Backblaze B2 vs Wasabi Object Storage
Seven of fourteen models named Backblaze B2 first on the direct prompt; zero named Wasabi Object Storage. Both were named by all fourteen models and Backblaze B2 carries 65 labels and Wasabi Object Storage 57, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
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 object storage page.
By framing
Backblaze B2First choices, of fourteen modelsWasabi Object Storage
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Backblaze B2 and Wasabi Object Storage were named in the same answer 142 times, of the 196 answers naming Backblaze B2 and the 170 naming Wasabi Object Storage. In those answers Wasabi Object Storage took the first choice fourteen times and Backblaze B2 forty-nine.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | | | | |
Backblaze B2 Wasabi Object Storage first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Backblaze B2 on the left and Wasabi Object Storage on the right.The direct prompt
Backblaze B2 first, Wasabi Object Storage an alternative
7 of 14 modelsWasabi Object Storage was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Backblaze B249%#1 of 8Wasabi Object Storage16%#3 of 8Backblaze B255%#1 of 8Wasabi Object Storage4%#4 of 8Wasabi Object Storage15%#2 of 11Backblaze B26%#6 of 11What the models said about Backblaze B2
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“B2 does not have the same global backbone infrastructure as Google or AWS. For small, frequent requests, latency can be noticeably higher” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Backblaze B2 is popular for backups due to low cost but has had outage reports and isn't ideal for hot data.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Backblaze B2 is the safest and most popular recommendation due to its low price, free egress allowance, reliability, and S3 compatibility” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Backblaze B2 is frequently highlighted for its enterprise-ready security, 99.9% uptime SLA, and full S3 API compatibility.” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Start with Backblaze B2 for its balance of price, features, and proven track record with small businesses.” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Wasabi Object Storage
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Verdict: Avoid unless you're certain your use case fits their model (long-term cold storage).” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Services with Significant Gotchas (Strongly Consider Avoiding for Most Users) - Wasabi” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Wasabi's 90-day minimum retention is the most commonly cited reason to avoid a service” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Wasabi and Backblaze B2 are the top recommendations for budget-conscious companies” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage — *Best All-Around for Backups & IT Operations*” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Wasabi is also frequently mentioned for S3-compatible use: $0.0070/GB-mo with FREE egress, but with a 1 TB minimum” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · alternative
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.