Ecommerce search and merchandising · October 2026 Edition
Coveo vs Luigi's Box
Two of fourteen models named Coveo first on the direct prompt; zero named Luigi's Box. Coveo was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Luigi's Box by seven and Coveo carries 32 labels and Luigi's Box 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share6%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate31%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#8A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels3211A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Coveo reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Searchspring was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. Algolia vs Coveo · Algolia vs Luigi's Box · Doofinder vs Coveo
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 ecommerce search and merchandising page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
CoveoFirst choices, of fourteen modelsLuigi's Box
Direct20
Paraphrase101 against Coveo
Comparative003 against Coveo
Budget-constrained011 against Coveo
Scale-constrained00
Negative005 against Coveo
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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Coveo and Luigi's Box 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 | | |
Coveo Luigi's Box first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Coveo on the left and Luigi's Box on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Coveo and Luigi's Box stood in it.
Coveo first, Luigi's Box not the choice
2 of 14 modelsLuigi's Box was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Perplexity SonarCoveo alternatives: Algolia, Bloomreach Discovery, Constructor, Doofinder
DeepSeek V4 FlashCoveo, Searchspring alternatives: Algolia, Klevu
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-6 LunaAlgolia alternatives: Coveo, Hawksearch, Klevu
Muse Glimmer 30BSearchspring alternatives: Clerk.io, Coveo
Neither was named
10 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5BigCommerce B2B Edition alternatives: Bloomreach Discovery, Nosto, OroCommerce, Searchspring
GPT-5.4 miniHawksearch alternatives: BigCommerce, Bloomreach Discovery, Constructor
Gemini 3.5 FlashHawksearch alternatives: Algolia, Klevu, Searchspring
Grok 4.1 FastKlevu alternatives: Algolia, Searchspring
Mistral SmallExperro alternatives: Clerk.io, Hawksearch
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashBigCommerce alternatives: Algolia, Klevu
Kimi K2Algolia, Bloomreach Discovery alternatives: Clerk.io, Constructor, Searchspring
GLM 4.7 FlashXShopify Plus with B2B Suite alternatives: Algolia, Bloomreach Discovery, Clerk.io, Searchspring
MiniMax M2.5Clerk.io, Searchspring alternatives: Experro, Klevu, Nosto
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
Level: the same share of first choices.
Coveo0%#13 of 13Luigi's Box0%#8 of 13Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
What the models said about Coveo
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid platforms that aren't ecommerce-native (Coveo is the biggest offender — it's knowledge management repackaged as commerce).” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“enterprise-grade solutions like Bloomreach, Constructor.io, or Coveo ... typically require custom contracts running several thousands of dollars per month” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Overkill for pure ecommerce search. Best when you need search across a whole digital ecosystem. Expensive if you only need onsite product search.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · soft negative
“Coveo is the strongest single-platform choice overall because it is explicitly positioned for B2B and complex catalogs” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
“Coveo is the strongest B2B-focused platform in the market.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Top Recommendation: Coveo (for complex B2B needs)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Luigi's Box
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“the best ecommerce search and merchandising platform for a company with a limited budget is Luigi's Box” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“High-rated alternatives like Algolia, Klevu, Clerk.io, Luigi's Box, or Fast Simon score well on G2” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · alternative
“Luigi's Box | Merchandising-led teams wanting strong relevance tuning” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · alternative
Also compared
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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.