# DHgate: how AI models rank it, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 2 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/dhgate/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Procure-to-pay | 0% | 73 | 100% | 1 |
| Strategic sourcing | 0% | 119 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Quality inconsistencies, fake reviews, difficult returns" (Kimi K2, Strategic sourcing)
- "While established giants like Alibaba or DHgate are industry standards, they operate on an open-moderation model where anyone can set up shop." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Procure-to-pay)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 10 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Procure-to-pay: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 72 → 73 of 87.
- Strategic sourcing: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 112 → 119 of 128.

## In its own words

What DHgate's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: the premier B2B cross-border e-commerce wholesale marketplace in China (https://dhgate.com/)
- For: global buyers and sellers; drop shippers (https://dhgate.com/)
- Price stated: Low prices from US $0.1 (https://dhgate.com/)
- Starting price: 0.1 (https://dhgate.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Join free (https://dhgate.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page dhgate.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 12 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:


## Record

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