# Cloudflare Workers: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 2 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cloudflare-workers

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [API gateways](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/api-gateways/index.md) | 0% | 21 | 0% | 2 |
| [Content delivery networks](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/content-delivery-networks/index.md) | 0% | 30 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Global app needing security/DDoS | Cloudflare Workers | Ultra-cheap edge routing + global protection included." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, API gateways)
- "Serverless / Low-Volume Startups | AWS API Gateway (HTTP v2) or Cloudflare Workers / Pingora" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Cloudflare Workers, from 5 of the 10 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- zuplo.com: 3
- apigatewaycost.com: 2
- cotocus.com: 2
- github.com: 2
- konghq.com: 2
- advancedhosting.com: 1
- apis.io: 1
- atatus.com: 1
- atlantic.net: 1
- aws.amazon.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://zuplo.com/learning-center/best-api-gateways-2026: 2
- https://advancedhosting.com/gcp-alternatives: 1
- https://apigatewaycost.com/azure: 1
- https://apigatewaycost.com/cloudflare: 1
- https://apis.io/plans/microsoft-azure-api-management/microsoft-azure-api-management-plans-pricing: 1
- https://atatus.com/guides/api-gateway-tools: 1
- https://atlantic.net/cloud-platform/best-enterprise-hosting-providers: 1
- https://aws.amazon.com/api-gateway/pricing: 1

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Allowing our customers to program our global network to meet their needs (https://blog.cloudflare.com/workers-for-platforms)
- For: customers (https://blog.cloudflare.com/workers-for-platforms)
- Price stated: zero-cost abstraction model (https://blog.cloudflare.com/introducing-worker-services)
- Free plan or trial: our playground (which doesn’t require an account) (https://blog.cloudflare.com/workers-javascript-modules)
- Certifications: PCI DSS
- Customers named: Shopify, Rocket Chat

## 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.