# Akamai: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/akamai

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Customer data platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/customer-data-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 31 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "BlueConic / Akamai: Very good for complex B2B identity matching and offline data integration." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, CDP)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Akamai, from 1 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- airframe.ai: 1
- akamai.com: 1 (its own site)
- cybernews.com: 1
- cyberone.security: 1
- deepsmith.ai: 1
- ecosystm.io: 1
- g2.com: 1
- gane.ai/index: 1
- help.otterly.ai: 1
- microsoft.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://airframe.ai/product/peec-ai/analysis: 1
- https://akamai.com/site/en/documents/state-of-the-internet/2026/enterprise-ai-risk-report.pdf: 1
- https://cybernews.com/ai-tools/nord-layer-ai-scout-review: 1
- https://cyberone.security/blog/how-do-you-govern-ai-tools-employees-use: 1
- https://deepsmith.ai/blog/peec-ai-vs-conductor-for-enterprise-security: 1
- https://ecosystm.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Report_Shadow-AI-Risks-Exposure-Governance.pdf: 1
- https://g2.com/products/otterlyai/reviews: 1
- https://g2.com/products/rankscale/pricing: 1

## In its own words

What Akamai's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Akamai is the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online. (https://akamai.com/)
- For: business (https://akamai.com/)
- Price stated: transparent pricing across every data center (https://akamai.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Free trials; US$100 in credits (https://akamai.com/)
- Customers named: Dun & Bradstreet, GoVeda

## What it publishes

Every page akamai.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 10000 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- webinar or virtual event: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.