# Wasabi Object Storage vs Google Cloud Storage: 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; one named Google Cloud Storage. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/cloud/object-storage/wasabi-object-storage-vs-google-cloud-storage/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasabi Object Storage | 10% | #4 of 9 | 28% | 54 | 14 of 14 |
| Google Cloud Storage | 2% | #7 of 9 | 21% | 47 | 14 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Qwen 3.7 Flash: wasabi object storage first (first choices: Backblaze B2, Wasabi Object Storage)
- Perplexity Sonar: google cloud storage first (first choices: Google Cloud Storage) (alternatives: Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Wasabi Object Storage)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: Amazon S3) (alternatives: Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Cloudflare R2) (alternatives: Backblaze B2, Wasabi Object Storage)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Backblaze B2) (alternatives: Cloudflare R2, Wasabi Object Storage)
- Kimi K2: neither first, one named (first choices: Cloudflare R2) (alternatives: Azure Blob Storage, Backblaze B2, Google Cloud 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)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither first, one named (first choices: Amazon S3) (alternatives: Azure Blob Storage, Cloudflare R2, Google Cloud Storage)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither first, one named (alternatives: Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Cloudflare R2, Wasabi Object Storage)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named
- 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

## 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 Google Cloud Storage

- ""avoid or be cautious about ... those with high egress fees or minimum retention periods, such as GCS and Azure Cold"" (Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "Avoid hyperscalers (AWS/GCP/Azure) on tight budgets due to egress/API add-ons." (Grok 4.1 Fast, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "Outages: Frequent minor incidents; e.g., Google Cloud had prolonged regional degradations" (Grok 4.1 Fast, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "the best default choice is usually Google Cloud Storage" (Perplexity Sonar, direct prompt, first choice)
- "Known for high-performance internal networking and strong support for large-scale data analytics and machine learning pipelines" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, comparative prompt, alternative)
- "If the company is already using or planning to use Google Cloud services, Google Cloud Storage is a seamless choice." (Llama 4 Maverick, paraphrase 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.