# HostGator: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 7 judge labels across 2 categories by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/hostgator

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Cloud hosting](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/cloud-hosting/index.md) | 0% | 105 | 83% | 6 |
| [Managed DNS](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/managed-dns/index.md) | 0% | 61 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "such as Bluehost, HostGator, iPage, and others, due to their decline in quality and customer satisfaction" (Llama 4 Maverick, Cloud hosting)
- "Brands include: Bluehost, HostGator, HostMonster, iPage, FatCow, JustHost, Domain.com." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Cloud hosting)
- "HostGator India — sites down without notice, no refund policy, terrible support" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Cloud hosting)
- "Avoid: EIG-owned brands (Bluehost, HostGator)" (Kimi K2, Cloud hosting)

## 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 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 HostGator, from 15 of the 17 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- atlantic.net: 8
- reddit.com: 8
- trustpilot.com: 7
- g2.com: 5
- bententerprise.com: 4
- cnet.com: 4
- thishosting.rocks: 4
- capterra.com: 3
- gane.ai/index: 3
- liquidweb.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://atlantic.net/cloud-platform/best-cloud-hosting-providers-small-businesses: 7
- https://bententerprise.com/worst-web-hosting-companies: 4
- https://reddit.com/r/webhosting/comments/ux7nuc/what_companies_should_someone_never_use: 4
- https://thishosting.rocks/list-of-all-eig-newfold-digital-hosting-providers: 4
- https://cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/best-web-hosting: 3
- https://g2.com/categories/cloud-web-hosting/small-business: 3
- https://reddit.com/r/Hosting/comments/1v5yk9t/whats_one_hosting_company_you_would_never_go_back: 3
- https://techradar.com/news/best-cloud-hosting-providers: 3

## 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.