# Doofinder vs Luigi's Box: which do AI models recommend for ecommerce search, October 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Ecommerce search and merchandising. Zero of fourteen models named Doofinder first on the direct prompt; zero named Luigi's Box. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/marketing/ecommerce-search-and-merchandising/doofinder-vs-luigi-s-box/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doofinder | 12% | #2 of 11 | 0% | 25 | 12 of 14 |
| Luigi's Box | 2% | #8 of 11 | 0% | 11 | 7 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: Coveo) (alternatives: Algolia, Bloomreach Discovery, Constructor, Doofinder)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named (first choices: BigCommerce B2B Edition) (alternatives: Bloomreach Discovery, Nosto, OroCommerce, Searchspring)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Hawksearch) (alternatives: BigCommerce, Bloomreach Discovery, Constructor)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: Hawksearch) (alternatives: Algolia, Klevu, Searchspring)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither named (first choices: Klevu) (alternatives: Algolia, Searchspring)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: Experro) (alternatives: Clerk.io, Hawksearch)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: Coveo, Searchspring) (alternatives: Algolia, Klevu)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: BigCommerce) (alternatives: Algolia, Klevu)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: Algolia, Bloomreach Discovery) (alternatives: Clerk.io, Constructor, Searchspring)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: Shopify Plus with B2B Suite) (alternatives: Algolia, Bloomreach Discovery, Clerk.io, Searchspring)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Clerk.io, Searchspring) (alternatives: Experro, Klevu, Nosto)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: Algolia) (alternatives: Coveo, Hawksearch, Klevu)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither named (first choices: Searchspring) (alternatives: Clerk.io, Coveo)

## What the models said about Doofinder

- "Doofinder - Offers conversion-focused search with quick-setup AI search for SMB and mid-market, starting at $49/month." (Llama 4 Maverick, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "Doofinder appears to be the best ecommerce search and merchandising platform for companies with limited budgets" (MiniMax M2.5, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Doofinder – Best All-Around for SMBs ... public, transparent pricing starting around $35–$49/month" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, budget prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Luigi's Box

- "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)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.