{"slug":"openzeppelin","name":"OpenZeppelin","domain":null,"verdict":"As of 2026-07-19, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok collectively rank OpenZeppelin #2 of 8 for smart contract audit firm. Source: https://modelsagree.com/product/openzeppelin (modelsagree.com, CC BY 4.0).","best_rank":2,"categories":1,"brief":{"category":"best-smart-contract-audit-firm","title":"Best smart contract audit firm","rank":2,"of":8,"top":"Trail of Bits","day":"2026-07-19","why":[{"t":"unmatched practical knowledge of Solidity standards","m":["ChatGPT","Claude","Gemini"],"q":"unmatched practical knowledge of Solidity standards, upgradeability, access control, governance, and the widely used OpenZeppelin Contracts stack"},{"t":"maintaining foundational contract libraries","m":["Claude","Gemini","ChatGPT"],"q":"maintaining the web3 ecosystem's foundational contract libraries"},{"t":"long public track record","m":["Claude"],"q":"long public track record auditing high-value systems"},{"t":"architecture and operational security","m":["ChatGPT"],"q":"especially valuable when architecture and operational security matter alongside code defects"}],"gap":[{"t":"cryptography, formal methods, fuzzing","m":["ChatGPT","Gemini"],"q":"exceptional cryptography, formal methods, fuzzing, protocol-design review"},{"t":"low-level security engineers","m":["Claude","Gemini"],"q":"Deepest bench of low-level security engineers of any firm in the space"},{"t":"Solidity, Rust/Solana, Move, and node/client code","m":["Claude"],"q":"audits span Solidity, Rust/Solana, Move, and node/client code"}],"fix":[{"t":"queue long and pricing premium","m":["ChatGPT","Claude","Gemini"],"q":"Demand keeps the queue long and pricing premium"},{"t":"primary EVM focus","m":["ChatGPT","Claude","Gemini"],"q":"Premium fee structure and primary EVM focus"},{"t":"limited specialization for non-EVM ecosystems","m":["ChatGPT","Claude","Gemini"],"q":"limited specialization for non-EVM ecosystems like Solana or Move"}]},"entries":[{"slug":"best-smart-contract-audit-firm","title":"Best smart contract audit firm","rank":2,"of":8,"score":10,"appearances":3,"modelRanks":{"ChatGPT":4,"Claude":2,"Gemini":2},"reason":"Audit arm sits next to the team that writes the contract libraries most protocols build on, giving unmatched context on upgradeability, proxy, and access-control pitfalls; long public track record auditing high-value systems (major L2s, governance, bridges) with clear, well-written reports.","reasons":[{"model":"Claude","reason":"Audit arm sits next to the team that writes the contract libraries most protocols build on, giving unmatched context on upgradeability, proxy, and access-control pitfalls; long public track record auditing high-value systems (major L2s, governance, bridges) with clear, well-written reports."},{"model":"Gemini","reason":"Deepest domain mastery of EVM standards and secure smart contract architecture, drawing direct expertise from maintaining the web3 ecosystem's foundational contract libraries. Near-tie with Trail of Bits."},{"model":"ChatGPT","reason":"Combines strong audits with unmatched practical knowledge of Solidity standards, upgradeability, access control, governance, and the widely used OpenZeppelin Contracts stack; especially valuable when architecture and operational security matter alongside code defects."}],"fixes":[{"model":"ChatGPT","fix":"Expensive and sometimes difficult to schedule, while highly specialized ZK, consensus, or non-EVM work may fit a narrower specialist better."},{"model":"Claude","fix":"Demand keeps the queue long and pricing premium; scope skews EVM/Solidity — less the pick for Solana, Move, or Cosmos-native codebases."},{"model":"Gemini","fix":"Premium fee structure and primary EVM focus offer limited specialization for non-EVM ecosystems like Solana or Move."}],"updated":"2026-07-19","api":"https://modelsagree.com/api/v1/best/best-smart-contract-audit-firm.json"}],"page":"https://modelsagree.com/product/openzeppelin","check":"https://modelsagree.com/check?q=OpenZeppelin","updated":"2026-07-21T04:28:25.186Z","attribution":"modelsagree.com, CC BY 4.0"}