# Brave: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 12 judge labels across 1 categories by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/brave/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise browsers | 0% | 80 | 83% | 12 |

## What the models said for it

- "Chromium-based (high compatibility); blocks trackers/ads by default ... very fast performance." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Enterprise browsers)

## And against it

- "these browsers are generally not recommended for enterprise use:

1. Consumer-focused browsers - Browsers like Brave, DuckDuckGo, Firefox, Tor, and Opera" (MiniMax M2.5, Enterprise browsers)
- "Brave, DuckDuckGo, RAV Online Security from ReasonLabs, Opera and others ... these aren't appropriate for enterprises" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Enterprise browsers)
- "some enterprise browsers that are considered to be less secure or not suitable for business use include:

* Brave" (Llama 4 Maverick, Enterprise browsers)
- "Brave, DuckDuckGo, Opera, and similar browsers are designed for personal use, not enterprise environments" (Mistral Small, Enterprise browsers)

## In its own words

What Brave's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The browser that puts you first (https://brave.com/)
- For: developer tool for building applications with data from the Web (https://trust.brave.com)
- Price stated: Brave is completely free to use. (https://brave.com/)
- Free plan or trial: completely free to use (https://brave.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2, GDPR, PCI DSS - SAQ A

## What it publishes

Every page brave.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 3566 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 429 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-03
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 79 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-29
- comparison: 232 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-11-15
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 218 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-14
- podcast or video: 202 pages, 13 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- Recent: 2026-09-29 podcast or video: E140 https://brave.com/podcast/e140
- Recent: 2026-09-23 podcast or video: E139 https://brave.com/podcast/e139
- Recent: 2026-09-16 podcast or video: E138 https://brave.com/podcast/e138
- Recent: 2026-09-09 podcast or video: E137 https://brave.com/podcast/e137
- Recent: 2026-09-03 blog: What a pizza-ordering hackathon reveals about connecting AI agents to the Web | Brave https://brave.com/blog/alphasignal-hackathon
- Recent: 2026-09-02 blog: Brave outperforms other browsers https://brave.com/blog/brave-outperforms-other-browsers

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.