# Kubernetes: how AI models rank it, November 2026

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

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Container and Kubernetes security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/container-and-kubernetes-security/index.md) | 0% | 99 | 100% | 1 |
| [Workflow orchestration](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/workflow-orchestration/index.md) | 0% | 35 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Kubernetes (or managed equivalents like EKS/GKE) is the only viable enterprise choice" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Orchestration)

## And against it

- "Kubernetes v1.24 dropped built-in Docker Engine support, so any security agents relying on Docker must be migrated to compatible runtimes" (Mistral Small, Container security)

## 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 | 1 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 Kubernetes, from 6 of the 7 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- gane.ai/index: 2
- linkedin.com: 2
- pulumi.com: 2
- arxiv.org: 1
- atix.de: 1
- bubble.io: 1
- builder.aws.com: 1
- capterra.com: 1
- capterra.ie: 1
- chainguard.dev: 1

### Pages cited

- https://arxiv.org/html/1804.05039v3: 1
- https://atix.de/en/blog/terraform-vs-opentofu-which-solution-is-suitable-for-your-company: 1
- https://bubble.io/blog/enterprise-ai-platform: 1
- https://builder.aws.com/content/3Jlb95ARY9UmSfUBd9q519o7Ibd/the-end-of-clickops-why-moving-to-infrastructure-as-code-changes-everything: 1
- https://capterra.com/p/179262/HashiCorp/reviews: 1
- https://capterra.ie/software/179262/hashicorp: 1
- https://chainguard.dev/supply-chain-security-101/container-security-tools-a-buyers-guide: 1
- https://charlessieg.com/articles/infrastructure-as-code-cloudformation-cdk-terraform-pulumi.html: 1

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Production-Grade Container Orchestration (https://kubernetes.io/)
- For: Whether testing locally or running a global enterprise (https://kubernetes.io/)
- Hosting: on-premises, hybrid, public cloud infrastructure
- Customers named: Babylon, Booz Allen Hamilton, Booking.com, AppDirect, Adform, adidas, Ancestry Case Study

## What it publishes

Every page kubernetes.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 6593 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 765 pages, 27 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-22
- case study: 112 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 12 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-11-01
- template or tool: 42 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2018-07-01
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Sig apps spotlight https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/09/22/sig-apps-spotlight
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: Kubernetes v1 37 pvc last used time https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/09/21/kubernetes-v1-37-pvc-last-used-time
- Recent: 2026-09-16 blog: Kubernetes v1 37 hardening container storage https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/09/16/kubernetes-v1-37-hardening-container-storage
- Recent: 2026-09-15 blog: Kubernetes v1 37 pod level resource managers beta https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/09/15/kubernetes-v1-37-pod-level-resource-managers-beta
- Recent: 2026-09-14 blog: Csi changed block tracking beta https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/09/14/csi-changed-block-tracking-beta
- Recent: 2026-09-14 blog: Kubernetes v1 37 memory qos graduates to beta https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/09/14/kubernetes-v1-37-memory-qos-graduates-to-beta

## 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.