FastlyvsMemcached
How 10 AI models weigh Fastly against Memcached on the 1 buying question where both came up.
- Fastly
- 54%of answers named it
- Memcached
- 84%of answers named it
- Placed higher
- 8–31times Fastly vs Memcached, over 39 model rankings that listed either
- Models leaning
- 0–9toward Fastly vs Memcached; 1 even
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 | Fastly | Memcached | Placed higher | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | 50% | 100% | 0–4 | Memcached |
| GPT-6 Luna | 75% | 92% | 2–2 | Even |
| Gemini 4 Argon | 58% | 75% | 1–3 | Memcached |
| Qwen 3.8 Flash | 58% | 75% | 0–3 | Memcached |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | 58% | 100% | 1–3 | Memcached |
| GLM-5.3 | 17% | 75% | 1–3 | Memcached |
| Kimi K3 | 50% | 75% | 1–3 | Memcached |
| MiniMax M3 | 67% | 92% | 1–3 | Memcached |
| Mistral Large 4 | 75% | 83% | 0–4 | Memcached |
| Nemotron 3 Ultra | 27% | 73% | 1–3 | Memcached |
What the models say about Fastly
One reason per model, from the shared questions
- Claude Haiku 5.5
Programmable edge cache with instant purging, popular with developer-focused teams.
- GPT-6 Luna
Powerful edge caching with rapid purging and fine-grained request controls.
- Gemini 4 Argon
Developer-centric edge cloud platform built on Varnish with near-instantaneous global cache purging capabilities.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash
Real-time programmable CDN edge cache with instant purge capabilities.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro
Real-time purging, edge compute, and superior control for DevOps-heavy teams.
- GLM-5.3
Best-in-class instant purging and edge cache control for demanding sites.
- Kimi K3
Real-time edge caching with powerful instant purging.
- MiniMax M3
Programmable edge caching with instant purge capability.
- Mistral Large 4
Real-time CDN with instant purging and powerful edge compute capabilities.
What the models say about Memcached
One reason per model, from the shared questions
- Claude Haiku 5.5
Simple, lightweight, and very fast distributed memory cache for key-value workloads.
- GPT-6 Luna
Simple, fast distributed object cache for reducing repeated database work.
- Gemini 4 Argon
Simple, rock-solid, multithreaded in-memory key-value store ideal for pure, scalable object caching.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash
Simple, battle-tested distributed object cache for dynamic web content.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro
Ultra-lightweight, high-throughput object cache; still unbeatable for simple key-value workloads.
- GLM-5.3
Simple, proven distributed key-value cache with tiny overhead.
- Kimi K3
Simple, lightweight, battle-tested for pure object caching.
- MiniMax M3
Simple, distributed memory cache ideal for read-heavy apps.
- Mistral Large 4
Simple, multithreaded, extremely fast for straightforward key-value caching.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra
Simple, high-performance distributed caching
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 | Fastly | Memcached |
|---|---|---|
| Best caching tools for web apps | 54% #5 | 84% #1 |