DDoS protection
Asked as “DDoS protection service”, and as “DDoS mitigation provider”, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. 43 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, twelve models each.
Standing · first-choice share
93%
CloudflareClear leader
93Cloudflare05LevelBlue02EdgeOne
93% of first choices, clear leader.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrant
Show the nine products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
Google Cloud Armor is made by Google, whose model Gemini 3.5 Flash is in the set. On the four share prompts that model made it the first choice zero times of 4; the other eleven models zero times of 44. Lab treatment is defined on the method page; the row is marked, not excluded.
One product takes 93% of first choices here, so the chart would put nine markers in one corner and one at the far edge. The two measurements it plots are columns in the standing above: share, and the negative label rate. Zero products carry a negative rate above 25% in this category.
What they warned about
Ten of twelve models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Mistral Small and Llama 4 Maverick changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
DDoS-Guard100%
7 of 7 labels negative · 7 of 12 models · 6 hard negative
“Why to avoid: If you host your legitimate business behind DDoS-Guard, your traffic may be routed through IP addresses that are pre-blocked or blacklisted” Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt
Akamai Prolexic18%
9 of 50 labels negative · 5 of 12 models · 3 hard negative
“What to Avoid on a Limited Budget- Akamai Prolexic: Starts around $5,000–$10,000+/month” Kimi K2, budget prompt
AWS Shield13%
8 of 60 labels negative · 5 of 12 models · 2 hard negative
“What to Avoid on a Limited Budget ... AWS Shield Advanced: ~$3,000/month” Kimi K2, budget prompt
Azure DDoS Protection14%
5 of 36 labels negative · 4 of 12 models · 1 hard negative
“What to Avoid on a Limited Budget ... Azure DDoS Network Protection: ~$2,944/month” Kimi K2, budget prompt
What they cite
Twelve of the twelve models returned a source list in this edition: four return the pages they cited and eight the search results they consulted.
Sites the answers cite
66 of 72 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 12 of 12 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 813 links across 171 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page.
vendor site · Flowtriq44 answers · 90 citations · 11 models
40 answers · 42 citations · 11 models
vendor site · CyberPress33 answers · 37 citations · 10 models
29 answers · 34 citations · 11 models
28 answers · 31 citations · 11 models
23 answers · 23 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Myra Security23 answers · 23 citations · 9 models
21 answers · 21 citations · 8 models
vendor site · Radware18 answers · 25 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Indusface17 answers · 19 citations · 9 models
15 answers · 15 citations · 7 models
vendor site · Fastly14 answers · 16 citations · 7 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
40 answers · 11 models
31 answers · 9 models
29 answers · 11 models
27 answers · 11 models
23 answers · 9 models
23 answers · 9 models
21 answers · 8 models
20 answers · 10 models
17 answers · 9 models
14 answers · 7 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “best ddos protection service”, “ddos protection service”, “ddos protection services”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare cloudflare.com | 93% | 421 | 550,000 | 10,897 | 4,995,413 | 111 | 2 | |
| LevelBlue levelblue.com | 5% | 8 | ||||||
| EdgeOne edgeone.ai | 2% | 11 | 2 | |||||
| AWS parent site AWS Shield 0%, AWS WAF 0% | 0% | 154 | 368,000 | 114,001 | ||||
