# Mullvad DNS: how AI models rank it, November 2026

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

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [DNS filtering](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/dns-filtering/index.md) | 0% | 13 | 0% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "NextDNS or Mullvad DNS offer the best balance of customization, transparency, and security" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, DNS filtering)
- "Quad9 or Mullvad DNS: Strong on security/malware blocking, minimal logging" (Grok 4.20, DNS filtering)
- "Mullvad DNS are generally recommended by privacy researchers" (Claude Haiku 4.5, DNS filtering)
- "Excellent | No logging" (MiniMax M2.5, DNS filtering)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Mullvad DNS, from 4 of the 4 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- privacyguides.org: 3
- routersecurity.org: 3
- adguard-dns.io: 2
- developers.cloudflare.com: 2
- developers.google.com: 2
- enisa.europa.eu: 2
- infoworld.com: 2
- internetsociety.org: 2
- quad9.net: 2
- securityboulevard.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://privacyguides.org/en/dns: 3
- https://routersecurity.org/DNS.providers.php: 3
- https://developers.cloudflare.com/1.1.1.1/privacy/public-dns-resolver: 2
- https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/privacy: 2
- https://enisa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/publications/ENISA%20Report%20-%20Security%20and%20Privacy%20for%20public%20DNS%20Resolvers.pdf: 2
- https://infoworld.com/article/2179886/internet-privacy-another-privacy-threat-dns-logging-and-how-to-avoid-it.html: 2
- https://securityboulevard.com/2022/09/our-7-best-dns-providers-for-privacy-and-adblocking-2022: 2
- https://adguard-dns.io/en/privacy.html: 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.