# 1Password vs Bitwarden: which do AI models recommend for password managers, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Business password managers. Eleven of fourteen models named 1Password first on the direct prompt; four named Bitwarden. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/identity/business-password-managers/1password-vs-bitwarden/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Password | 47% | #1 of 7 | 13% | 69 | 14 of 14 |
| Bitwarden | 43% | #2 of 7 | 4% | 72 | 14 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Claude Haiku 4.5: both first (first choices: 1Password, Bitwarden) (alternatives: Dashlane, Keeper Security)
- Mistral Small: both first (first choices: 1Password, Bitwarden) (alternatives: Keeper Security, LastPass)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: 1password first (first choices: 1Password) (alternatives: Bitwarden, Keeper Security)
- Perplexity Sonar: 1password first (first choices: 1Password) (alternatives: Keeper Security, RoboForm)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: 1password first (first choices: 1Password) (alternatives: Bitwarden, Dashlane, Keeper Security)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: 1password first (first choices: 1Password) (alternatives: Bitwarden, Keeper Security, NordPass)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: 1password first (first choices: 1Password) (alternatives: Bitwarden, Keeper Security)
- Kimi K2: 1password first (first choices: 1Password) (alternatives: Bitwarden, Keeper Security)
- MiniMax M2.5: 1password first (first choices: 1Password) (alternatives: Bitwarden, Keeper Security)
- GPT-6 Luna: 1password first (first choices: 1Password) (alternatives: Bitwarden, Keeper Security)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: 1password first (first choices: 1Password) (alternatives: Bitwarden, Keeper Security)
- GPT-5.4 mini: bitwarden first (first choices: Bitwarden) (alternatives: 1Password, Dashlane, Keeper Security)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: bitwarden first (first choices: Bitwarden, Teams) (alternatives: 1Password, Dashlane, Keeper Security, LastPass, RoboForm)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named

## What the models said about 1Password

- "vulnerabilities affecting several password manager browser extensions, including 1Password, Bitwarden, LastPass, and others" (Claude Haiku 4.5, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "you don't have to pay premium prices (like those of 1Password or Dashlane) to get enterprise-grade security" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, budget prompt, soft negative)
- "For user adoption & polished experience: 1Password — best-in-class UX with dual-key security and free family accounts for employees." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, comparative prompt, first choice)
- "1Password Business as the top recommendation due to its balance of ease of use, robust administration, and deep integrations" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "1Password for Business - Excellent for teams with strong security, team management features, and integration capabilities." (Claude Haiku 4.5, paraphrase prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Bitwarden

- "Avoid (or at minimum, treat as high‑risk) LastPass, Dashlane, and Bitwarden" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "researchers demonstrate repeated failures in confidentiality and integrity protections in their "zero-knowledge encryption" implementations" (Claude Haiku 4.5, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "security guarantees by cloud-based password manager software offered by Bitwarden, Dashlane and LastPass aren't as advertised." (Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Most mid-market companies find success with either 1Password (if UX/adoption matters most) or Bitwarden (if cost and transparency are priorities)." (Claude Haiku 4.5, direct prompt, first choice)
- "Bitwarden is the best overall choice for most teams because it is repeatedly identified as the budget pick" (Perplexity Sonar, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Fully open-source, highly transparent, very cost-effective, and supports self-hosting for enterprise environments." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt, first choice)

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.