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

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

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zuplo | 8% | #5 of 11 | 0% | 24 | 11 of 14 |
| Apigee | 2% | #8 of 11 | 28% | 43 | 14 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Mistral Small: zuplo first (first choices: Zuplo) (alternatives: Apigee, Axway API Gateway)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: apigee first (first choices: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee) (alternatives: Kong Gateway, Tyk)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: Kong Gateway) (alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Azure API Management)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Tyk) (alternatives: Gravitee, Kong Gateway, Zuplo)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: Kong Gateway) (alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Cleo Integration Cloud)
- 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)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Kong Gateway) (alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Tyk, Zuplo)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither first, one named (first choices: Kong Gateway) (alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Azure API Management)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named (first choices: Amazon API Gateway, Kong Gateway)
- 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)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither named (first choices: Kong Gateway, Tyk) (alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management)

## 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)

## What the models said about Apigee

- "What to Avoid for Mid-Size Budgets - Apigee (Google) — powerful but expensive; pay-as-you-go can reach $400K+/year" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, paraphrase prompt, hard negative)

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.