Three of twelve models named BigCommerce first on the direct prompt; zero named Ecwid. BigCommerce was named by twelve of the twelve models and Ecwid by seven and BigCommerce carries 38 labels and Ecwid 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve 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 platforms page.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, BigCommerce and Ecwid were named in the same answer thirty-one times, of the 216 answers naming BigCommerce and the 35 naming Ecwid. In those answers Ecwid took the first choice zero times and BigCommerce five.
| 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 |
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. Four of four in this category shown.
“Trustpilot rating of only 1.4/5 ("Bad")” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Best overall budget pick for a full store: BigCommerce Standard at $29/month is a strong low-cost option” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“If you can stretch to ~$29/month, BigCommerce offers the best long-term value with zero transaction fees.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Start with Shopify Plus or BigCommerce Enterprise unless you have specific complexity” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“If your budget is under $10/month, Ecwid is your best bet.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“or Ecwid ($5/month) if you need to add ecommerce to an existing site” Mistral Small · budget prompt · alternative
“Lightweight storefront that can be embedded into an existing website” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · alternative
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.