# Google reCAPTCHA: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 1 category by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/google-recaptcha

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Bot management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/bot-management/index.md) | 0% | 56 | 40% | 5 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you only need to stop spambots on contact forms, this is free and invisible to users." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Bot management)
- "another low-cost entry point for basic challenge-based protection" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Bot management)
- "Best Budget / Low-Friction Scoring API" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Bot management)

## And against it

- "High Concern: Google reCAPTCHA ... Avoid solutions that prioritize data collection over security (like reCAPTCHA)" (Kimi K2, Bot management)
- "CAPTCHA-Only Solutions (e.g., Legacy Google reCAPTCHA v2/v3, hCaptcha standalone) ... Trivial to Bypass" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Bot management)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Google reCAPTCHA, from 6 of the 11 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- capterra.com: 3
- cequence.ai: 3
- cloudflare.com: 3
- g2.com: 3
- indusface.com: 3
- prosopo.io: 3
- spotsaas.com: 3
- comparitech.com: 2
- geetest.com: 2
- github.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://indusface.com/blog/top-bot-management-software: 3
- https://prosopo.io/compare/enterprise-bot-protection-pricing: 3
- https://spotsaas.com/list/bot-platforms-software/for-small-business: 3
- https://capterra.com/compare/149769-155191/DataDome-bot-mitigation-vs-Cloudflare: 2
- https://cloudflare.com/en-gb/application-services/products/bot-management: 2
- https://cloudflare.com/products/bot-management: 2
- https://comparitech.com/net-admin/best-bot-management-software: 2
- https://g2.com/categories/bot-platforms: 2

## In its own words

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


## 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.