# AdGuard DNS: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 21 judge labels across 2 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/adguard-dns

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [DNS filtering](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/dns-filtering/index.md) | 0% | 9 | 15% | 20 |
| [Managed DNS](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/managed-dns/index.md) | 0% | 68 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "AdGuard DNS is an alternative solution for ad blocking, privacy protection, and parental control." (Muse Glimmer 30B, DNS filtering)
- "Services like NextDNS, Control D, and AdGuard DNS offer granular filtering controls" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, DNS filtering)
- "For home users wanting ad-blocking + parental controls: NextDNS or AdGuard DNS" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, DNS filtering)
- "For home users wanting ad blocking + customization: NextDNS or AdGuard DNS" (Kimi K2, DNS filtering)

## And against it

- "Some users avoid AdGuard due to its Russian background and unclear privacy practices" (Mistral Small, Managed DNS)
- "keep aggregated performance metrics and a database of domains requested within the last 24 hours, which may be fine for many people but is not "zero logging."" (GPT-5.4 mini, DNS filtering)
- "The privacy policy is ambiguous—the service logs DNS requests by default" (Claude Haiku 4.5, DNS filtering)
- "suitable for home users but not recommended for enterprise environments" (Llama 4 Maverick, DNS filtering)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named AdGuard DNS, from 27 of the 30 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- dnsfilter.com: 16
- adguard-dns.io: 11 (its own site)
- controld.com: 11
- routersecurity.org: 11
- dope.security: 8
- privacyguides.org: 8
- reddit.com: 8
- cybersecuritynews.com: 7
- developers.cloudflare.com: 7
- github.com: 6

### Pages cited

- https://dnsfilter.com/: 13
- https://routersecurity.org/DNS.providers.php: 11
- https://privacyguides.org/en/dns: 8
- https://adguard-dns.io/en/enterprise.html: 6
- https://developers.cloudflare.com/1.1.1.1/privacy/public-dns-resolver: 5
- https://dnsfilter.com/pricing: 5
- https://capterra.com/p/156036/DNSFilter: 4
- https://cleardns.com/: 4

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Create your ad-blocking DNS server that will protect your personal data, prevent tracking and allow you to control access to specific content on the Internet. (https://adguard-dns.io/)
- Price stated: You can use public AdGuard DNS servers for free — there's no catch. However, we incorporate AdGuard DNS in many paid AdGuard and AdGuard VPN apps. We also offer paid personal AdGuard DNS servers with advanced functionality and more customization options. (https://adguard-dns.io/)
- Free plan or trial: free (https://adguard-dns.io/)
- Hosting: Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Chicago, Toronto, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Frankfurt

## What it publishes

Every page adguard-dns.io exposes, read 2026-10-05: 748 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 110 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-01
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-10-01 blog: Adguard home v1 0 beta https://adguard-dns.io/en/blog/adguard-home-v1-0-beta.html
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Adguard dns v2 24 https://adguard-dns.io/en/blog/adguard-dns-v2-24.html
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Lg smart tv spying privacy https://adguard-dns.io/en/blog/lg-smart-tv-spying-privacy.html
- Recent: 2026-07-15 blog: Adguard dns v2 23 https://adguard-dns.io/en/blog/adguard-dns-v2-23.html
- Recent: 2026-06-01 blog: Adguard birthday 2026 https://adguard-dns.io/en/blog/adguard-birthday-2026.html
- Recent: 2026-05-27 blog: Adguard dns v2 22 https://adguard-dns.io/en/blog/adguard-dns-v2-22.html

## 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.