# Wasabi Object Storage: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 54 judge labels across 1 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/wasabi-object-storage/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Object storage | 10% | 4 | 28% | 54 |

## What the models said for it

- "Wasabi - Best Overall Value ... Bottom line: For pure cost savings, Backblaze B2 or Wasabi will save you 70-80%" (Kimi K2, Object storage)
- "the best object storage service is typically either Wasabi or Backblaze B2" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Object storage)
- "Choose Wasabi if:
- You want the simplest, most predictable pricing" (Kimi K2, Object storage)
- "I'd recommend Wasabi or Backblaze B2 as the default short list" (Perplexity Sonar, Object storage)

## And against it

- "Services to Avoid ... Wasabi Technologies | • 90‑day minimum retention per object" (MiniMax M2.5, Object storage)
- "Why avoid or extra cautious? 90-day minimum retention policy" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Object storage)
- "Wasabi has a 90-day minimum storage commitment... This is fine for long-term archives but terrible for highly volatile temporary files." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Object storage)
- "Caveat: 90-day minimum storage retention — you pay even if you delete files early. Not ideal if you delete data frequently." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Object storage)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Object storage: 5% to 10%, +6. Inside the floor by 5 points · rank 5 → 4 of 51.

## In its own words

What Wasabi Object Storage's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The AI Storage Cloud Without the Hyperscaler Tax (https://wasabi.com/)
- For: AI pipelines or protecting business-critical backups (https://wasabi.com/)
- Price stated: flat per-TB pricing (https://wasabi.com/)
- Starting price: 7.99 (https://wasabi.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Try it free for 30 days (https://wasabi.com/)
- Certifications: SOC2, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, FIPS-197 certified AES-256 bit encryption, ISO 27001 compliant, SOC 2 compliant
- Hosting: 16 storage regions across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, worldwide
- Customers named: The Hotchkiss School, AIRoA, Performance Hub / UBX, Black.AI

## What it publishes

Every page wasabi.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1495 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 350 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- case study: 117 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-22
- conference or event: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-07-13
- report or ebook: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 18 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-09
- template or tool: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-09-20
- glossary or explainer: 37 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-03-27
- podcast or video: 95 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 256 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Ai is changing public sector data strategy and exposing new storage risks https://wasabi.com/blog/ai/ai-is-changing-public-sector-data-strategy-and-exposing-new-storage-risks
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Why an independent storage layer helps build sovereignty architecture https://wasabi.com/blog/industry-trends/why-an-independent-storage-layer-helps-build-sovereignty-architecture
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Mcp for cloud storage a real world example from wasabi and performance hub https://wasabi.com/blog/ai/mcp-for-cloud-storage-a-real-world-example-from-wasabi-and-performance-hub
- Recent: 2026-09-22 case study: Aptean https://wasabi.com/resources/case-studies/aptean
- Recent: 2026-09-16 case study: Bachmann group https://wasabi.com/resources/case-studies/bachmann-group
- Recent: 2026-09-09 comparison: On premises vs cloud storage https://wasabi.com/blog/data-management/on-premises-vs-cloud-storage

## 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, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.