# iCloud: how AI models rank it, November 2026

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

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Backup and disaster recovery](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/backup-and-disaster-recovery/index.md) | 0% | 123 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Cloud sync | Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, iCloud as your only backup" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Backup and DR)

## 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 | 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 iCloud, from 3 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- backblaze.com: 2
- cisa.gov: 2
- cohesity.com: 2
- veeam.com: 2
- backupassist.com: 1
- biztechmagazine.com: 1
- blogs.vmware.com: 1
- cloudvara.com: 1
- cmitsolutions.com: 1
- computerworld.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/data_backup_options.pdf: 2
- https://backblaze.com/blog: 1
- https://backblaze.com/blog/cloud-backup-vs-cloud-sync: 1
- https://backblaze.com/blog/disaster-recovery-101-navigating-backup-and-archive-infrastructure: 1
- https://backblaze.com/blog/troubleshooting-disaster-recovery-scenarios-10-mistakes-to-avoid: 1
- https://backupassist.com/blog/beware-the-imitation-they-look-similar-to-backups-but-will-leave-you-stranded: 1
- https://biztechmagazine.com/article/2026/07/finding-right-disaster-recovery-strategy-smbs: 1
- https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2026/10/28/not-about-backups-its-about-restores: 1

## In its own words

What iCloud's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The best place for all your photos, files, notes, mail, and more. (https://icloud.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page icloud.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 868 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.