| Imperva DDoS Protection imperva.com | 0% | 95 | 50 | 0 | 417,309 | 6 | ||
| Akamai parent site Akamai Prolexic 0% | 0% | 137 | 27,100 | 1,614 | ||||
| Radware DefensePro radware.com Radware Cloud DDoS Protection 0%, Radware DefensePro 0% | 0% | 83 | 43,076 | $21 | 13 | 9 | ||
| Azure parent site Azure DDoS Protection 0% | 0% | 64 | 301,000 | 47,904 | ||||
| Fastly DDoS Protection fastly.com | 0% | 28 | 70 | 0 | 107,961 | $2,460 | 120 | 6 |
| Sucuri sucuri.net | 0% | 41 | 5,400 | 211 | 87,613 | 15 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 18 sites; 3 of them are among the sites the models cited here (fastly.com, gartner.com, radware.com). The first result for “best ddos protection service” is omr.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best DDoS protection service for a mid-market B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which DDoS mitigation provider would you recommend to a mid-sized B2B company?”Comparative“What are the top DDoS protection services and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best DDoS protection service for a company with a limited budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 500 person company evaluating a DDoS protection service. What should we look at?”Negative“Which DDoS protection services should I avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5CloudflareCloudflareHeldagainst: Akamai ProlexicCloudflareCloudflareno first choiceagainst: Akamai Prolexic, DDoS-Guard, Imperva DDoS Protection, Lumen
Two alternatives
Flowtriq, Indusface AppTranaTwo alternatives
AWS Shield, Indusface AppTranaFour alternatives
AWS Shield, Akamai Prolexic, Google Cloud Armor, Radware Cloud DDoS ProtectionTwo alternatives
Indusface AppTrana, SucuriGPT-5.4 miniCloudflareCloudflareHeldCloudflareCloudflareno first choiceagainst: Cloudflare
Two alternatives
Akamai Prolexic, Fastly DDoS ProtectionFive alternatives
AWS Shield, Akamai Prolexic, Google Cloud Armor, Imperva DDoS Protection, Radware Cloud DDoS ProtectionFive alternatives
AWS Shield, Akamai Prolexic, Fastly DDoS Protection, Google Cloud Armor, Imperva DDoS ProtectionTwo alternatives
AWS Shield, Google Cloud ArmorGemini 3.5 FlashCloudflareCloudflareHeldCloudflareCloudflareagainst: AWS Shield, CrowdSec, Fail2banCloudflareagainst: DDoS-Guard
Four alternatives
AWS Shield, Azure DDoS Protection, Fastly DDoS Protection, Imperva DDoS ProtectionThree alternatives
AWS Shield, Azure DDoS Protection, Fastly DDoS ProtectionFive alternatives
AWS Shield, Akamai Prolexic, Fastly DDoS Protection, Google Cloud Armor, Radware Cloud DDoS ProtectionSix alternatives
AWS Shield, AWS WAF, Azure DDoS Protection, Hetzner, OVHcloud, SucuriFour alternatives
Akamai Prolexic, Fastly DDoS Protection, Imperva DDoS Protection, Radware Cloud DDoS ProtectionPerplexity SonarCloudflareCloudflareHeldCloudflareCloudflareagainst: Azure DDoS Protectionno first choiceagainst: AWS Shield, Azure DDoS Protection, Google Cloud Armor, Oracle
Four alternatives
Akamai Prolexic, Azure DDoS Protection, Fastly DDoS Protection, LevelBlueFour alternatives
AWS Shield, Akamai Prolexic, Imperva DDoS Protection, Radware Cloud DDoS ProtectionFive alternatives
AWS Shield, Akamai Prolexic, Fastly DDoS Protection, Imperva DDoS Protection, Radware Cloud DDoS ProtectionThree alternatives
AWS Shield, Flowtriq, SucuriGrok 4.20Cloudflareagainst: Akamai Prolexic, Azure DDoS Protection, Imperva DDoS ProtectionCloudflareHeldagainst: Akamai ProlexicCloudflareagainst: Akamai ProlexicCloudflareCloudflareagainst: Cosmic Guard, DDoS-Guard, Path.net
Two alternatives
AWS Shield, Radware Cloud DDoS ProtectionFour alternatives
AWS Shield, Gcore DDoS Protection, Imperva DDoS Protection, SucuriThree alternatives
AWS Shield, Imperva DDoS Protection, Radware Cloud DDoS ProtectionFive alternatives
