# Wasabi Object Storage vs DigitalOcean Spaces: which do AI models recommend for object storage, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Object storage. One of fourteen models named Wasabi Object Storage first on the direct prompt; zero named DigitalOcean Spaces. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/cloud/object-storage/wasabi-object-storage-vs-digitalocean-spaces/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasabi Object Storage | 10% | #4 of 9 | 28% | 54 | 14 of 14 |
| DigitalOcean Spaces | 2% | #6 of 9 | 8% | 26 | 12 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Qwen 3.7 Flash: wasabi object storage first (first choices: Backblaze B2, Wasabi Object Storage)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Cloudflare R2) (alternatives: Backblaze B2, Wasabi Object Storage)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: Google Cloud Storage) (alternatives: Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Wasabi Object Storage)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Backblaze B2) (alternatives: Cloudflare R2, Wasabi Object Storage)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Backblaze B2) (alternatives: Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2, MinIO AIStor, Wasabi Object Storage)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Amazon S3, Azure Blob Storage) (alternatives: Backblaze B2, Google Cloud Storage, Wasabi Object Storage)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither first, one named (alternatives: Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Cloudflare R2, Wasabi Object Storage)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Amazon S3) (alternatives: Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: Backblaze B2) (alternatives: Amazon S3, Cloudian HyperStore)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: Backblaze B2) (alternatives: Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: Cloudflare R2) (alternatives: Azure Blob Storage, Backblaze B2, Google Cloud Storage)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: Amazon S3) (alternatives: Azure Blob Storage, Cloudflare R2, Google Cloud Storage)

## What the models said about Wasabi Object Storage

- "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)

## What the models said about DigitalOcean Spaces

- "Reported 5 GB object caps on some providers, and lack of object lock/WORM support on some of these services." (Perplexity Sonar, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "DigitalOcean Spaces: Watch Out for Size Limits & Concurrency" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "the best choice is usually Backblaze B2 or DigitalOcean Spaces" (Perplexity Sonar, budget prompt, first choice)
- "If the company is looking for a cost-effective solution with good performance, providers like DigitalOcean Spaces, B2, or Hetzner could be considered." (Llama 4 Maverick, paraphrase prompt, alternative)
- "Very small fixed budget: DigitalOcean Spaces starts at $5/month for 250GB storage + 1TB outbound transfer" (Muse Glimmer 30B, budget prompt, alternative)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.