# ExtremeSwitching: how AI models rank it, November 2026

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

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Data center networking](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/data-center-networking/index.md) | 2% | 13 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "ExtremeSwitching is the strongest overall choice among mainstream enterprise platforms" (Perplexity Sonar, Data center networking)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 ExtremeSwitching, from 2 of the 2 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- peerspot.com: 2
- cisco.com: 1
- external.pi.gpi.aws.gartner.com: 1
- gane.ai/index: 1
- linkedin.com: 1
- networkdevicesinc.com: 1
- reddit.com: 1
- saasworthy.com: 1
- v2cloud.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://cisco.com/c/en/us/products/switches/switch-selector.html: 1
- https://external.pi.gpi.aws.gartner.com/reviews/market/data-center-switching: 1
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/data-center-networking/smb: 1
- https://linkedin.com/pulse/enterprise-switch-platforms-choosing-right-vendor-modern-madusanka-kkyff: 1
- https://networkdevicesinc.com/community/blog/best-switches-for-data-centers: 1
- https://peerspot.com/categories/data-center-networking: 1
- https://peerspot.com/products/arista-campus-lan-switches-reviews: 1
- https://peerspot.com/products/arista-networks-platform-reviews: 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.