# Vercel: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 3 categories by 4 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/vercel/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud hosting | 0% | 66 | 100% | 2 |
| Content delivery networks | 0% | 21 | 0% | 1 |
| LLM gateways and observability | 0% | 57 | 0% | 1 |

## And against it

- "High-Markup PaaS Platforms at Scale (Vercel, Render) ... Why to be cautious: Surprise "Bill Shock"" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Cloud hosting)
- "Vercel/Cloudflare: High recent incidents (e.g., 233/110 in 90-day data)." (Grok 4.1 Fast, Cloud hosting)

## 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.