# Effectual: 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/effectual

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Cloud hosting](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/cloud-hosting/index.md) | 0% | 25 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Top for managed cloud infrastructure" (Grok 4.20, Cloud hosting)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

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

### Domains cited

- atlantic.net: 2
- bestbusinesstechnology.com: 2
- techvendorindex.com: 2
- alibabacloud.com: 1
- azure.microsoft.com: 1
- cloud.google.com: 1
- cloudwards.net: 1
- crn.com: 1
- findstack.com: 1
- forrester.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://atlantic.net/cloud-platform/best-cloud-hosting-providers-small-businesses: 2
- https://bestbusinesstechnology.com/best/best-cloud-infrastructure-providers: 2
- https://techvendorindex.com/compare/best-cloud-for-mid-market: 2
- https://techvendorindex.com/compare/best-cloud-infrastructure-for-mid-market: 2
- https://alibabacloud.com/en/knowledge/cprice/aws-vs-azure-vs-google-cloud: 1
- https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-named-a-leader-in-the-forrester-wave-public-cloud-platforms-2024: 1
- https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-recognized-once-again-as-a-leader-for-its-ability-to-execute-and-completeness-of-vision-in-2024-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-distributed-hybrid-infrastructure: 1
- https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/infrastructure-modernization/google-is-a-leader-in-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-strategic-cloud-platform-services: 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.