# Lumen: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 2 categories by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/lumen

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [DDoS protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/ddos-protection/index.md) | 0% | 41 | 0% | 1 |
| [SD-WAN](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/sd-wan/index.md) | 0% | 49 | 0% | 1 |

## 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 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Lumen, from 6 of the 7 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- reddit.com: 3
- thectoclub.com: 3
- g2.com: 2
- imperva.com: 2
- netify.co.uk: 2
- radware.com: 2
- slashdot.org: 2
- airtel.in: 1
- assets.lumen.com: 1 (its own site)
- businesswire.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://imperva.com/resources/buyer_guides/Practical_Guide_to_Buying_a_DDoS_Protection_Solution_wp_v2.pdf: 2
- https://reddit.com/r/networking/comments/1j9npqo/whats_the_sdwan_vendor_of_choice_these_days: 2
- https://slashdot.org/software/sd-wan/f-small-business: 2
- https://thectoclub.com/tools/best-sd-wan-solutions: 2
- https://airtel.in/b2b/insights/ddos-protection-services: 1
- https://assets.lumen.com/is/content/Lumen/idc-marketscape-worldwide-ddos-prevention-solutions-2019-vendor-assessmentpdf: 1
- https://businesswire.com/news/home/20211112005716/en: 1
- https://checkpoint.com/cyber-hub/network-security/what-is-sd-wan/top-5-sd-wan-providers-to-consider-in-2025: 1

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: AI-Ready Networking & Secure Cloud Solutions (https://lumen.com/)
- For: business (https://lumen.com/)
- Price stated: Protect your business for less with limited-time pricing on DDoS Hyper®. Save 20% on a monthly contract or 30% on an annual contract (including no installation fee).* (https://www.lumen.com/en-au/security/ddos-hyper.html)
- Starting price: $3,190 per month (https://www.lumen.com/en-au/security/ddos-hyper.html)
- Customers named: Intelsat, Micro Center, Hanmi Bank, Arctic Glacier, New York Yankees, American Family Care, Prometheus Hyperscale, BlackStar Group

## What it publishes

Every page lumen.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 3275 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 391 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-15
- case study: 311 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21
- webinar or virtual event: 85 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-27
- conference or event: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 14 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-06-19
- comparison: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-07-01
- template or tool: 19 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 43 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-21 case study: Skyway studios https://www.lumen.com/en-us/resources/customer-stories/skyway-studios.html
- Recent: 2026-09-15 blog: Daring diaries on negotiating with pirates https://www.lumen.com/en-us/insights/daring-diaries-on-negotiating-with-pirates.html
- Recent: 2026-09-01 blog: Daring diaries on being left for dead https://www.lumen.com/en-us/insights/daring-diaries-on-being-left-for-dead.html
- Recent: 2026-08-17 blog: Daring diaries on making pigs fly https://www.lumen.com/en-us/insights/daring-diaries-on-making-pigs-fly.html
- Recent: 2026-08-11 blog: Daring diaries introduction https://www.lumen.com/en-us/insights/daring-diaries-introduction.html
- Recent: 2026-07-14 case study: New york yankees https://www.lumen.com/en-us/resources/customer-stories/new-york-yankees.html

## 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.