# Google Public DNS: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 1 categories by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/google-public-dns/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNS filtering | 0% | 94 | 100% | 6 |

## And against it

- "Problematic Providers to Avoid ... Google's DNS and OpenDNS employ tracking for their specific needs" (Claude Haiku 4.5, DNS filtering)
- "Google Public DNS, if minimizing data collection is your top priority... That's a disclosed tradeoff, not evidence that the service is unsafe." (GPT-6 Luna, DNS filtering)
- "Caution reason: While Google offers encrypted DNS, Google is fundamentally an advertising company that builds user profiles." (MiniMax M2.5, DNS filtering)
- "For privacy-first use this is usually avoided in favour of resolvers with shorter or no-log policies." (Muse Glimmer 30B, DNS filtering)

## 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.