Customer education and LMS · October 2026 Edition
Skilljar vs Thinkific
Five of fourteen models named Skilljar first on the direct prompt; zero named Thinkific. Skilljar was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Thinkific by ten and Skilljar carries 49 labels and Thinkific 22, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share26%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate31%27%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#5A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels4922A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Skilljar reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.LearnUpon was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. LearnUpon vs Skilljar · LearnUpon vs Thinkific · Skilljar vs TalentLMS
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen 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.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
SkilljarFirst choices, of fourteen modelsThinkific
Direct501 against Thinkific
Paraphrase611 against Skilljar · 1 against Thinkific
Comparative60
Budget-constrained025 against Skilljar · 2 against Thinkific
Scale-constrained30
Negative009 against Skilljar · 2 against Thinkific
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Skilljar and Thinkific were named in the same answer forty-nine times, of the 160 answers naming Skilljar and the 70 naming Thinkific. In those answers Thinkific took the first choice four times and Skilljar thirteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Skilljar and Thinkific stood in it.
| 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 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | | |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Skilljar Thinkific first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Skilljar on the left and Thinkific on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Skilljar and Thinkific stood in it.
Skilljar first, Thinkific not the choice
5 of 14 modelsThinkific was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Skilljar alternatives: LearnUpon, Thought Industries, WorkRamp
Gemini 3.5 FlashSkilljar alternatives: Absorb LMS, Gainsight Customer Education, LearnUpon, WorkRamp
Kimi K2Skilljar alternatives: LearnUpon, WorkRamp
GPT-6 LunaSkilljar alternatives: Docebo, LearnUpon, Thought Industries
Muse Glimmer 30BLearnUpon, Skilljar alternatives: Absorb LMS, TalentLMS, WorkRamp
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Grok 4.1 FastGainsight Customer Education, LearnUpon alternatives: Skilljar, TalentLMS, WorkRamp
DeepSeek V4 FlashLearnUpon alternatives: Gainsight Customer Education, Skilljar, Thought Industries
GLM 4.7 FlashXLearnUpon alternatives: Skilljar, TalentLMS
Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniLearnUpon alternatives: Thought Industries
Perplexity SonarLearnUpon alternatives: Gainsight Customer Education, WorkRamp
Mistral SmallLearnUpon alternatives: Absorb LMS, Gainsight Customer Education, TalentLMS
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashLearnUpon alternatives: Absorb LMS, Disco, Docebo, TalentLMS
MiniMax M2.5LearnUpon alternatives: Docebo, Gainsight Customer Education, TalentLMS
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.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Thinkific leads by four points.
Thinkific9%#3 of 14Skilljar5%#5 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Skilljar leads at mid-market.
Skilljar26%#2 of 11Thinkific6%#5 of 11Enterprise
Skilljar leads by twenty-nine points.
Skilljar31%#1 of 10Thinkific2%#9 of 10What the models said about Skilljar
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“78% negative recommendation rate for small businesses ... "more platform than a small business needs"” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise platforms (Skilljar, Docebo, Thought Industries, LearnUpon)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“not cost‑effective for small teams” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · hard negative
“Skilljar is purpose-built for external training and used by mid-market and enterprise SaaS companies... recognized for ease of use and strong focus on connecting training data to business outcomes” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Skilljar is the industry leader with the strongest integrations and analytics specifically designed for B2B SaaS customer success.” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“If your main goal is to drive software adoption, reduce support tickets, and prevent customer churn, Skilljar is the market leader.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Thinkific
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“They are generally not a clean fit for branded academies with formal certification tracking, partner onboarding, SSO provisioning, and compliance reporting.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“though it may have limitations in terms of separate environments for different user groups” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“lower-tier SMB options (like TalentLMS or Thinkific) may trigger security red flags” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“I'd suggest starting with Thinkific Plus (if you want simplicity and good value) or Skilljar” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Start with Thinkific Free or Teachable Free” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Thinkific (Best Overall for Flat-Rate Scaling)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
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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.