# NS1/IBM: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ns1-ibm

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Managed DNS](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/managed-dns/index.md) | 0% | 17 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "IBM NS1 Connect | Best-in-class traffic steering and health checks, API-first, great for complex routing" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Managed DNS)
- "NS1/IBM (advanced traffic management)" (Kimi K2, Managed DNS)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 NS1/IBM, from 3 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- digicert.com: 2
- gane.ai/index: 2
- ibm.com: 2
- linkedin.com: 2
- palomarr.com: 2
- zdns.com: 2
- bleepingcomputer.com: 1
- businessresearchinsights.com: 1
- cdnworld.com: 1
- chertoffgroup.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/managed-dns/enterprise: 2
- https://ibm.com/think/topics/managed-dns: 2
- https://palomarr.com/cs/dns-security/rfp-guide: 2
- https://zdns.com/blog/managed-dns-providers-enterprise-buyer-checklist: 2
- https://bleepingcomputer.com/tag/dns: 1
- https://businessresearchinsights.com/market-reports/managed-dns-providers-software-market-104090: 1
- https://cdnworld.com/article/managed-dns-for-multi-cdn-compared: 1
- https://chertoffgroup.com/china-based-cyber-attacks-highlight-us-tech-vulnerability: 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.