# Restic: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/restic

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Backup and disaster recovery](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/backup-and-disaster-recovery/index.md) | 2% | 13 | 0% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you're comfortable with CLI and want maximum flexibility: Restic or Borg (free)." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Backup and DR)
- "use dedicated tools with deduplication, encryption, and versioning (e.g., Restic, Borg, or commercial solutions)" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Backup and DR)
- "Restic or BorgBackup handle local, deduplicated, encrypted backups." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Backup and DR)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 Restic, from 4 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- softwareadvice.com: 3
- axcient.com: 2
- backblaze.com: 2
- cloudwards.net: 2
- veeam.com: 2
- aomeitech.com: 1
- apollotechnical.com: 1
- backupassist.com: 1
- bestbackupreviews.com: 1
- blogs.vmware.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://softwareadvice.com/disaster-recovery/small-business: 3
- https://axcient.com/blog/msp-guide-to-disaster-recovery-solutions-for-small-business: 2
- https://cloudwards.net/best-online-backup-for-small-business: 2
- https://softwareadvice.com/backup: 2
- https://aomeitech.com/ab/workstation.html: 1
- https://apollotechnical.com/best-backup-and-disaster-recovery-solutions-for-small-businesses: 1
- https://backblaze.com/blog: 1
- https://backblaze.com/blog/cloud-backup-vs-cloud-sync: 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.