KVM
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Proxmox VE is first at 74%.
Proxmox VE is first at 44%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Nutanix AHV is first at 43%.
Why models recommend it
“Open-source, integrated into Linux kernel, strong security track record”Kimi K2 · Negative question · first choice
“KVM and Proxmox are also free and offer world-class performance.”Llama 4 Maverick · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“Choose KVM (Proxmox) if you are building a lab, managing a budget business, or deeply integrated into the Linux world.”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Comparative question · alternative
“Free and integrated into Linux, though it requires more technical expertise to set up and manage.”Claude Haiku 4.5 · Budget-constrained question · alternative
What gives them pause
“KVM is heavily targeted. Researchers have discovered critical "guest-to-host escape" vulnerabilities”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Negative question · warning
“Open-source, cost-effective, but may require more technical expertise.”Mistral Small · Scale-constrained question · warning
“free software does not mean free operations”Perplexity Sonar · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as KVM, over the 47 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 14 | Compare → | |
| 42 | 11 | Compare → | |
| 32 | 6 | Compare → | |
| 27 | 1 | Compare → | |
| 15 | 0 | View → | |
| 13 | 0 | View → | |
| 12 | 1 | Compare → | |
| 11 | 0 | View → | |
| 10 | 0 | View → | |
| 9 | 0 | Compare → |
What the models named instead of KVM →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 32 of the 47 answers that named KVM and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
No domain is on file for KVM, so its own site is not marked.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |