# PancakeSwap vs Raydium: which do AI models recommend for DEX, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Digital employee experience. Zero of fourteen models named PancakeSwap first on the direct prompt; zero named Raydium. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/operations/digital-employee-experience/pancakeswap-vs-raydium/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PancakeSwap | 10% | #2 of 12 | 3% | 30 | 14 of 14 |
| Raydium | 2% | #8 of 12 | 29% | 14 | 10 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named (first choices: Uniswap) (alternatives: dYdX)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Nexthink Infinity) (alternatives: HappySignals, TeamViewer DEX)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: ControlUp) (alternatives: 1E, 1inch Network, Bebop, Kentico, Liferay DXP, Optimizely, TeamViewer DEX)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: ControlUp)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither named (first choices: Citrix ShareFile) (alternatives: Box for Business, Firmex, iDeals Virtual Data Room)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: 1inch Network, Uniswap) (alternatives: LetsExchange)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: 1inch Network) (alternatives: CoW Swap, Jupiter, Matcha, ParaSwap, Uniswap)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Corcentric, Nautical Commerce) (alternatives: BigCommerce, Boomi, Shopify)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: ControlUp) (alternatives: 1E, Lakeside SysTrack, Nexthink Infinity, Riverbed Aternity)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: ControlUp, TeamViewer DEX) (alternatives: 1E, Lakeside Software, Nexthink Infinity)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: ControlUp, Nexthink Infinity)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: ControlUp) (alternatives: Lakeside SysTrack, Nexthink Infinity)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither named (first choices: Magnolia, Progress Sitefinity) (alternatives: Contentful, HubSpot Content Hub, Optimizely, Sitecore Digital Experience Platform, XM Cloud)

## What the models said about PancakeSwap

- "Projects can launch on platforms like Uniswap or PancakeSwap without rigorous vetting" (Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "the cheapest, low‑barrier path is to deploy your token on BNB Chain (PancakeSwap) or Polygon (QuickSwap)" (MiniMax M2.5, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Stick to well-established, heavily used DEXs like Uniswap, PancakeSwap, Jupiter, or Raydium" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt, first choice)
- "PancakeSwap stands out as one of the best DEX platforms for a company with a limited budget." (Grok 4.1 Fast, budget prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Raydium

- "Raydium: ~93% of liquidity pools exhibit rug pull patterns" (Kimi K2, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "up to 93% of its ~388,000 analyzed liquidity pools were flagged as suspected rug pulls" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Ultra‑cheap, but development environment is different (Rust) & tooling less EVM‑like" (MiniMax M2.5, budget prompt, soft negative)
- "Best for Ultra-Low Fees & Speed: Solana Ecosystem ... Platform: Raydium (for liquidity pools) or Jupiter (for swapping/execution)." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Stick to well-established, heavily used DEXs like Uniswap, PancakeSwap, Jupiter, or Raydium" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt, first choice)
- "Raydium offers fast execution and low transaction costs of fractions of a cent on Solana, combined with deep liquidity." (Claude Haiku 4.5, budget prompt, alternative)

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.