# IPIDEA: 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/ipidea

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Proxy and web data providers](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/proxy-networks/index.md) | 0% | 138 | 100% | 3 |

## And against it

- "Google dismantled 922Proxy in late January 2026 because its parent company, IPIDEA, had secretly hijacked millions of consumer devices" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Proxy and web data)
- "I'd avoid these unless you can independently verify a changed ownership, sourcing, and consent chain" (GPT-6 Luna, Proxy and web data)
- "Treat allegations involving providers such as IPIDEA, NetNut, or related brands as a reason for enhanced legal and security due diligence" (Perplexity Sonar, Proxy and web data)

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named IPIDEA, from 7 of the 7 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- justice.gov: 4
- cloud.google.com: 3
- apnews.com: 2
- ca.trustpilot.com: 2
- proxyway.com: 2
- proxywing.com: 2
- toproxylab.com: 2
- agilityportal.io: 1
- aimultiple.com: 1
- anonymous-proxies.net: 1

### Pages cited

- https://justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/authorities-dismantle-global-malicious-proxy-service-deployed-malware-and-defrauded: 3
- https://apnews.com/article/3ad8968550dd7e11bcd285a74fb6e2ff: 2
- https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/disrupting-largest-residential-proxy-network: 2
- https://justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/911-s5-botnet-dismantled-and-its-administrator-arrested-coordinated-international-operation: 2
- https://toproxylab.com/: 2
- https://agilityportal.io/blog/best-proxy-providers: 1
- https://aimultiple.com/netnut-shutdown: 1
- https://anonymous-proxies.net/posts/why-you-shouldnt-use-a-free-proxy: 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.