# Varnish Cache: 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/varnish-cache

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Load balancers](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/load-balancers/index.md) | 0% | 100 | 67% | 3 |

## And against it

- "Not primarily a load balancer — typically needs a companion LB for even distribution." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Load balancers)
- "Put Varnish *behind* your load balancer, never in front." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, 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 | 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Varnish Cache, from 2 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- haproxy.org: 2
- algoroq.io: 1
- aws.github.io: 1
- bestdevops.com: 1
- capterra.com: 1
- cloud.toolsinfo.com: 1
- cloudspress.com: 1
- contabo.com: 1
- costbench.com: 1
- dhiwise.com: 1

### Pages cited

- http://haproxy.org/: 1
- http://vulnerability-lookup.org/documentation/performance-tuning.html: 1
- https://algoroq.io/compare-tech/alb-vs-nginx-vs-haproxy: 1
- https://aws.github.io/aws-networking-best-practices/application-networking/load-balancing: 1
- https://bestdevops.com/top-10-load-balancers-features-pros-cons-comparison: 1
- https://capterra.com/load-balancing-software/s/free: 1
- https://cloud.toolsinfo.com/c/cloud-load-balancers/guide: 1
- https://cloudspress.com/12-best-free-and-open-source-load-balancers: 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.