# Wasabi: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 2 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/wasabi

## 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) | 0% | 32 | 0% | 3 |
| [Enterprise storage systems](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/enterprise-storage-systems/index.md) | 0% | 28 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Utilize egress-free cloud object storage providers (e.g., Wasabi, Backblaze B2, Cloudflare R2)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Enterprise storage)
- "Wasabi provides cost-effective cloud object storage" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Enterprise storage)
- "Wasabi is the closest alternative" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Backup and DR)
- "- Wasabi" (GPT-5.4 mini, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Wasabi, from 12 of the 17 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- reddit.com: 6
- pcmag.com: 5
- backblaze.com: 4
- softwareadvice.com: 4
- solved.scality.com: 4
- cloudwards.net: 3
- dell.com: 3
- peerspot.com: 3
- axcient.com: 2
- community.spiceworks.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://pcmag.com/picks/the-best-business-cloud-storage-and-file-sharing-providers: 4
- https://solved.scality.com/object-storage-solutions-small-business: 4
- https://reddit.com/r/storage/comments/z2zbbh/hi_does_anyone_have_a_recommendation_for: 3
- https://axcient.com/blog/msp-guide-to-disaster-recovery-solutions-for-small-business: 2
- https://backblaze.com/cloud-storage/pricing: 2
- https://cloudwards.net/best-cloud-storage-for-teams: 2
- https://dell.com/en-us/shop/scc/sc/storage-products: 2
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/enterprise-storage-systems/smb: 2

## In its own words

What Wasabi's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The AI Storage Cloud Without the Hyperscaler Tax (https://wasabi.com/)
- For: enterprise-class hot cloud storage (https://wasabi.com/)
- Price stated: Wasabi's flat per-TB pricing (https://wasabi.com/)
- Starting price: $8.18 per month (https://wasabi.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Try it free for 30 days. (https://wasabi.com/)
- Certifications: HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, SOC 2 Type II
- Hosting: 16 storage regions across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific
- Customers named: The Hotchkiss School, AIRoA, Performance Hub / UBX, Black.AI

## What it publishes

Every page wasabi.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1495 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 350 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- case study: 117 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-22
- conference or event: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-07-13
- report or ebook: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 18 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-09
- template or tool: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-09-20
- glossary or explainer: 37 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-03-27
- podcast or video: 95 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 256 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Ai is changing public sector data strategy and exposing new storage risks https://wasabi.com/blog/ai/ai-is-changing-public-sector-data-strategy-and-exposing-new-storage-risks
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Why an independent storage layer helps build sovereignty architecture https://wasabi.com/blog/industry-trends/why-an-independent-storage-layer-helps-build-sovereignty-architecture
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Mcp for cloud storage a real world example from wasabi and performance hub https://wasabi.com/blog/ai/mcp-for-cloud-storage-a-real-world-example-from-wasabi-and-performance-hub
- Recent: 2026-09-22 case study: Aptean https://wasabi.com/resources/case-studies/aptean
- Recent: 2026-09-16 case study: Bachmann group https://wasabi.com/resources/case-studies/bachmann-group
- Recent: 2026-09-09 comparison: On premises vs cloud storage https://wasabi.com/blog/data-management/on-premises-vs-cloud-storage

## 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.