# Open-source NGINX: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/open-source-nginx

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Load balancers](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/load-balancers/index.md) | 0% | 56 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Open-source NGINX is another strong free option, especially for straightforward HTTP/HTTPS workloads." (Perplexity Sonar, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Open-source NGINX, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- costbench.com: 1
- guideflow.com: 1
- learn.g2.com: 1
- loadbalancer.org: 1
- rankite.com: 1
- softwareadvice.com: 1
- spotsaas.com: 1
- xurrent.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://costbench.com/best/best-load-balancer-on-premise-2026: 1
- https://costbench.com/best/load-balancers-for-small-business: 1
- https://costbench.com/software/load-balancers/compare-all: 1
- https://guideflow.com/blog/load-balancer-software: 1
- https://learn.g2.com/best-load-balancing-software: 1
- https://loadbalancer.org/blog/whats-the-best-cloud-load-balancer: 1
- https://rankite.com/blog/best-load-balancer-software: 1
- https://softwareadvice.com/load-balancing: 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.