Zero of fourteen models named Thinkific first on the direct prompt; one named Gainsight Customer Education. Thinkific was named by ten of the fourteen models and Gainsight Customer Education by twelve and both carry 22 labels, so the shares below are directly comparable.
Named in two categories 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 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.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Thinkific and Gainsight Customer Education were named in the same answer twenty-four times, of the 70 answers naming Thinkific and the 69 naming Gainsight Customer Education. In those answers Gainsight Customer Education took the first choice three times and Thinkific one.
| 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 |
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. 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
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Acquisition limbo... There is no roadmap for Northpass going forward” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“LearnUpon and Northpass edge out for pure B2B mid-market due to repeated "best for mid-market SaaS" callouts.” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice
“For most SaaS companies: Start with Northpass or LearnUpon for customer academies” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“SaaS companies focused on retention/onboarding → Skilljar or Northpass” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
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.