# Grafana Cloud Logs: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 16 judge labels across 1 category by 8 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/grafana-cloud-logs

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Log management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/log-management/index.md) | 7% | 6 | 6% | 16 |

## What the models said for it

- "For most budget-conscious small companies, I'd start with Grafana Cloud Logs." (GPT-6 Luna, Logs)
- "For startups or small tech teams: Start with Axiom or Grafana Cloud." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Logs)
- "Grafana Loki + Grafana Cloud (Best Overall Value)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Logs)
- "Recommended: Grafana Cloud Logs (powered by Loki)" (Kimi K2, Logs)

## And against it

- "Grafana Cloud Logs, if you want one simple per-GB price. Its bill can depend on processed, written, retained" (GPT-6 Luna, Logs)

## 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 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Grafana Cloud Logs, from 42 of the 52 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- grafana.com: 18 (its own site)
- logmanager.com: 18
- hyperping.com: 15
- coralogix.com: 14
- toolradar.com: 13
- sherlocks.ai: 11
- softwareadvice.com: 11
- getapp.com: 10
- github.com: 10
- motadata.com: 10

### Pages cited

- https://hyperping.com/blog/best-log-management-tools: 15
- https://coralogix.com/guides/top-log-management-tools-compared: 13
- https://logmanager.com/learn/top-log-management-tools: 13
- https://sherlocks.ai/discover/best-log-management-software: 11
- https://grafana.com/pricing: 9
- https://toolradar.com/guides/best-log-management-tools: 9
- https://softwareadvice.com/log-management: 8
- https://datadoghq.com/pricing: 7

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: The fully managed log aggregation system powered by Loki OSS, built to help teams troubleshoot faster by centralizing, analyzing, and optimizing logs from all your applications and infrastructure. (https://grafana.com/products/cloud/logs)
- For: teams (https://grafana.com/products/cloud/logs)
- Price stated: free Always free $0 No credit card required; pro Self-serve Starts at $0.050/GB Processi Starts at $0.400/GBWritei Starts at $0.100/GBRetaini; enterprise Full service Prices are Custom (https://grafana.com/products/cloud/logs)
- Starting price: $0.050/GB Processi (https://grafana.com/products/cloud/logs)
- Free plan or trial: Always free; No credit card required; The free plan includes access to logs, metrics, traces, and dashboards. (https://grafana.com/products/cloud/logs)
- Certifications: FedRAMP, PCI DSS, GDPR
- Hosting: Public Cloud, Federal Cloud, Bring Your Own Cloud
- Customers named: Paradigm, TeleTracking, Houzz

## 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.