# MetalLB: how AI models rank it, November 2026

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

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Load balancers](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/load-balancers/index.md) | 0% | 79 | 50% | 2 |

## And against it

- "Evaluate MetalLB carefully — fine for bare metal, but not cloud-friendly" (Kimi K2, Load balancers)

## 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 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named MetalLB, from 2 of the 2 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- aws.amazon.com: 1
- aws.github.io: 1
- capterra.com: 1
- cloudburn.io: 1
- cloudspress.com: 1
- dev.to: 1
- dhiwise.com: 1
- docs.aws.amazon.com: 1
- docs.azure.cn: 1
- docs.k3s.io: 1

### Pages cited

- https://aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/faqs: 1
- https://aws.github.io/aws-networking-best-practices/application-networking/load-balancing: 1
- https://capterra.com/load-balancing-software/s/free: 1
- https://cloudburn.io/docs/rules/aws/elb: 1
- https://cloudspress.com/12-best-free-and-open-source-load-balancers: 1
- https://dev.to/turacthethinker/great-stack-to-doesnt-work-8-load-balancer-traffic-incoming-nothing-standing-8j1: 1
- https://dhiwise.com/post/the-best-load-balancing-software-for-optimal-performance: 1
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing: 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.