# AWS IAM: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 2 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/aws-iam

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Multi-factor authentication](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/multi-factor-authentication/index.md) | 0% | 39 | 0% | 1 |
| [Workforce identity and SSO](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/workforce-identity-and-sso/index.md) | 0% | 26 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "AWS IAM offers free MFA" (Claude Haiku 4.5, MFA)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | 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 AWS IAM, from 9 of the 10 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 5
- securden.com: 3
- softwareadvice.com: 3
- spotsaas.com: 3
- aimultiple.com: 2
- askmeidentity.com: 2
- expertinsights.com: 2
- okta.com: 2
- securityboulevard.com: 2
- arxiv.org: 1

### Pages cited

- https://securden.com/blog/cost-effective-pam-for-sme.html: 3
- https://aimultiple.com/pam-solutions: 2
- https://askmeidentity.com/resources/iam-outage-tracker: 2
- https://g2.com/categories/privileged-access-management-pam/small-business: 2
- https://softwareadvice.com/privileged-access-management/small-business: 2
- https://spotsaas.com/category/privileged-access-management--pam--software: 2
- https://spotsaas.com/list/privileged-access-management--pam--software/for-small-business: 2
- https://arxiv.org/pdf/2408.10634: 1

## In its own words

What AWS IAM's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: To help secure your AWS resources, follow these best practices for AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM). (https://aws.amazon.com/iam/resources/best-practices)
- For: human users and workloads accessing your AWS resources (https://aws.amazon.com/iam/resources/best-practices)

## 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.