# AKS Automatic: 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/aks-automatic

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Managed Kubernetes platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/managed-kubernetes-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 18 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Already on Azure: choose AKS Automatic for a similarly hands-off setup." (GPT-6 Luna, Managed Kubernetes)
- "You're Microsoft/Azure-centered | AKS Automatic" (GPT-6 Luna, Managed Kubernetes)

## 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named AKS Automatic, from 7 of the 7 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- docs.aws.amazon.com: 5
- docs.cloud.google.com: 5
- learn.microsoft.com: 5
- aws.amazon.com: 2
- controlplane.com: 2
- dev.to: 2
- fairwinds.com: 2
- qovery.com: 2
- alexandre-vazquez.com: 1
- artjoker.net: 1

### Pages cited

- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/automode.html: 4
- https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/autopilot-overview: 3
- https://fairwinds.com/blog/top-6-lessons-managing-kubernetes-smbs: 2
- https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/aks/what-is-aks: 2
- https://qovery.com/blog/kubernetes-alternatives-small-team-ops-hours-ranked: 2
- https://alexandre-vazquez.com/tag/eks-auto-mode: 1
- https://artjoker.net/blog/top-10-best-managed-kubernetes-platforms: 1
- https://aws.amazon.com/eks/auto-mode: 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.