# Tyk vs Zuplo: which do AI models recommend for API gateways, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, API gateways. Two of fourteen models named Tyk first on the direct prompt; one named Zuplo. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/developer/api-gateways/tyk-vs-zuplo/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyk | 8% | #4 of 11 | 11% | 47 | 14 of 14 |
| Zuplo | 8% | #5 of 11 | 0% | 24 | 11 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Gemini 3.5 Flash: tyk first (first choices: Tyk) (alternatives: Gravitee, Kong Gateway, Zuplo)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: tyk first (first choices: Kong Gateway, Tyk) (alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management)
- Mistral Small: zuplo first (first choices: Zuplo) (alternatives: Apigee, Axway API Gateway)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Kong Gateway) (alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, Tyk, Zuplo)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Kong Gateway) (alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Tyk, Zuplo)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee) (alternatives: Kong Gateway, Tyk)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Kong Gateway) (alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Tyk, Zuplo)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named (first choices: Amazon API Gateway, Kong Gateway)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Kong Gateway) (alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Azure API Management)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: Kong Gateway) (alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Cleo Integration Cloud)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: Kong Gateway) (alternatives: Azure API Management)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Kong Gateway) (alternatives: Azure API Management, NGINX, Red Hat 3scale)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: Kong Gateway) (alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Azure API Management)

## What the models said about Tyk

- "Verdict: Cautious — great performance as a proxy, but operational complexity, licensing surprises, and production failure patterns are concerning." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Mentions of Kong (2024 incident) and Tyk (early 2025 advisory) tied to overbroad credentials." (Grok 4.1 Fast, negative prompt, soft negative)
- ""Kong (specifically Kong Konnect) and Tyk are widely considered the top contenders"" (Muse Glimmer 30B, direct prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Zuplo

- "If you are running a modern SaaS stack and want to spend your engineering hours on building your B2B product rather than managing gateway servers, start with Zuplo." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, paraphrase prompt, first choice)

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.