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

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

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wave | 3% | #6 of 13 | 0% | 13 | 9 of 14 |
| AudioEye | 3% | #8 of 13 | 44% | 25 | 12 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

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

## What the models said about Wave

- "free or low-cost tools like WAVE (by WebAIM) or Google's Lighthouse are excellent starting points" (Grok 4.1 Fast, budget prompt, first choice)
- "e.g., Deque Axe, WAVE, Siteimprove, Pope Tech, or Monsido" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt, first choice)
- "Start with free tools - WAVE, Lighthouse, WCAGsafe" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, budget 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.