Five of twelve models named Everstage first on the direct prompt; zero named Performio. Both were named by all twelve models and Everstage carries 49 labels and Performio 36, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two 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 sales commissions and incentive compensation page.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Everstage and Performio were named in the same answer fifty-eight times, of the 113 answers naming Everstage and the 77 naming Performio. In those answers Performio took the first choice four times and Everstage thirteen.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| 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. Five of six in this category shown.
“and often Everstage if budget is the main constraint” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · hard negative
“Everstage user concerns around slow performance, non-intuitive UI, and non-real-time Salesforce sync” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Everstage (G2: 4.8/5, ~2,000+ reviews; Strong Performer in Forrester Wave Q1 2025; often #1 in user-rated lists)” Grok 4.1 Fast · comparative prompt · first choice
“Platforms with consistently high ratings and positive reviews include: Everstage (4.8/5 on G2 and Capterra)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · first choice
“~4.8/5 (2,000+ reviews) — highest in the category with a 97% Gartner Customers' Choice recommendation rate” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“What to Avoid on a Budget - Visdum, CaptivateIQ, Performio” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Low-Moderate Caution... "No real what-if forecasting"” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd recommend CaptivateIQ or Performio as the top choices” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Shortlist CaptivateIQ, Performio, and Everstage” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“If you have more complex commission structures, Performio or CaptivateIQ might be worth the higher investment.” MiniMax M2.5 · direct 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.