Edge network
Varnish
39 measured sites. 12 of them, 30.8%, block at least one answer-surface AI crawler. Mean readiness score 60.4.
Compare against every other edge network
| Rank | Domain | Score | Answer-surface crawlers | Stack |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 158 | one.one | Score 91 out of 100, grade A | all allowed | Next.js . Varnish |
| 246 | telekom.net | Score 59 out of 100, grade D | all allowed | Varnish |
| 652 | cbsnews.com | Score 80 out of 100, grade B | 1 blocked | Varnish |
| 787 | livejournal.com | Score 65 out of 100, grade C, partial assessment | all allowed | Varnish |
| 798 | welt.de | Score 55 out of 100, grade D | 3 blocked | Varnish |
| 885 | gov.br | Score 79 out of 100, grade B | all allowed | Varnish |
| 914 | otto.de | Score 72 out of 100, grade C | all allowed | Varnish |
| 1127 | psychologytoday.com | Score 70 out of 100, grade C | all allowed | Drupal . Varnish |
| 1165 | riotgames.com | Score 63 out of 100, grade C | all allowed | Varnish |
| 1271 | postgresql.org | Score 67 out of 100, grade C | all allowed | Varnish |
| 1284 | ladepeche.fr | Score 56 out of 100, grade D | 4 blocked | Varnish |
| 1750 | staseraintv.com | Score 53 out of 100, grade D | all allowed | Varnish |
| 1802 | one.com | Score 91 out of 100, grade A | all allowed | Next.js . Varnish |
| 1857 | pluto.tv | Score 53 out of 100, grade D | all allowed | Varnish |
| 1869 | footmercato.net | Score 83 out of 100, grade B | all allowed | Varnish |
| 2158 | house.gov | Score 59 out of 100, grade D | all allowed | Drupal . Varnish |
| 2171 | redd.itrefused GPTBot | Score 89 out of 100, grade B, partial assessment | all allowed | Varnish |
| 2612 | khanacademy.org | Score 49 out of 100, grade D | all allowed | Varnish |
| 2714 | tds.net | Score 31 out of 100, grade F | 5 blocked | Varnish |
| 2908 | imageshack.us | Score 19 out of 100, grade F | 11 blocked | Varnish |
| 2982 | rutgers.edu | Score 63 out of 100, grade C | all allowed | Drupal . Varnish |
| 3176 | tagesschau.de | Score 50 out of 100, grade D | 5 blocked | Varnish |
| 3198 | nic.de | Score 59 out of 100, grade D | all allowed | TYPO3 . Varnish |
| 3400 | axis.com | Score 62 out of 100, grade C | all allowed | Drupal . Varnish |
| 3514 | lse.ac.uk | Score 62 out of 100, grade C | all allowed | Varnish |
| 3584 | ndr.de | Score 52 out of 100, grade D | 5 blocked | Varnish |
| 3591 | unl.edu | Score 62 out of 100, grade C | all allowed | Drupal . Varnish |
| 3666 | oregonstate.edu | Score 62 out of 100, grade C | all allowed | Drupal . Varnish |
| 3970 | uiowa.edu | Score 67 out of 100, grade C | all allowed | Drupal . Varnish |
| 3996 | yna.co.kr | Score 57 out of 100, grade D | 8 blocked | Varnish |
| 3998 | ilsole24ore.comrefused GPTBot | Score 44 out of 100, grade D | 7 blocked | Varnish |
| 4060 | bayern.de | Score 62 out of 100, grade C | all allowed | WordPress . Varnish |
| 4309 | index.hu | Score 60 out of 100, grade C | all allowed | Varnish |
| 4518 | uni-heidelberg.de | Score 68 out of 100, grade C | all allowed | Drupal . Varnish |
| 4598 | cbslocal.com | Score 71 out of 100, grade C | all allowed | Varnish |
| 4630 | mdr.de | Score 52 out of 100, grade D | 5 blocked | Varnish |
| 4820 | imageshack.com | Score 19 out of 100, grade F | 11 blocked | Varnish |
| 4958 | correios.com.br | Score 59 out of 100, grade D | all allowed | Varnish |
| 4971 | everydayhealth.comrefused GPTBot | Score 39 out of 100, grade F | 10 blocked | Varnish |
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