Object storage · November 2026 Edition
Cloudflare R2 vs Wasabi Object Storage
Four of fourteen models named Cloudflare R2 first on the direct prompt; zero named Wasabi Object Storage. Both were named by all fourteen models and Cloudflare R2 carries 64 labels and Wasabi Object Storage 57, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share20%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate12%19%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 8; printed, not drawn.
Labels6457A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Cloudflare R2 reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Backblaze B2 was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Backblaze B2 vs Cloudflare R2 · Backblaze B2 vs Wasabi Object Storage · Cloudflare R2 vs Amazon S3
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
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Cloudflare R2First choices, of fourteen modelsWasabi Object Storage
Direct401 against Wasabi Object Storage
Paraphrase31
Comparative00
Budget-constrained311 against Wasabi Object Storage
Scale-constrained00
Negative008 against Cloudflare R2 · 9 against Wasabi Object Storage
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, Cloudflare R2 and Wasabi Object Storage were named in the same answer 126 times, of the 162 answers naming Cloudflare R2 and the 170 naming Wasabi Object Storage. In those answers Wasabi Object Storage took the first choice twelve times and Cloudflare R2 thirty.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Cloudflare R2 and Wasabi Object Storage 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 | | | | | |
Cloudflare R2 Wasabi Object Storage first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Cloudflare R2 on the left and Wasabi Object Storage on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Cloudflare R2 and Wasabi Object Storage stood in it.
Cloudflare R2 first, Wasabi Object Storage an alternative
4 of 14 modelsWasabi Object Storage was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashAmazon S3, Cloudflare R2 alternatives: Azure Blob Storage, Backblaze B2, Google Cloud Storage, MinIO AIStor, Wasabi Object Storage
Grok 4.20Cloudflare R2 alternatives: Amazon S3, Backblaze B2
Kimi K2Cloudflare R2 alternatives: Azure Blob Storage, Backblaze B2, Wasabi Object Storage
GLM 4.7 FlashXBackblaze B2, Cloudflare R2 alternatives: Amazon S3, Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage
Neither was the first choice, one was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniAmazon S3 alternatives: Cloudflare R2, Google Cloud Storage
Perplexity SonarBackblaze B2 alternatives: Amazon S3, Azure Blob Storage, Cloudflare R2, Google Cloud Storage
DeepSeek V4 FlashBackblaze B2 alternatives: Cloudflare R2
Llama 4 MaverickBackblaze B2 alternatives: Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2
Qwen 3.7 FlashBackblaze B2 alternatives: Amazon S3, Azure Blob Storage, Cloudflare R2, Google Cloud Storage, Wasabi Object Storage
MiniMax M2.5Backblaze B2 alternatives: Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2
GPT-6 LunaAmazon S3 alternatives: Azure Blob Storage, Cloudflare R2, Google Cloud Storage
Muse Glimmer 30BBackblaze B2 alternatives: Cloudflare R2, Wasabi Object Storage
Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Amazon S3 alternatives: Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage
Mistral SmallAmazon S3 alternatives: Azure Blob Storage, Backblaze B2, Google Cloud Storage, MEGA S4
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
Cloudflare R2 leads by five points.
Cloudflare R222%#2 of 8Wasabi Object Storage16%#3 of 8Mid-marketThe figures above
Cloudflare R2 leads by sixteen points.
Cloudflare R220%#2 of 8Wasabi Object Storage4%#4 of 8Enterprise
The order flips: Wasabi Object Storage leads at enterprise.
Wasabi Object Storage15%#2 of 11Cloudflare R29%#3 of 11What the models said about Cloudflare R2
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Cloudflare's status page logged 13 separate incidents between August 7 and August 14, 2026, spanning R2 storage” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Cloudflare R2 when immutable backups are required: ... flags limitations around versioning and accidental deletion” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Cloudflare says it's for testing and may be rate-limited or throttled; use a custom domain for production.” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Cloudflare R2 offers the best balance of cost predictability, performance, and modern features.” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“The best object storage service for a company with a limited budget is Cloudflare R2, which is the cheapest object storage at $0/mo.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Cloudflare R2 — if you need frequent data retrieval or public serving and want to eliminate egress fees.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · 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
Also compared
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.