Four of fourteen models named CloudZero first on the direct prompt; one named ProsperOps. CloudZero was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and ProsperOps by nine and CloudZero carries 41 labels and ProsperOps 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in one category 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 cloud cost management page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, CloudZero and ProsperOps were named in the same answer thirty-two times, of the 161 answers naming CloudZero and the 43 naming ProsperOps. In those answers ProsperOps took the first choice zero times and CloudZero four.
| 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 five in this category shown.
“Steep learning curve, high setup/maintenance effort, complex dashboard configuration. PeerSpot rates it 3.5/5 with only 50% recommendation.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“Enterprise-only pricing rules CloudZero out for teams under $500K annual cloud spend.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“CloudZero and ProsperOps are top recommendations due to their automation, granular insights, and strong ROI” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“CloudZero - Best for small to mid-market companies with cloud spend up to $250K.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“CloudZero | Engineering-led orgs needing deep allocation & unit economics” DeepSeek V4 Flash · 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.
“CloudZero and ProsperOps are top recommendations due to their automation, granular insights, and strong ROI” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“Focuses on saving money via Savings Plans/Reserved Instances and automation around commitment usage.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · alternative
“Automated AWS commitments/savings | % of savings model | High for AWS-heavy” Grok 4.1 Fast · paraphrase 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.