# F5: 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/f5

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [DDoS protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/ddos-protection/index.md) | 0% | 48 | 50% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Existing F5 shop: F5" (GPT-5.4 mini, DDoS)

## And against it

- "Highly flexible but complex to configure." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, DDoS)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 | 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 F5, from 10 of the 13 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- github.com: 4
- akamai.com: 3
- cloudflare.com: 3
- f5.com: 3 (its own site)
- fastly.com: 3
- gane.ai/index: 3
- radware.com: 3
- securityboulevard.com: 3
- cpl.thalesgroup.com: 2
- developers.cloudflare.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://fastly.com/blog/best-ddos-mitigation-providers-2025-2026: 3
- https://cpl.thalesgroup.com/resources/application-security/practical-guide-buying-ddos-protection-white-paper: 2
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/ddos-protection/smb: 2
- https://geekflare.com/cybersecurity/ddos-protection-service: 2
- https://github.com/jpxl054/ddos-pricing-analysis: 2
- https://imperva.com/resources/buyer_guides/Practical_Guide_to_Buying_a_DDoS_Protection_Solution_wp_v2.pdf: 2
- https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/74798/review-of-ddos-mitigation-solutions-providers: 2
- https://neelnetworks.com/blog/protect-business-website-from-ddos-attacks: 2

## In its own words

What F5's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Hybrid multicloud app security & delivery for the AI era (https://f5.com/)
- For: enterprise (https://f5.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Start a free trial (https://f5.com/)
- Customers named: Rackspace, Docusign, Cardinal Health, HDI Sigorta, Xcel Energy, Servus Credit Union

## What it publishes

Every page f5.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 17480 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 2764 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-12
- case study: 98 pages, 8 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-11
- webinar or virtual event: 498 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-06
- conference or event: 154 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-01
- report or ebook: 253 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-27
- comparison: 156 pages, 9 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-18
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-07-07
- glossary or explainer: 523 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-31
- podcast or video: 91 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-14
- news or press: 492 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-17
- Recent: 2026-09-17 news or press: F5 positioned as market shaper in the gartner emerging market quadrant for ai application https://www.f5.com/company/news/press-releases/f5-positioned-as-market-shaper-in-the-gartner-emerging-market-quadrant-for-ai-application
- Recent: 2026-09-11 case study: Hcww secures resilient water services in egypt with f5 adsp https://www.f5.com/case-studies/hcww-secures-resilient-water-services-in-egypt-with-f5-adsp
- Recent: 2026-09-02 case study: Rackspace technology accelerates growth with f5 innovation and tools https://www.f5.com/case-studies/rackspace-technology-accelerates-growth-with-f5-innovation-and-tools
- Recent: 2026-09-01 case study: Healthcare system adopts hipaa compliant ai with f5 https://www.f5.com/case-studies/healthcare-system-adopts-hipaa-compliant-ai-with-f5
- Recent: 2026-09-01 conference or event: F5 to participate in upcoming financial conference 0926 https://www.f5.com/company/news/press-releases/f5-to-participate-in-upcoming-financial-conference-0926
- Recent: 2026-08-31 conference or event: Four reasons not to miss the f5 post mythos security summit https://www.f5.com/company/blog/four-reasons-not-to-miss-the-f5-post-mythos-security-summit

## 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.