Cloud hosting · October 2026 Edition
Hostinger vs Google Cloud
Zero of fourteen models named Hostinger first on the direct prompt; one named Google Cloud. Hostinger was named by ten of the fourteen models and Google Cloud by thirteen and Hostinger carries 16 labels and Google Cloud 57, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in twenty-three categories this edition.
First-choice share10%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate6%23%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#7A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels1657A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Hostinger reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Amazon Web Services was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Amazon Web Services vs Hostinger · Amazon Web Services vs Google Cloud · Microsoft Azure vs Hostinger
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the cloud hosting page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
HostingerFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGoogle Cloud
Direct011 against Google Cloud
Paraphrase001 against Google Cloud
Comparative01
Budget-constrained504 against Google Cloud
Scale-constrained00
Negative011 against Hostinger · 7 against Google Cloud
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Hostinger and Google Cloud stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | | |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | | | |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | | |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Hostinger Google Cloud first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Hostinger on the left and Google Cloud on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Hostinger and Google Cloud stood in it.
Google Cloud first, Hostinger not the choice
1 of 14 modelsHostinger was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallAmazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure
Neither was the first choice, one was named
10 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniAmazon Web Services alternatives: Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure
Gemini 3.5 FlashAmazon Web Services alternatives: Akamai Connected Cloud, Cloudways, DigitalOcean Droplets, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Render
Perplexity SonarAmazon Web Services alternatives: Atlantic.Net, Google Cloud, Hostinger
Grok 4.1 FastAmazon Web Services alternatives: Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure
DeepSeek V4 FlashMicrosoft Azure alternatives: Amazon Web Services, DigitalOcean Droplets, Google Cloud, Liquid Web
Qwen 3.7 FlashMicrosoft Azure alternatives: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud
Kimi K2DigitalOcean Droplets, Vultr alternatives: Amazon Web Services, Atlantic.Net, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Azure alternatives: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud
GPT-6 LunaAmazon Web Services alternatives: Azure, Google Cloud
Muse Glimmer 30BAmazon Web Services alternatives: Azure, DigitalOcean Droplets, Google Cloud, InMotion Hosting, Kamatera, Liquid Web
Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Hyve Managed Hosting alternatives: Atlantic.Net, Kamatera
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
MiniMax M2.5Amazon Web Services, Azure
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Hostinger leads by three points.
Hostinger5%#6 of 14Google Cloud2%#11 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Hostinger leads by eight points.
Hostinger10%#4 of 12Google Cloud2%#7 of 12Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Hostinger0%#– of 8Google Cloud0%#6 of 8What the models said about Hostinger
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Alleged unethical practices (fake reviews), slow performance, poor customer support” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Hostinger is generally considered the top choice for tight budgets due to its aggressive pricing and included features” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“For Simple Websites/Blogs: Hostinger Cloud ($7.19/mo with free trial) or DreamHost ($4.50/mo)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“The best cloud hosting provider for a company with a limited budget is Hostinger” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Google Cloud
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Raw hyperscalers like AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure ... require more self-management, and can become expensive” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“the major hyperscalers (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform) generally offer superior reliability” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is known for its data analytics, AI/ML capabilities, and competitive pricing” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“GCP (3rd, fastest-growing ~28% YoY) | Data analytics, AI/ML, containers” Grok 4.1 Fast · comparative prompt · first choice
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.