# RackNerd: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 2 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/racknerd

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Cloud hosting](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/cloud-hosting/index.md) | 0% | 100 | 100% | 2 |
| [Colocation providers](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/colocation-providers/index.md) | 0% | 56 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "RackNerd with plans starting at $79.0/month" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Colocation)

## And against it

- "Complaints about refused refunds for VPS with high packet loss" (Grok 4.20, Cloud hosting)
- "RackNerd refund refusal for 12% packet loss" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Cloud hosting)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 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 | 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 | 1 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named RackNerd, from 3 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- lowendtalk.com: 2
- arphost.com: 1
- californiacompute.org: 1
- cirt.gov.jm: 1
- cnet.com: 1
- crn.com: 1
- findcloudhost.com: 1
- hostadvice.com: 1
- hostingadvice.com: 1
- hostpeakly.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://lowendtalk.com/categories/reviews: 2
- https://arphost.com/best-colocation-providers: 1
- https://californiacompute.org/research/cloud-outages: 1
- https://cirt.gov.jm/page/cloud-service-provision-risks-and-rewards: 1
- https://cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/best-web-hosting: 1
- https://crn.com/news/cloud/2024/the-10-biggest-cloud-outages-of-2024: 1
- https://crn.com/news/cloud/2024/the-10-biggest-cloud-outages-of-2024-so-far: 1
- https://findcloudhost.com/reviews.php: 1

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Global cloud and AI infrastructure from RackNerd, including KVM VPS, AI VPS, dedicated servers, web hosting and colocation across 20 datacenter locations. (https://racknerd.com/)
- For: businesses, developers and AI builders (https://racknerd.com/)
- Price stated: VPS from $2.24/mo; Dedicated servers from $139/mo (https://racknerd.com/)
- Starting price: $2.24/mo (https://racknerd.com/)
- Hosting: North America, Europe, Asia

## What it publishes

Every page racknerd.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 3775 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 458 pages, 14 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 24 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-30
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-25 comparison: Codeigniter vs laravel comparing performance features and use cases https://blog.racknerd.com/codeigniter-vs-laravel-comparing-performance-features-and-use-cases
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Index https://blog.racknerd.com/index.php
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Racknerd launches ctrl a proprietary platform built for the ai era https://blog.racknerd.com/racknerd-launches-ctrl-a-proprietary-platform-built-for-the-ai-era
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: How to monitor docker containers with cadvisor and prometheus https://blog.racknerd.com/how-to-monitor-docker-containers-with-cadvisor-and-prometheus
- Recent: 2026-09-11 blog: Implement rate limiting in nginx for ddos protection https://blog.racknerd.com/implement-rate-limiting-in-nginx-for-ddos-protection
- Recent: 2026-09-04 blog: Setting up centralized monitoring with netdata on a linux server https://blog.racknerd.com/setting-up-centralized-monitoring-with-netdata-on-a-linux-server

## 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.