# Kuma: 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/kuma

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [API gateways](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/api-gateways/index.md) | 0% | 35 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "the lighter Kuma service mesh adds circuit breaking, retries, timeouts, and mTLS" (Grok 4.20, API gateways)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 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 Kuma, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- api7.ai: 1
- apis.io: 1
- codecentric.de: 1
- cotocus.com: 1
- gravitee.io: 1

### Pages cited

- https://api7.ai/top-11-api-gateways-platforms-compared: 1
- https://apis.io/use-cases/api-gateway: 1
- https://codecentric.de/en/knowledge-hub/blog/charge-your-apis-volume-30-gateway-to-success-understanding-and-choosing-the-right-api-gateway-for-modern-architectures: 1
- https://cotocus.com/blog/top-10-api-gateways-features-pros-cons-comparison: 1
- https://gravitee.io/blog/the-best-api-management-tools-for-your-organization-ppc: 1

## 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.