Zero of fourteen models named Hostinger first on the direct prompt; one named Azure. Hostinger was named by ten of the fourteen models and Azure by eleven and Hostinger carries 16 labels and Azure 21, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in twelve 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 cloud hosting page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Hostinger and Azure were named in the same answer ten times, of the 45 answers naming Hostinger and the 109 naming Azure. In those answers Azure took the first choice zero times and Hostinger one.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | AZ | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | AZ | |||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | ||||||
| Mistral Small | AZ | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | ||||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | AZ | AZ | ||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | AZ | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | AZ | |||||
| GPT-6 Luna | AZ | AZ | AZ | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | AZ | AZ |
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 five in this category shown.
“Alleged unethical practices (fake reviews), slow performance, poor customer support” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Hostinger is generally considered the top choice for tight budgets due to its aggressive pricing and included features” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“For Simple Websites/Blogs: Hostinger Cloud ($7.19/mo with free trial) or DreamHost ($4.50/mo)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“The best cloud hosting provider for a company with a limited budget is Hostinger” Llama 4 Maverick · budget 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.
“Avoid AWS and Azure for limited budgets” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“You may want to avoid these hyperscalers unless you require their advanced features and global reach.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Azure is the most common safe middle ground: hybrid-friendly, enterprise-grade compliance, familiar tooling” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, I'd suggest AWS or Azure” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“If your organization is Microsoft-heavy or planning a hybrid environment, Azure becomes a strong alternative.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · 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.