# Amazon CloudFront: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 51 judge labels across 1 categories by 12 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/amazon-cloudfront/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content delivery networks | 0% | 5 | 18% | 51 |

## What the models said for it

- "CloudFront and Google Cloud CDN are the obvious picks if you're already embedded in their respective cloud ecosystems" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, CDN)
- "Other options to consider are Cloudflare, Akamai, Amazon CloudFront, Fastly, and Google Media CDN" (Llama 4 Maverick, CDN)
- "Akamai, Cloudflare, CloudFront, Fastly, Google Cloud CDN generally show the most reliable uptime" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, CDN)
- "AWS CloudFront | AWS integration, reliable | $0.085+ | Cheap for high volume w/ reserves." (Grok 4.1 Fast, CDN)

## And against it

- "All major CDNs studied (including Cloudflare, Microsoft Azure, Amazon, and Fastly) have been found to have back-end TLS connections vulnerable" (Claude Haiku 4.5, CDN)
- "AWS CloudFront, Azure CDN | Backend HTTP/ weak crypto allowances; outage propagation. Heavy logging (personal data under GDPR)." (Grok 4.1 Fast, CDN)
- "Other commonly abused CDNs: CloudFront, Webflow CDN, Google APIs (these are abused because of their trusted domain reputation)" (MiniMax M2.5, CDN)
- "CloudFront has suffered from specific architectural flaws that can lead to significant data exposure." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, CDN)

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.