# Alibaba Cloud API Gateway: how AI models rank it, November 2026

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

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [API gateways](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/api-gateways/index.md) | 0% | 46 | 50% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Cost-effective pricing, excellent for Asia-Pacific markets" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, API gateways)

## And against it

- "Avoid starting new work on these products. Alibaba says new purchases have stopped and the services will shut down" (GPT-6 Luna, API gateways)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Alibaba Cloud API Gateway, from 2 of the 2 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- aws.amazon.com: 2
- docs.aws.amazon.com: 2
- alibabacloud.com: 1 (its own site)
- apisix.apache.org: 1
- azure.microsoft.com: 1
- cisin.com: 1
- cloud.google.com: 1
- daily.dev: 1
- folio-org.atlassian.net: 1
- help.aliyun.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://alibabacloud.com/help/en/api-gateway/traditional-api-gateway/product-overview/end-of-service-the-original-api-gateway-and-mse-cloud-native-gateway: 1
- https://apisix.apache.org/comparisons: 1
- https://apisix.apache.org/learning-center/open-source-api-gateway-comparison: 1
- https://aws.amazon.com/api-gateway: 1
- https://aws.amazon.com/api-gateway/faqs: 1
- https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/api-management: 1
- https://cisin.com/coffee-break/best-free-api-management-tools-picks.html: 1
- https://cloud.google.com/api-gateway/pricing: 1

## In its own words

What Alibaba Cloud API Gateway's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Free plan or trial: Try For Free (https://alibabacloud.com/)
- Hosting: 31 Global Data Center Regions
- Customers named: OpenRouter, iFIT, Duolingo, Shiseido, Drunk Elephant, Futureverse, Align Technology

## What it publishes

Every page alibabacloud.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 7565 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 4442 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2017-03-01
- case study: 606 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 72 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 321 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 39 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2017-02-01
- comparison: 241 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2016-04-01
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 392 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 48 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2016-11-01
- Recent: 2017-03-01 blog: \" https://blog.alibabacloud.com/E-MapReduce-Best-Practices_p247786/\"https://venturebeat.com/2017/03/18/can-ai-stamp-out-fake-news/\"
- Recent: 2017-03-01 blog: \" https://blog.alibabacloud.com/How-AI-can-fight-the-phenomenon-of-fake-news_p81868/\"https://venturebeat.com/2017/03/18/can-ai-stamp-out-fake-news/\"
- Recent: 2017-02-01 report or ebook: \" https://blog.alibabacloud.com/E-MapReduce-Best-Practices_p247786/\"http://diginomica.com/2017/02/02/facebook-takes-fake-news-ai-new-age-alternative-facts/\"
- Recent: 2017-02-01 report or ebook: \" https://blog.alibabacloud.com/How-AI-can-fight-the-phenomenon-of-fake-news_p81868/\"http://diginomica.com/2017/02/02/facebook-takes-fake-news-ai-new-age-alternative-facts/\"
- Recent: 2017-02-01 blog: Qtum mixing bitcoin ethereum launching proof of stake smart contracts platform https://blog.alibabacloud.com/The-Evolution-of-Blockchain-Development_p73812/\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogeraitken/2017/02/06/qtum-mixing-bitcoin-ethereum-launching-proof-of-stake-smart-contracts-platform
- Recent: 2017-02-01 blog: Qtum mixing bitcoin ethereum launching proof of stake smart contracts platform https://blog.alibabacloud.com/Blockchain-and-its-Impact-on-Various-Sectors_p73019/\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogeraitken/2017/02/06/qtum-mixing-bitcoin-ethereum-launching-proof-of-stake-smart-contracts-platform

## 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.