# Backblaze B2: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 72 judge labels across 3 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/backblaze-b2

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Object storage](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/object-storage/index.md) | 55% | 1 | 3% | 65 |
| [Backup and disaster recovery](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/backup-and-disaster-recovery/index.md) | 2% | 11 | 0% | 6 |
| [Enterprise storage systems](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/enterprise-storage-systems/index.md) | 0% | 35 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Backblaze B2 is the safest and most popular recommendation due to its low price, free egress allowance, reliability, and S3 compatibility" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Object storage)
- "Backblaze B2 is frequently highlighted for its enterprise-ready security, 99.9% uptime SLA, and full S3 API compatibility." (Mistral Small, Object storage)
- "Start with Backblaze B2 for its balance of price, features, and proven track record with small businesses." (Grok 4.20, Object storage)
- "If you want a single safe default for most startups, Backblaze B2 is the most cited cost-conscious choice" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Object storage)

## And against it

- "B2 does not have the same global backbone infrastructure as Google or AWS. For small, frequent requests, latency can be noticeably higher" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Object storage)
- "Backblaze B2 is popular for backups due to low cost but has had outage reports and isn't ideal for hot data." (Grok 4.20, Object storage)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Backblaze B2, from 159 of the 196 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- backblaze.com: 78 (its own site)
- github.com: 72
- g2.com: 61
- cloudflare.com: 53
- solved.scality.com: 44
- wasabi.com: 36
- aws.amazon.com: 32
- cloudian.com: 32
- dev.to: 26
- impossiblecloud.com: 24

### Pages cited

- https://github.com/mixpeek/awesome-object-storage: 64
- https://backblaze.com/cloud-storage/pricing: 47
- https://cloudflare.com/products/r2: 39
- https://backblaze.com/cloud-storage: 37
- https://g2.com/categories/object-storage-solutions/small-business: 35
- https://solved.scality.com/object-storage-solutions-small-business: 33
- https://cloudflare.com/en-gb/developer-platform/products/r2: 29
- https://saasworthy.com/list/object-storage: 24

## In its own words

What Backblaze B2's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: B2 Cloud Storage (https://www.backblaze.com/apidocs/b2-list-buckets)

## 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.