https://coinsutra.com/best-decentralized-exchanges-dex: 11
- https://cio.com/article/4240539/theres-no-best-dex-platform-but-there-is-one-for-you.html: 10
- https://cryptoslate.com/decentralized-exchanges: 9
- https://money.com/best-6-decentralized-exchanges-of-2025: 8
- https://antier.com/blogs/top-white-label-dex-providers-costs-revealed-and-compared: 7
- https://ventureburn.com/best-decentralized-crypto-exchanges: 7
- https://bitcoin.tax/blog/best-dexs-2024: 6
- https://chainup.com/blog/dex-for-business-enterprise-guide: 6

## In its own words

What 1inch's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Swap crypto & tokens at the best rates across 18+ chains. The 1inch swap aggregator is your gateway to secure and efficient DeFi. (https://1inch.com/)
- For: users (https://1inch.com/)
- Certifications: ISO 27001, SOC 2
- Customers named: Ledger, THORWallet, DeFi Saver, SafePal, Okto, Trezor, Rango Exchange, Talos

## What it publishes

Every page 1inch.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 2748 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 633 pages, 44 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-30
- conference or event: 20 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-10-01
- report or ebook: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-05
- comparison: 7 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-01
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 63 pages, 48 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-13
- news or press: 18 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-28
- Recent: 2026-09-30 blog: Redefine money goes digital on written https://1inch.com/blog/post/redefine-money-goes-digital-on-written
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: 1inch hackathon winners agora https://1inch.com/blog/post/1inch-hackathon-winners-agora
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Use 1inch apis across 4 new networks https://1inch.com/blog/post/use-1inch-apis-across-4-new-networks
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: Reserve dtfs available via 1inch https://1inch.com/blog/post/reserve-dtfs-available-via-1inch
- Recent: 2026-09-16 blog: 1inch lands on arc https://1inch.com/blog/post/1inch-lands-on-arc
- Recent: 2026-09-15 blog: Aqua use cases looped multi positions https://1inch.com/blog/post/aqua-use-cases-looped-multi-positions

## Record

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