Three of twelve models named LearnUpon first on the direct prompt; zero named Absorb LMS. Both were named by all twelve models and LearnUpon carries 43 labels and Absorb LMS 27, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the Customer education and LMS page.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, LearnUpon and Absorb LMS were named in the same answer forty-five times, of the 97 answers naming LearnUpon and the 59 naming Absorb LMS. In those answers Absorb LMS took the first choice zero times and LearnUpon seven.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | ||||||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | ||||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | ||||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | ||||||
| MiniMax M2.5 |
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Avoid enterprise tools (Skilljar, Docebo, LearnUpon, Thought Industries)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“No native content authoring ... Per-portal pricing adds up” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“my default recommendation would be LearnUpon if your main goal is customer training / extended enterprise learning” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“A very popular mid-market choice with excellent multi-tenant "portal" features” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend LearnUpon as the safest all-around choice” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Absorb LMS (Best Overall for SaaS & Service Companies)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best if you want strong learner experience and branded customer portals, and can handle a bit more setup: Absorb LMS” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · alternative
“Best for: Teams looking for automated administrative workflows and native course-authoring features.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.