# iPage: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ipage

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Cloud hosting](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/cloud-hosting/index.md) | 0% | 104 | 100% | 4 |

## And against it

- "such as Bluehost, HostGator, iPage, and others, due to their decline in quality and customer satisfaction" (Llama 4 Maverick, Cloud hosting)
- "EIG/Newfold Digital Brands (Bluehost, HostGator, iPage, etc.) ... quality plummeted" (Kimi K2, Cloud hosting)
- "Brands include: Bluehost, HostGator, HostMonster, iPage, FatCow, JustHost, Domain.com." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Cloud hosting)
- "They own 60+ brands... Why avoid them: Frequent downtime" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 iPage, from 9 of the 9 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- reddit.com: 6
- trustpilot.com: 5
- atlantic.net: 4
- cnet.com: 4
- thishosting.rocks: 4
- bententerprise.com: 3
- whatsthehost.com: 3
- capterra.com: 2
- g2.com: 2
- gane.ai/index: 2

### Pages cited

- https://atlantic.net/cloud-platform/best-cloud-hosting-providers-small-businesses: 4
- https://thishosting.rocks/list-of-all-eig-newfold-digital-hosting-providers: 4
- https://bententerprise.com/worst-web-hosting-companies: 3
- https://cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/best-web-hosting: 3
- https://reddit.com/r/webhosting/comments/ux7nuc/what_companies_should_someone_never_use: 3
- https://whatsthehost.com/ranking-the-worst-web-hosting-companies-based-on-deep-research-and-our-opinions: 3
- https://io.bikegremlin.com/33007/who-owns-who: 2
- https://reddit.com/r/Hosting/comments/1v5yk9t/whats_one_hosting_company_you_would_never_go_back: 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.