# GCR: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 1 category by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/gcr

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Artifact and container registries](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/artifact-and-container-registries/index.md) | 0% | 20 | 20% | 5 |

## What the models said for it

- "AWS ECR, GCR, Azure ACR - Cloud provider registries with built-in security" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Artifact registries)
- "Primary: Use your cloud provider's managed registry (ECR, ACR, GCR, Artifactory)" (Kimi K2, Artifact registries)

## And against it

- "Self-hosted or cloud registries with poor config (e.g., ... Nexus, Artifactory, Harbor, ACR, GCR, ECR)" (Grok 4.20, Artifact registries)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 GCR, from 5 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- github.com: 3
- paloaltonetworks.com: 3
- docker.com: 2
- docs.cloud.google.com: 2
- harness.io: 2
- nesa.zju.edu.cn: 2
- nvlpubs.nist.gov: 2
- safeguard.sh: 2
- trendaisecurity.com: 2
- aquasec.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://paloaltonetworks.com/content/dam/pan/en_US/assets/pdf/ebooks/container-security-definitive-guide.pdf: 3
- https://docker.com/blog/trivy-supply-chain-compromise-what-docker-hub-users-should-know: 2
- https://docs.cloud.google.com/artifact-registry/docs/overview: 2
- https://harness.io/harness-devops-academy/ultimate-guide-to-artifact-registry-for-multi-cloud: 2
- https://nesa.zju.edu.cn/download/Understanding%20the%20Security%20Risks%20of%20Docker%20Hub.pdf: 2
- https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/specialpublications/nist.sp.800-190.pdf: 2
- https://paloaltonetworks.com/cyberpedia/what-is-container-security: 2
- https://trendaisecurity.com/en-us/resources-insights/deep-research/exposed-container-registries-a-potential-vector-for-supply-chain-attacks: 2

## 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.