# Alibaba ACK: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/alibaba-ack

## 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% | 71 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Avoid unless you're already deeply invested in that ecosystem" (Grok 4.20, 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 Alibaba ACK, from 3 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- ciopages.com: 2
- infoworld.com: 2
- theaiops.com: 2
- controlplane.com: 1
- digitalocean.com: 1
- gane.ai/index: 1
- iac-bazaar.com: 1
- kubegrade.com: 1
- linkedin.com: 1
- openmetal.io: 1

### Pages cited

- https://ciopages.com/buyer-guides/kubernetes-platforms: 2
- https://infoworld.com/article/3851762/14-alternative-managed-kubernetes-platforms.html: 2
- https://theaiops.com/top-10-kubernetes-management-platforms-features-pros-cons-comparison: 2
- https://controlplane.com/blog/post/top-managed-kubernetes-services: 1
- https://digitalocean.com/resources/articles/managed-kubernetes-services: 1
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/managed-kubernetes-platforms/enterprise: 1
- https://iac-bazaar.com/solutions/kubernetes: 1
- https://kubegrade.com/kubernetes-platform-comparison: 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.