One of fourteen models named Zoom Webinars first on the direct prompt; three named Goldcast. Zoom Webinars was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Goldcast by thirteen and Zoom Webinars carries 77 labels and Goldcast 20, so the shares are not directly comparable.
By Zoom, San Jose, United States, founded 2011. Named in five categories this edition.
Named in three categories 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 webinar and virtual event platforms page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Zoom Webinars and Goldcast were named in the same answer forty-seven times, of the 225 answers naming Zoom Webinars and the 76 naming Goldcast. In those answers Goldcast took the first choice eight times and Zoom Webinars two.
| 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. Five of six in this category shown.
“Avoid this. It is highly prone to disruptions, screen-sharing hijackings” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Zoom Webinars - 29% negative reviews, with issues related to basic features and separate Zoom subscription requirements.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“Zoom Webinars is positioned as best for video conferencing, built on Zoom's secure video platform and can stream to third-party platforms.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“For most mid‑market B2B companies: Zoom Webinars / Zoom Events is the sweet spot—familiar, affordable, scalable, and easy to use.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“consistently rank Zoom Webinar, Webex Events, vFairs ... and Remo as the most stable and user-friendly” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“also mentioned with caution, especially regarding pricing and reliability” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Choose Goldcast if your primary goal is to attribute pipeline to your webinars and run sophisticated ABM plays.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase 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.