# Cumulus: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cumulus

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Data center networking](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/data-center-networking/index.md) | 0% | 30 | 0% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "Open networking (e.g., SONiC, Cumulus on white-box switches) for flexibility and lower costs." (Grok 4.20, Data center networking)
- "white-box + Cumulus/SONiC for cost savings" (Grok 4.20, Data center networking)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Cumulus, from 3 of the 6 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- gane.ai/index: 2
- juniper.net: 2
- lanaotek.com: 2
- nokia.com: 2
- portal.gigaom.com: 2
- arista.com: 1
- cloudnuro.ai: 1
- cloudswit.ch: 1
- cornelis.com: 1
- corning.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://lanaotek.com/evaluating-data-center-switch-vendors-for-network-scalability-reliability-and-longterm-support.html: 2
- https://portal.gigaom.com/reprint/gigaom-radar-for-data-center-switching-250821-nokia: 2
- https://arista.com/assets/data/pdf/Whitepapers/Midsize-Enterprise-Whitepaper.pdf: 1
- https://cloudnuro.ai/blog/top-10-data-center-networking-solutions-for-robust-it-infrastructure-2025-edition: 1
- https://cloudswit.ch/blogs/data-center-switch-buying-guide: 1
- https://cornelis.com/white-papers/open-standards-and-the-cost-of-a-locked-in-network: 1
- https://corning.com/data-center/worldwide/en/home/applications/enterprise-private-data-center.html: 1
- https://databank.com/faq/what-should-beginners-look-for-when-evaluating-data-center-networking: 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.