# Terraform Open-Source CLI: 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/terraform-open-source-cli

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Infrastructure as code](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/infrastructure-as-code/index.md) | 0% | 21 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Use Terraform CLI if you're already invested in Terraform and the BSL license doesn't affect your use case." (MiniMax M2.5, IaC)

## 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 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Terraform Open-Source CLI, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- blackmoreops.com: 1
- c3x.dev: 1
- cherryservers.com: 1
- dev.to: 1
- encore.dev: 1
- index.dev: 1
- scalr.com: 1
- spacelift.io: 1
- weetechsolution.com: 1
- workflowautomation.net: 1

### Pages cited

- https://blackmoreops.com/infrastructure-as-code-tools-guide: 1
- https://c3x.dev/blog/does-terraform-cost-money: 1
- https://cherryservers.com/blog/ansible-vs-terraform-infrastructure-tool: 1
- https://dev.to/samlongbottom/best-infrastructure-as-code-tools-in-2025-14o3: 1
- https://encore.dev/articles/best-infrastructure-as-code-tool-new-teams: 1
- https://index.dev/skill-vs-skill/serverless-framework-vs-aws-sam-vs-terraform: 1
- https://scalr.com/learning-center/hcp-terraform-free-tier-is-being-discontinued-what-you-need-to-know: 1
- https://spacelift.io/blog/infrastructure-as-code-tools: 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.