AWS Shield, Azure DDoS Protection, Gcore DDoS Protection, Google Cloud Armor, SucuriFour alternatives
AWS Shield, Akamai Prolexic, Imperva DDoS Protection, Radware Cloud DDoS ProtectionMistral SmallLevelBlueCloudflareChangedCloudflareCloudflareno first choiceagainst: Project Shield
Two alternatives
AWS Shield, Radware Cloud DDoS ProtectionThree alternatives
AWS Shield, Akamai Prolexic, Azure DDoS ProtectionFive alternatives
AWS Shield, Akamai Prolexic, Azure DDoS Protection, Imperva DDoS Protection, Radware Cloud DDoS ProtectionOne alternative
FlowtriqDeepSeek V4 FlashCloudflareagainst: AWS ShieldCloudflareHeldagainst: Akamai ProlexicCloudflareCloudflareagainst: AWS ShieldCloudflareagainst: Cyro Host, DDoS-Guard, Hyperfilter, OVH, Voxility
Five alternatives
Akamai Prolexic, Azure DDoS Protection, Imperva DDoS Protection, Radware Cloud DDoS Protection, SucuriOne alternative
AWS ShieldSix alternatives
AWS Shield, Akamai Prolexic, Azure DDoS Protection, Google Cloud Armor, Imperva DDoS Protection, Radware Cloud DDoS ProtectionTwo alternatives
AWS Shield, Google Cloud ArmorTwo alternatives
Akamai Prolexic, Imperva DDoS ProtectionLlama 4 MaverickLevelBlueCloudflareChangedno first choiceCloudflareno first choicenothing named
Three alternatives
AWS Shield, Akamai Prolexic, Radware Cloud DDoS ProtectionOne alternative
SucuriQwen 3.7 FlashCloudflareagainst: AWS Shield, Azure DDoS ProtectionCloudflareHeldCloudflareCloudflareagainst: AWS Shieldno first choiceagainst: Cosmic Guard, DDoS-Guard, Path.net
Three alternatives
Akamai Prolexic, Fastly DDoS Protection, Imperva DDoS ProtectionFive alternatives
AWS Shield, Azure DDoS Protection, F5, Imperva DDoS Protection, Palo Alto NetworksFive alternatives
AWS Shield, AWS WAF, Akamai Prolexic, F5 NGINX, Imperva DDoS ProtectionThree alternatives
AWS Shield, Azure DDoS Protection, SucuriKimi K2Cloudflareagainst: Akamai ProlexicCloudflareHeldCloudflareCloudflareagainst: AWS Shield, Akamai Prolexic, Azure DDoS Protection, NETSCOUT Arbor, Radware Cloud DDoS ProtectionCloudflareagainst: AWS Shieldagainst: DDoS-Guard
Four alternatives
AWS Shield, Azure DDoS Protection, Imperva DDoS Protection, Radware Cloud DDoS ProtectionFour alternatives
AWS Shield, Akamai Prolexic, Fastly DDoS Protection, Imperva DDoS ProtectionFive alternatives
AWS Shield, Akamai Prolexic, Azure DDoS Protection, Imperva DDoS Protection, Radware Cloud DDoS ProtectionTwo alternatives
AWS Shield, FlowtriqFour alternatives
Akamai Prolexic, Azure DDoS Protection, Imperva DDoS Protection, Radware Cloud DDoS ProtectionGLM 4.7 FlashXCloudflareCloudflareHeldCloudflareCloudflareCloudflare, EdgeOneagainst: BackConnect, Cosmic Guard, DDoS-Guard
Three alternatives
AWS Shield, Akamai Prolexic, Azure DDoS ProtectionSeven alternatives
AWS Shield, Akamai Prolexic, Azure DDoS Protection, Imperva DDoS Protection, NETSCOUT Arbor, Radware Cloud DDoS Protection, VercaraSix alternatives
AWS Shield, Akamai Prolexic, Google Cloud Armor, Imperva DDoS Protection, Radware Cloud DDoS Protection, SucuriThree alternatives
AWS Shield, Azure DDoS Protection, FlowtriqThree alternatives
AWS Shield, Akamai Prolexic, Imperva DDoS ProtectionMiniMax M2.5CloudflareCloudflareHeldCloudflareCloudflareCloudflareagainst: Akamai Prolexicnothing named
Three alternatives
AWS Shield, Imperva DDoS Protection, Radware Cloud DDoS ProtectionThree alternatives
AWS Shield, Azure DDoS Protection, FlowtriqFour alternatives
AWS Shield, Akamai Prolexic, Imperva DDoS Protection, Radware Cloud DDoS ProtectionSix alternatives
AWS Shield, Azure DDoS Protection, Flowtriq, Google Cloud Armor, Project Shield, SucuriFour alternatives
AWS Shield, Azure DDoS Protection, Link11, Radware Cloud DDoS ProtectionBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency.
