Three of fourteen models named Make first on the direct prompt; zero named n8n. Both were named by all fourteen models and Make carries 55 labels and n8n 48, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seven categories this edition.
Berlin, Spain, founded 2019. 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 workflow automation and ipaas page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Make and n8n were named in the same answer 116 times, of the 172 answers naming Make and the 131 naming n8n. In those answers n8n took the first choice six times and Make thirty-nine.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.20 | ||||||
| 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 six in this category shown.
“Make.com given reliability decline and support issues” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Examples: Complex setups on Make (formerly Integromator) or Retool ... they encourage bad architecture if not strictly governed.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“platforms like Make or n8n can be powerful, but they become harder to maintain as flows grow more branched” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“For most budget-conscious companies, Make offers the best balance of affordability, capability, and ease of use” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Make offers the best balance of capability, visual ease-of-use, and cost.” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“Best Overall for Non-Developers: Make.com ... Make is the industry-standard budget choice.” 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. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Critical vulnerabilities: Multiple CVEs (CVE-2026-27577, CVE-2026-27493) with CVSS scores of 9.4-9.5” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Tens of thousands of systems may be exposed to a critical vulnerability in n8n (CVE-2026-21858)” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“This popular open-source workflow automation platform has faced multiple critical vulnerabilities... If you use n8n, ensure you're running the latest versions” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“For a company with a limited budget, n8n stands out as the best overall workflow automation and integration platform.” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
“Best Overall Value (Free Option Available) ... n8n is unbeatable if you have technical resources to self-host” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“n8n self-hosted or Activepieces gives you truly zero vendor cost and unlimited runs” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget 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.