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Cloud hosting · November 2026 Edition
Amazon Web Services vs Akamai Connected Cloud
Seven of fourteen models named Amazon Web Services first on the direct prompt; one named Akamai Connected Cloud. Amazon Web Services was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Akamai Connected Cloud by eleven and Amazon Web Services carries 61 labels and Akamai Connected Cloud 30, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
First-choice share28%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate18%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels6130A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Amazon Web Services reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Microsoft Azure was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Azure vs Amazon Web Services · Microsoft Azure vs Akamai Connected Cloud · Amazon Web Services vs DigitalOcean Droplets
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; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the cloud hosting page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Amazon Web ServicesFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAkamai Connected Cloud
Direct71
Paraphrase90
Comparative110
Budget-constrained023 against Amazon Web Services
Scale-constrained001 against Amazon Web Services
Negative117 against Amazon Web Services
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Amazon Web Services and Akamai Connected Cloud were named in the same answer sixty-nine times, of the 196 answers naming Amazon Web Services and the 90 naming Akamai Connected Cloud. In those answers Akamai Connected Cloud took the first choice five times and Amazon Web Services eighteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Amazon Web Services and Akamai Connected Cloud stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | | |||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | | |
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
Amazon Web Services Akamai Connected Cloud first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Amazon Web Services on the left and Akamai Connected Cloud on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Amazon Web Services and Akamai Connected Cloud stood in it.
Amazon Web Services first, Akamai Connected Cloud an alternative
7 of 14 modelsAkamai Connected Cloud was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashAmazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure alternatives: Cloudreach, Google Cloud, Mission Cloud, Rackspace Technology
Grok 4.20Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure alternatives: Akamai Connected Cloud, Atlantic.Net, DigitalOcean Droplets, Effectual, Expedient, Google Cloud, RapidScale
Mistral SmallAmazon Web Services alternatives: Akamai's Linode, DigitalOcean Droplets, Expedient, RapidScale
DeepSeek V4 FlashAmazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure alternatives: Akamai Connected Cloud, Atlantic.Net, DigitalOcean Droplets, Expedient, RapidScale
Llama 4 MaverickAmazon Web Services alternatives: DigitalOcean Droplets, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure
GPT-6 LunaAmazon Web Services alternatives: Azure, Google Cloud
Muse Glimmer 30BAmazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure alternatives: Akamai's Linode, Atlantic.Net, DigitalOcean Droplets, RapidScale
Akamai Connected Cloud first, Amazon Web Services an alternative
1 of 14 modelsAmazon Web Services was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GLM 4.7 FlashXAkamai Connected Cloud, Atlantic.Net, Cloudways, DigitalOcean Droplets alternatives: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Atlantic.Net alternatives: Amazon Web Services, Cloudways, Hosting.com
GPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft Azure alternatives: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud
Perplexity SonarMicrosoft Azure alternatives: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud
Qwen 3.7 FlashMicrosoft Azure alternatives: Amazon Web Services, DigitalOcean Droplets, Google Cloud
Kimi K2Microsoft Azure alternatives: Amazon Web Services, DigitalOcean Droplets, Google Cloud, Vultr
MiniMax M2.5Microsoft Azure alternatives: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Amazon Web Services leads by eight points.
Amazon Web Services9%#2 of 14Akamai Connected Cloud2%#7 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Amazon Web Services leads by twenty-two points.
Amazon Web Services28%#2 of 14Akamai Connected Cloud5%#4 of 14Enterprise
Amazon Web Services leads by forty-five points.
Amazon Web Services45%#1 of 8Akamai Connected Cloud0%#– of 8What the models said about Amazon Web Services
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid big providers like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud unless you're using their free tiers” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Hyperscalers (AWS/Azure/GCP) can charge heavy fees to move data out of their network... High complexity; requires dedicated FinOps/DevOps; egress fees and support plans can be expensive.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · soft negative
“Choose AWS/Azure/GCP only if you need their broader enterprise ecosystem... enough to justify the added cost/complexity.” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“Largest and most mature cloud platform with 200+ services... Choose AWS if you need the most services, global coverage, and proven reliability” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Dominates with 200+ services, massive global infrastructure... Best for enterprises and developers needing unlimited scalability.” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“AWS is generally the most mature and broadest cloud platform... usually the default choice if you want the widest service catalog” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Akamai Connected Cloud
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Linode (Akamai) or Vultr are often praised for better support than DigitalOcean and more transparent pricing than AWS” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“a simplified hyperscaler approach (DigitalOcean or Linode) offers the best balance of cost, complexity, and support” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“DigitalOcean or Linode typically offer the best combination of affordability, ease of use, and performance” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.