# NAXSI: 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/naxsi

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Web application firewalls](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/web-application-firewalls/index.md) | 0% | 29 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Lightweight, open-source WAF that runs as an Nginx module with positive security model" (Grok 4.20, WAF)
- "NAXSI (Nginx-Specific) ... Simple, high-performance, low maintenance rules" (Kimi K2, WAF)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named NAXSI, from 5 of the 6 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- atomicorp.com: 3
- geekflare.com: 3
- wafplanet.com: 3
- bleepingcomputer.com: 2
- g2.com: 2
- haltdos.com: 2
- linuxlinks.com: 2
- milesweb.co.uk: 2
- spotsaas.com: 2
- alternativeto.net: 1

### Pages cited

- https://atomicorp.com/web-application-firewall-waf-costs-shouldnt-exclude-you: 3
- https://geekflare.com/guides/best-web-application-firewall: 3
- https://bleepingcomputer.com/sysadmin/guides/best-web-application-firewalls: 2
- https://haltdos.com/waf/best-free-open-source-waf-solutions: 2
- https://linuxlinks.com/best-free-web-application-firewalls-add-an-external-security-layer: 2
- https://spotsaas.com/list/web-application-firewall--waf--software/for-small-business: 2
- https://wafplanet.com/best-waf-for/small-business: 2
- http://modsecurity.io/: 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.