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Content delivery networks · October 2026 Edition

Bunny.net vs Akamai

Three of fourteen models named Bunny.net first on the direct prompt; zero named Akamai. Both were named by all fourteen models and Bunny.net carries 45 labels and Akamai 48, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Bunny.net

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Akamai

criticized challenger

Named in four categories this edition.

First-choice share12%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate7%38%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#6A position in a field of 8; printed, not drawn.
Labels4548A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Bunny.net reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Cloudflare was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Cloudflare vs Bunny.net · Cloudflare vs Akamai · Bunny.net vs KeyCDN

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 content delivery networks page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Bunny.netFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAkamai
Direct307 against Akamai
Paraphrase103 against Akamai
Comparative01
Budget-constrained301 against Akamai
Scale-constrained013 against Akamai
Negative103 against Bunny.net · 4 against Akamai
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Bunny.net and Akamai were named in the same answer fifty-two times, of the 127 answers naming Bunny.net and the 169 naming Akamai. In those answers Akamai took the first choice seven times and Bunny.net one.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Bunny.net and Akamai stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Bunny.net Akamai first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Bunny.net on the left and Akamai on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Bunny.net and Akamai stood in it.

Bunny.net first, Akamai not the choice

3 of 14 modelsAkamai was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Mistral SmallBunny.net, KeyCDN
Llama 4 MaverickBunny.net, KeyCDN alternatives: BlazingCDN
MiniMax M2.5Bunny.net, KeyCDN alternatives: Amazon CloudFront, Cloudflare

Neither was the first choice, one was named

8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Gemini 3.5 FlashCloudflare alternatives: Bunny.net, Fastly
Perplexity SonarCloudflare alternatives: Akamai, Amazon CloudFront
Grok 4.1 FastCloudflare alternatives: Amazon CloudFront, Bunny.net, KeyCDN
DeepSeek V4 FlashCloudflare alternatives: Amazon CloudFront, Bunny.net
Qwen 3.7 FlashKeyCDN alternatives: BlazingCDN, Bunny.net, Cloudflare
Kimi K2Cloudflare alternatives: Bunny.net, Fastly, KeyCDN
GLM 4.7 FlashXCloudflare alternatives: Amazon CloudFront, Bunny.net, Fastly
Muse Glimmer 30BCloudflare alternatives: Amazon CloudFront, Bunny.net, Fastly, KeyCDN

Neither was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Amazon CloudFront, CDN77 alternatives: Azure CDN, Cloudflare, Gcore
GPT-5.4 miniCloudflare alternatives: Amazon CloudFront, Fastly
GPT-6 LunaCloudflare alternatives: Amazon CloudFront, Fastly

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.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Bunny.net leads by nine points.
Bunny.net9%#2 of 7
Akamai0%#7 of 7
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Bunny.net leads by eleven points.
Bunny.net12%#2 of 8
Akamai2%#6 of 8
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Akamai leads at enterprise.
Akamai31%#2 of 8
Bunny.net0%#8 of 8
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Bunny.net

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.

“It's often recommended to avoid for systems where uptime and reliability are paramount” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“No-SLA/consumer tiers (Bunny.net, KeyCDN): Avoid for critical/production systems due to weaker guarantees.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“Bunny.net, especially for critical systems” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“Bunny.net: A lightning-fast, budget-friendly, and modern CDN designed for startups, developers, and mid-market companies.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Cloudflare or Bunny CDN are excellent starting points, depending on whether you prefer a generous free tier” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Zero budget but need video / large files: Bunny.net Standard. $0.01/GB NA/EU, $1/mo minimum, no request fees.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about Akamai

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.

“Avoid enterprise ones (Akamai, Fastly) as they're pricier.” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid—too pricey/complex for mid-market.” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · hard negative
“traditionally complex to configure, slower to deploy changes, and usually the most expensive. Typically suited for very large enterprises” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · soft negative
“One of the oldest and largest CDNs; handles ~30 %+ of internet traffic. ... Global scale & compliance: Akamai.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend evaluating Cloudflare, Fastly, Akamai, and CloudFront first” GLM 4.7 FlashX · scale prompt · first choice
“best when you need maximum resilience, compliance, and security depth, but it is generally positioned more toward large enterprises than mid-market teams” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · alternative
Also compared

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.