# Google Hosted Libraries: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 7 judge labels across 1 category by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/google-hosted-libraries

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Content delivery networks](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/content-delivery-networks/index.md) | 0% | 59 | 100% | 7 |

## And against it

- "loading common scripts & styles from a public CDN like cdnjs or Google's Hosted Libraries was a 'best practice'... Nowadays, it's become a recipe for security, privacy & stability problems" (Muse Glimmer 30B, CDN)
- "Avoid or be cautious with public/shared CDNs (e.g., ... Google Hosted Libraries, cdnjs, jsDelivr, or UNPKG)" (Grok 4.20, CDN)
- "Public CDNs in general (cdnjs, jsDelivr, Google Hosted Libraries, etc.) ... Avoid public CDNs where possible" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, CDN)
- "Public/Open CDNs to Be Cautious About ... avoid relying on external public CDNs for library loading" (MiniMax M2.5, CDN)

## 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Google Hosted Libraries, from 9 of the 9 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- httptoolkit.com: 8
- dl.acm.org: 7
- github.com: 5
- arp242.net: 4
- blog.blazingcdn.com: 4
- developers.google.com: 4
- cdnetworks.com: 3
- ioriver.io: 3
- rboutaba.cs.uwaterloo.ca: 3
- techradar.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://httptoolkit.com/blog/public-cdn-risks: 8
- https://arp242.net/cdn.html: 4
- https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2024/12/crawling-december-cdns: 4
- https://dl.acm.org/doi/full/10.1145/3499428: 4
- https://github.com/httptoolkit/httptoolkit-website/blob/main/src/content/posts/public-cdn-risks.mdx: 4
- https://cdnetworks.com/blog/web-performance/best-cdn-providers: 3
- https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3499428: 3
- https://rboutaba.cs.uwaterloo.ca/Papers/Journals/2021/GhaznaviCOMST21.pdf: 3

## What it publishes

Every page google.dev exposes, read 2026-09-29: 10 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:


## 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.