# Amazon Rekognition: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/amazon-rekognition

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Recognition and rewards](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/recognition-and-rewards/index.md) | 0% | 44 | 40% | 5 |

## What the models said for it

- "For most businesses: Start with Amazon Rekognition or Azure for ease and power." (Grok 4.20, Recognition and rewards)

## And against it

- "none of the platforms were capable of estimating the amount of food accurately" (Llama 4 Maverick, Recognition and rewards)
- "Approach with caution, especially for public or high-stakes use." (Grok 4.20, Recognition and rewards)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Amazon Rekognition, from 9 of the 9 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- capterra.com: 3
- ftc.gov: 3
- g2.com: 3
- getapp.com: 3
- leadchangegroup.com: 3
- saiwa.ai: 3
- softwareadvice.com: 3
- aimonk.com: 2
- capterra.co.uk: 2
- priv.gc.ca: 2

### Pages cited

- https://saiwa.ai/blog/top-facial-recognition-software: 3
- https://aimonk.com/enterprise-image-recognition-software-guide: 2
- https://capterra.com/employee-recognition-software: 2
- https://ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/reports/facing-facts-best-practices-common-uses-facial-recognition-technologies/121022facialtechrpt.pdf: 2
- https://g2.com/categories/image-recognition/enterprise: 2
- https://leadchangegroup.com/employee-recognition-software/compare: 2
- https://smartworkforce.co.uk/best-facial-recognition-apps-uk: 2
- https://softwareadvice.com/hr/employee-recognition-comparison: 2

## In its own words

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

- Free plan or trial: Free to join (https://aws.amazon.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page aws.amazon.com exposes, read 2026-09-28: 280316 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 27117 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 2476 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2019-03-01
- webinar or virtual event: 2057 pages, 16 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-01
- conference or event: 1482 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-01
- report or ebook: 1090 pages, 16 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-01
- comparison: 1521 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-01
- template or tool: 150 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-05-01
- glossary or explainer: 6521 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 351 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 34 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-01 report or ebook: Sagemaker cicd notebook ai manifest https://aws.amazon.com/de/about-aws/whats-new/2026/09/sagemaker-cicd-notebook-ai-manifest
- Recent: 2026-09-01 report or ebook: Sagemaker cicd notebook ai manifest https://aws.amazon.com/vi/about-aws/whats-new/2026/09/sagemaker-cicd-notebook-ai-manifest/
- Recent: 2026-09-01 report or ebook: Sagemaker cicd notebook ai manifest https://aws.amazon.com/tr/about-aws/whats-new/2026/09/sagemaker-cicd-notebook-ai-manifest/
- Recent: 2026-09-01 report or ebook: Sagemaker cicd notebook ai manifest https://aws.amazon.com/th/about-aws/whats-new/2026/09/sagemaker-cicd-notebook-ai-manifest/
- Recent: 2026-09-01 report or ebook: Sagemaker cicd notebook ai manifest https://aws.amazon.com/tw/about-aws/whats-new/2026/09/sagemaker-cicd-notebook-ai-manifest/
- Recent: 2026-09-01 report or ebook: Sagemaker cicd notebook ai manifest https://aws.amazon.com/es/about-aws/whats-new/2026/09/sagemaker-cicd-notebook-ai-manifest/

## Record

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