# Cloudinary: how AI models rank it, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 17 judge labels across 1 categories by 10 of 12 models. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/cloudinary/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital asset management | 2% | 8 | 6% | 17 |

## What the models said for it

- "Ultra-limited budget (<$50/month total)? Start with Cloudinary free or ResourceSpace self-hosted" (Grok 4.1 Fast, DAM)
- "Use Cloudinary/ImageKit for developer-led teams needing programmatic media delivery" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, DAM)
- "better if your DAM is tightly tied to image/video transformation and delivery" (GPT-5.4 mini, DAM)
- "API-first architecture, on-the-fly image/video transformation + CDN" (Kimi K2, DAM)

## And against it

- "Media delivery powerhouse; weaker full DAM governance/brand controls vs. pure DAMs." (Grok 4.1 Fast, DAM)

## The company

Cloudinary; https://cloudinary.com/; Santa Clara, Israel; founded 2011. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## Record

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