Cloudflare R2vsCloudinary
How 10 AI models weigh Cloudflare R2 against Cloudinary on the 1 buying question where both came up.
- Cloudflare R2
- 95%of answers named it
- Cloudinary
- 47%of answers named it
- Placed higher
- 39–1times Cloudflare R2 vs Cloudinary, over 40 model rankings that listed either
- Models leaning
- 10–0toward Cloudflare R2 vs Cloudinary
Which models prefer which
Share of each model's answers that named each product, and how often its ranking put one above the other (a product listed beats one left off) · On the 1 shared question, every wording
| Model | Cloudflare R2 | Cloudinary | Placed higher | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | 100% | 92% | 4–0 | Cloudflare R2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 100% | 50% | 4–0 | Cloudflare R2 |
| Gemini 4 Argon | 100% | 100% | 4–0 | Cloudflare R2 |
| Qwen 3.8 Flash | 92% | 8% | 4–0 | Cloudflare R2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | 83% | 25% | 3–1 | Cloudflare R2 |
| GLM-5.3 | 75% | 17% | 4–0 | Cloudflare R2 |
| Kimi K3 | 100% | 92% | 4–0 | Cloudflare R2 |
| MiniMax M3 | 100% | 8% | 4–0 | Cloudflare R2 |
| Mistral Large 4 | 100% | 75% | 4–0 | Cloudflare R2 |
| Nemotron 3 Ultra | 100% | 0% | 4–0 | Cloudflare R2 |
What the models say about Cloudflare R2
One reason per model, from the shared questions
- Claude Haiku 5.5
S3-compatible storage with zero egress fees, ideal for user-facing downloads.
- GPT-6 Luna
S3-compatible storage with no egress fees, making user-upload delivery cost-predictable.
- Gemini 4 Argon
S3-compatible storage with zero egress fees, saving massive costs on bandwidth-heavy apps.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash
Zero egress fees, S3-compatible, ideal for upload-heavy apps.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro
Zero egress fees make it extremely cost-effective for high-bandwidth uploads/downloads.
- GLM-5.3
Zero egress fees, S3-compatible, fast global edge delivery.
- Kimi K3
Zero egress fees, S3-compatible API, great performance at edge.
- MiniMax M3
Zero egress fees makes it ideal for user-generated content at scale.
- Mistral Large 4
Zero egress fees make it unbeatable for high-traffic uploads.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra
Zero egress fees, S3-compatible, global network
What the models say about Cloudinary
One reason per model, from the shared questions
- Claude Haiku 5.5
Excellent for images and video with on-the-fly transformations and CDN delivery.
- GPT-6 Luna
Excellent image and video upload handling with automatic transformations and delivery optimization.
- Gemini 4 Argon
Unbeatable for media-heavy apps needing automatic on-the-fly image and video transformations.
- Kimi K3
Best-in-class media management, though pricing grows quickly.
- Mistral Large 4
Optimized for images/videos from users with automatic transformations.
Tracked since October 25, 2026. Each time the panel answers these questions again, both shares are added here.
Question by question
Share of all answers that named each, every wording pooled, with its place among every product named · Both-named questions first
| Question | Cloudflare R2 | Cloudinary |
|---|---|---|
| Best file storage for app uploads | 95% #5 | 47% #11 |