Seventy-two rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 10:15 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 13:45 | yes | 4 | 8 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 09:23 | yes | 16 | 24 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 12:56 | yes | 19 | 7 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 12:37 | yes | 31 | 18 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 10:37 | yes | 13 | 9 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 13:05 | yes | 16 | 17 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 12:52 | yes | 7 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 11:42 | yes | 7 | 38 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 13:56 | yes | 13 | 38 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 12:03 | yes | 9 | 90 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 13:53 | yes | 9 | 32 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 11:50 | yes | 17 | 10 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 11:08 | yes | 3 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 11:58 | yes | 11 | 21 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 13:39 | yes | 20 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 10:30 | yes | 14 | 10 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 09:56 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 10:46 | yes | 9 | 12 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 13:15 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 10:15 | no | 0 | 45 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 14:02 | yes | 11 | 20 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 12:23 | yes | 9 | 21 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 10:23 | yes | 9 | 39 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 11:15 | yes | 9 | 9 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 12:46 | yes | 6 | 8 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 10:17 | yes | 14 | 19 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 12:18 | yes | 20 | 8 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 10:08 | yes | 16 | 14 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 09:28 | yes | 5 | 8 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 11:29 | yes | 14 | 27 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 12:51 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 14:01 | no | 0 | 20 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 13:33 | yes | 8 | 26 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 13:48 | yes | 15 | 65 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 09:37 | yes | 5 | 18 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 10:43 | yes | 9 | 9 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 13:23 | yes | 3 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 12:11 | yes | 19 | 23 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 10:00 | yes | 20 | 6 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 14:08 | yes | 13 | 9 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 10:53 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 14:09 | yes | 9 | 24 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 13:42 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 13:28 | yes | 5 | 20 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 13:34 | yes | 11 | 48 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 13:45 | yes | 12 | 58 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 11:56 | yes | 5 | 19 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 13:11 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 10:07 | no | 0 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 11:02 | yes | 8 | 27 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 10:25 | yes | 20 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 10:41 | yes | 12 | 12 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 10:03 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 12:12 | yes | 17 | 28 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 09:54 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 14:02 | yes | 5 | 35 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 11:00 | yes | 9 | 55 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 13:42 | yes | 9 | 158 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 13:35 | yes | 5 | 28 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 14:10 | yes | 30 | 11 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 10:38 | yes | 4 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 11:16 | yes | 20 | 25 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 13:19 | yes | 20 | 7 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 11:02 | yes | 34 | 18 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 10:09 | yes | 5 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 11:40 | yes | 18 | 17 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 13:24 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 10:54 | yes | 30 | 84 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 10:52 | yes | 25 | 52 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 10:48 | yes | 33 | 56 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 13:50 | no | 0 | 7 s |
Normalization in this category
Every judgment call made between the raw labels and the numbers above, listed so it is visible and reversible.
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Category-scoped readings
AWS read as AWS Shield
Akamai read as Akamai Prolexic
Akamai (Prolexic) read as Akamai Prolexic
Azure read as Azure DDoS Protection
Azure DDoS read as Azure DDoS Protection
Azure DDoS (Basic) read as Azure DDoS Protection
Fastly read as Fastly DDoS Protection
GCP read as Google Cloud Armor
GCore read as Gcore DDoS Protection
Gcore read as Gcore DDoS Protection
Imperva read as Imperva DDoS Protection
Imperva (Incapsola) read as Imperva DDoS Protection
Imperva (Thales) read as Imperva DDoS Protection
Imperva (by Akamai) read as Imperva DDoS Protection
Imperva (formerly Incapsula) read as Imperva DDoS Protection
Radware read as Radware Cloud DDoS Protection
Radware Cloud DDoS read as Radware Cloud DDoS Protection
Unresolved, counted raw
BackConnect (BackConnect Security, Inc.)
Cyro Host
LiquidWeb
StormWall
Voxility
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.