# Internet Explorer: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/internet-explorer

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Enterprise browsers](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/enterprise-browsers/index.md) | 0% | 100 | 100% | 3 |

## And against it

- "Browsers you should avoid / phase out ... IE is "architecturally outdated and unable to meet the security challenges of the modern web."" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Enterprise browsers)
- "You must migrate off this immediately... Keeping standard IE installed creates a severe attack surface." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Enterprise browsers)
- "Internet Explorer for ordinary browsing and any browser that no longer receives security updates." (GPT-6 Luna, Enterprise browsers)

## 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 | 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Internet Explorer, from 6 of the 9 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- akamai.com: 3
- info.menlosecurity.com: 3
- learn.microsoft.com: 3
- paloaltonetworks.com: 3
- start.paloaltonetworks.com: 3
- action1.com: 2
- cio.com: 2
- cisa.gov: 2
- expertinsights.com: 2
- pushsecurity.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://info.menlosecurity.com/rs/281-OWV-899/images/CISOs-Guide-to-Enterprise-Browsers_WP.pdf: 3
- https://paloaltonetworks.com/cyberpedia/how-to-choose-an-enterprise-browser: 3
- https://start.paloaltonetworks.com/rs/531-OCS-018/images/definitive-guide-to-enterprise-browsers.pdf: 3
- https://action1.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Software_Vulnerability_Ratings_Report_2024.pdf: 2
- https://akamai.com/blog/security/2024/sep/enterprise-browser: 2
- https://cio.com/article/250891/how-to-pick-the-best-browser-for-your-enterprise.html: 2
- https://expertinsights.com/web-security/the-top-enterprise-browsers: 2
- https://pushsecurity.com/blog/ranking-the-best-enterprise-browsers: 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.