# DNSWatch: how AI models rank it, November 2026

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

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [DNS filtering](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/dns-filtering/index.md) | 0% | 58 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "minimal transparency about encryption standards and security practices, and some users report reliability issues" (Claude Haiku 4.5, DNS filtering)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 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 DNSWatch, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- arxiv.org: 1
- avoidthehack.com: 1
- bitlaunch.io: 1
- blog.incogni.com: 1
- cybersecuritynews.com: 1
- en.wikipedia.org: 1
- franklinetech.com: 1
- internetsociety.org: 1
- ippriv.com: 1
- privacyguides.org: 1

### Pages cited

- https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.25352: 1
- https://arxiv.org/pdf/cs/0404005: 1
- https://avoidthehack.com/best-dns-privacy: 1
- https://avoidthehack.com/more-info-dns: 1
- https://bitlaunch.io/blog/the-best-dns-servers-for-privacy: 1
- https://blog.incogni.com/best-dns-services: 1
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-dns-filtering-solutions-2026: 1
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS4EU: 1

## 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.