# Akana: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/akana

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [API management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/api-management/index.md) | 0% | 49 | 50% | 2 |

## And against it

- "Avoid enterprise-heavy tools like Apigee, Mulesoft, or Akana initially" (Grok 4.20, API management)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Akana, from 5 of the 6 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- softwareadvice.com: 3
- softwaretestinghelp.com: 3
- g2.com: 2
- scalar.com: 2
- spotsaas.com: 2
- wso2.com: 2
- apiboost.com: 1
- b2bsaastools.com: 1
- capterra.com: 1
- cotocus.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://softwaretestinghelp.com/api-management-tools: 3
- https://g2.com/categories/api-management/small-business: 2
- https://scalar.com/library/best-api-management-platforms-2026: 2
- https://softwareadvice.com/api-management: 2
- https://wso2.com/api-platform/learn/api-management-tools: 2
- https://apiboost.com/post/best-api-management-tools: 1
- https://b2bsaastools.com/blog/best-b2b-saas-developer-portal-tools: 1
- https://capterra.com/api-management-software: 1

## 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.