# Silktide vs AudioEye: which do AI models recommend for website governance, October 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Website governance and accessibility. Five of fourteen models named Silktide first on the direct prompt; zero named AudioEye. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/marketing/website-governance-and-accessibility/silktide-vs-audioeye/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silktide | 23% | #2 of 13 | 4% | 50 | 14 of 14 |
| AudioEye | 3% | #8 of 13 | 44% | 25 | 12 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Gemini 3.5 Flash: silktide first (first choices: Silktide) (alternatives: Acquia Web Governance, DubBot, Monsido)
- Mistral Small: silktide first (first choices: Acquia Web Governance, Silktide) (alternatives: Siteimprove)
- Llama 4 Maverick: silktide first (first choices: Monsido, Silktide)
- MiniMax M2.5: silktide first (first choices: Monsido, Silktide) (alternatives: Accessible Web RAMP, Siteimprove)
- GPT-6 Luna: silktide first (first choices: Silktide) (alternatives: Acquia Web Governance, Siteimprove)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Acquia Web Governance) (alternatives: DubBot, Silktide, Siteimprove)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: Acquia Web Governance) (alternatives: DubBot, Silktide, Siteimprove, accessiBe)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Acquia Web Governance) (alternatives: AudioEye, Level Access, Silktide, Siteimprove)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Acquia Web Governance) (alternatives: Silktide)
- Kimi K2: neither first, one named (first choices: Acquia Web Governance, Siteimprove) (alternatives: Silktide)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Siteimprove) (alternatives: AudioEye, Silktide, UserWay)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither first, one named (first choices: Siteimprove) (alternatives: Acquia Web Governance, Monsido, Silktide)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: Siteimprove) (alternatives: Acquia Web Governance, PowerMapper)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Siteimprove Quality Assurance) (alternatives: Deque axe Platform, Sudo)

## What the models said about Silktide

- "routinely start at $5,000 to $50,000+ per year—are usually out of reach" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, budget prompt, soft negative)
- "~$500/mo+ | Large enterprises ... Overkill for most small budgets" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt, soft negative)
- "Silktide: Known specifically for web governance. It helps manage multiple sites, enforces content quality alongside accessibility, and provides a clear overview for large organizations." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, scale prompt, first choice)
- "All-in-one web governance with strong accessibility (WCAG 2.1/2.2 scanning at A/AA/AAA), content quality, SEO, broken links, legal compliance, and user behavior analysis." (Grok 4.1 Fast, comparative prompt, first choice)
- "Silktide - a web governance platform that analyzes and improves websites across accessibility, content, SEO, user experience, analytics, and compliance." (Llama 4 Maverick, direct prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about AudioEye

- "court rulings (such as in *LightHouse v. ADP*) have explicitly stated that overlay solutions do not constitute adequate accessibility fixes under the law" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "Similar overlay issues; involved in lawsuits where it was cited as a barrier, not a fix." (Grok 4.1 Fast, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "AudioEye - One of the overlay platforms that has appeared in lawsuit data" (MiniMax M2.5, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "AudioEye - Best for managed remediation plus monitoring for SMB to mid-market teams." (Llama 4 Maverick, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "Best Overall Recommendation: AudioEye" (Claude Haiku 4.5, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "strong if you want active monitoring and some automatic fixes, but it still benefits from expert testing alongside automation" (Perplexity Sonar, paraphrase 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.