# Akamai: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 58 judge labels across 6 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/akamai

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Content delivery networks](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/content-delivery-networks/index.md) | 0% | 7 | 37% | 49 |
| [Enterprise browsers](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/enterprise-browsers/index.md) | 0% | 21 | 20% | 5 |
| [Customer identity and access management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/customer-identity-and-access-management/index.md) | 0% | 44 | 0% | 1 |
| [DDI and IP address management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/ddi-and-ipam/index.md) | 0% | 87 | 100% | 1 |
| [Object storage](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/object-storage/index.md) | 0% | 34 | 100% | 1 |
| [SASE platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/sase-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 40 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Browser security platforms/extensions: Akamai (formerly Menlo), LayerX, or similar—often lighter, with better zero-day protection" (Grok 4.20, Enterprise browsers)
- "Choose Akamai for very large global enterprises, media, software downloads, and demanding compliance requirements." (Perplexity Sonar, CDN)
- "Browser Security Platforms (e.g., Akamai, dope.security) | Lightweight agents that secure *all* browsers and apps" (Kimi K2, Enterprise browsers)
- "Choose Akamai if you are a large enterprise requiring peak global security, mass-scale live video streaming" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, CDN)

## And against it

- "Skip Akamai for now: While Akamai is an enterprise titan, its cost and complexity are usually overkill for mid-sized B2B companies" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, CDN)
- "Avoid Akamai unless you have $10k+/mo budget" (Grok 4.20, CDN)
- "You generally do not need to *avoid* major providers like Cloudflare, Akamai, or Fastly, but you should be cautious about their pricing models" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, CDN)
- "Deepest global footprint, enterprise legacy security capabilities, massive scale. | Large enterprise requirements... extreme enterprise compliance needs." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, CDN)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Akamai, from 142 of the 167 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- fastly.com: 69
- blog.blazingcdn.com: 58
- cdnetworks.com: 52
- cloudflare.com: 44
- edgeone.ai: 34
- ioriver.io: 30
- g2.com: 24
- linkedin.com: 23
- gane.ai/index: 21
- github.com: 21

### Pages cited

- https://cdnetworks.com/blog/web-performance/best-cdn-providers: 47
- https://edgeone.ai/blog/details/best-cdn-for-enterprise: 27
- https://fastly.com/blog/cdns-with-the-best-uptime-and-performance: 27
- https://fastly.com/blog/fastest-cdn-providers-performance-speed-and-core-web-vitals: 22
- https://fastly.com/blog/best-cdn-providers: 19
- https://cloudflare.com/products/cdn: 16
- https://fastly.com/blog/top-akamai-alternatives-and-competitors: 15
- https://linkedin.com/pulse/choosing-best-cdn-top-content-delivery-networks-2026-rajesh-kumar-ua4ac: 15

## In its own words

What Akamai's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Akamai is the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online. (https://akamai.com/)
- For: business (https://akamai.com/)
- Price stated: transparent pricing across every data center (https://akamai.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Free trials; US$100 in credits (https://akamai.com/)
- Customers named: Dun & Bradstreet, GoVeda

## What it publishes

Every page akamai.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 10000 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- webinar or virtual event: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

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