One of fourteen models named Wasabi Object Storage first on the direct prompt; zero named Cloudian HyperStore. Wasabi Object Storage was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Cloudian HyperStore by five and Wasabi Object Storage carries 54 labels and Cloudian HyperStore 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
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 object storage page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Wasabi Object Storage and Cloudian HyperStore were named in the same answer sixteen times, of the 160 answers naming Wasabi Object Storage and the 36 naming Cloudian HyperStore. In those answers Cloudian HyperStore took the first choice zero times and Wasabi Object Storage two.
| 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 |
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.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Services to Avoid ... Wasabi Technologies | • 90‑day minimum retention per object” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Why avoid or extra cautious? 90-day minimum retention policy” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“Wasabi has a 90-day minimum storage commitment... This is fine for long-term archives but terrible for highly volatile temporary files.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · soft negative
“Wasabi - Best Overall Value ... Bottom line: For pure cost savings, Backblaze B2 or Wasabi will save you 70-80%” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“the best object storage service is typically either Wasabi or Backblaze B2” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Choose Wasabi if: - You want the simplest, most predictable pricing” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Cloudian HyperStore is the top recommendation due to its full S3 compatibility, enterprise-grade features, and flexibility for hybrid deployments” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For companies with complex compliance needs or requiring hybrid storage solutions, Cloudian HyperStore might be more appropriate.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · alternative
“If you need data sovereignty/on-prem: MinIO (self-hosted, S3-compatible) or Cloudian.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · alternative
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.