Cloudflare R2vsUploadThing
How 10 AI models weigh Cloudflare R2 against UploadThing on the 1 buying question where both came up.
- Cloudflare R2
- 95%of answers named it
- UploadThing
- 23%of answers named it
- Placed higher
- 40–0times Cloudflare R2 vs UploadThing, over 40 model rankings that listed either
- Models leaning
- 10–0toward Cloudflare R2 vs UploadThing
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 | UploadThing | Placed higher | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | 100% | 42% | 4–0 | Cloudflare R2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 100% | 8% | 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% | 42% | 4–0 | Cloudflare R2 |
| GLM-5.3 | 75% | 17% | 4–0 | Cloudflare R2 |
| Kimi K3 | 100% | 0% | 4–0 | Cloudflare R2 |
| MiniMax M3 | 100% | 8% | 4–0 | Cloudflare R2 |
| Mistral Large 4 | 100% | 0% | 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 UploadThing
One reason per model, from the shared questions
- Claude Haiku 5.5
Developer-friendly file upload library for modern web frameworks like Next.js.
- Gemini 4 Argon
Purpose-built for modern web frameworks with the fastest, cleanest developer experience for uploads.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro
Purpose-built for web app file uploads with easy type-safe SDK and presigned URLs.
- GLM-5.3
Purpose-built upload API for web apps; fast to ship, less control.
- MiniMax M3
Developer-friendly abstraction over S3 with strong Next.js integration.
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 | UploadThing |
|---|---|---|
| Best file storage for app uploads | 95% #5 | 23% #12 |