# reCAPTCHA: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/recaptcha

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Bot management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/bot-management/index.md) | 0% | 71 | 50% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "For ultra-tight budgets, consider basic protections like reCAPTCHA (free from Google)" (Grok 4.20, Bot management)

## And against it

- "Avoid for mid-sized B2B: ... very basic free options (e.g., simple reCAPTCHA) that lack behavioral ML" (Grok 4.20, Bot management)
- "Often criticized for poor user experience (intrusive challenges that frustrate real users) and declining accuracy against sophisticated bots." (Grok 4.20, 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named reCAPTCHA, from 10 of the 10 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 7
- cequence.ai: 5
- cloudflare.com: 5
- softwareadvice.com: 5
- developers.cloudflare.com: 4
- prosopo.io: 4
- comparitech.com: 3
- geetest.com: 3
- humansecurity.com: 3
- bestdevops.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://cequence.ai/learn/choosing-bot-management-vendors-top-8-compared: 3
- https://comparitech.com/net-admin/best-bot-management-software: 3
- https://g2.com/categories/bot-platforms: 3
- https://geetest.com/en/article/best-bot-management-software: 3
- https://softwareadvice.com/bot-detection-and-mitigation: 3
- https://bestdevops.com/top-10-bot-management-tools-features-pros-cons-and-comparison: 2
- https://capterra.com/p/149769/DataDome-bot-mitigation: 2
- https://cequence.ai/learn/what-is-bot-management: 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.