# DeepSeek: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 3 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/deepseek

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [AI security platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/ai-security-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 207 | 100% | 3 |
| [Enterprise AI assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/enterprise-ai-assistants/index.md) | 0% | 133 | 100% | 1 |
| [ML platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/ml-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 115 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "You should be particularly cautious about DeepSeek... sending user prompts and data to Chinese entities... risky for enterprise use." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, AI security)
- "DeepSeek has been flagged for potential data privacy issues" (Mistral Small, AI security)
- "Czech cybersecurity authorities prompted caution around certain DeepSeek products, and Masaryk University advised against its public version for sensitive work." (Perplexity Sonar, AI security)
- "DeepSeek and other vendors without a clearly acceptable data-residency, retention, training, and jurisdiction posture." (Perplexity Sonar, Enterprise AI)

## 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | 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 DeepSeek, from 7 of the 8 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- ai.gov.uk: 3
- gane.ai/index: 3
- akamai.com: 2
- checkpoint.com: 2
- cmitsolutions.com: 2
- github.com: 2
- microsoft.com: 2
- security.muni.cz: 2
- securityboulevard.com: 2
- arunbaby.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://ai.gov.uk/knowledge-hub/how-to/security: 3
- https://checkpoint.com/cyber-hub/tools-vendors/best-ai-security-companies-in-2026: 2
- https://cmitsolutions.com/boston-ma-1089/blog/ai-tools-businesses-should-avoid: 2
- https://security.muni.cz/en/articles/ai-and-cybersecurity-3-notes-worth-knowing: 2
- https://akamai.com/resources/white-paper/best-ai-security-tools: 1
- https://akamai.com/site/en/documents/state-of-the-internet/2026/enterprise-ai-risk-report.pdf: 1
- https://arunbaby.com/ai-security/0007-ai-security-incidents-2024-2025-field-report: 1
- https://aurascape.ai/ai-security-platform-faq: 1

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: an AI research company focused on building world-leading general artificial intelligence (https://deepseek.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page deepseek.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 53 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- news or press: 32 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-10
- Recent: 2026-09-10 news or press: Deepseek v4 1 flash https://www.deepseek.com/news/deepseek-v4-1-flash
- Recent: 2026-09-10 news or press: Introducing DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash: smarter, faster, more efficient. https://www.deepseek.com/en/news/deepseek-v4-1-flash
- Recent: 2026-04-24 news or press: V4 preview https://www.deepseek.com/news/v4-preview
- Recent: 2026-04-24 news or press: DeepSeek-V4 Preview: Entering the Era of Affordable Million-Token Context https://www.deepseek.com/en/news/v4-preview
- Recent: 2025-12-01 news or press: Deepseek v3 2 https://www.deepseek.com/news/deepseek-v3-2
- Recent: 2025-12-01 news or press: DeepSeek-V3.2: Pushing the Frontier of Open Large Language Models https://www.deepseek.com/en/news/deepseek-v3-2

## 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.