Zero of fourteen models named Hostinger first on the direct prompt; one named Vultr. Hostinger was named by ten of the fourteen models and Vultr by eleven and Hostinger carries 16 labels and Vultr 29, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category 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 hosting page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Hostinger and Vultr were named in the same answer twenty-three times, of the 45 answers naming Hostinger and the 62 naming Vultr. In those answers Vultr took the first choice one time and Hostinger three.
| 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. 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. Six of seven in this category shown.
“such as DigitalOcean or Vultr ... trade simplicity and lower cost for fewer enterprise features” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Generally has worse uptime than DigitalOcean according to multiple comparisons” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“these are generally better suited to: Smaller teams (fewer managed services)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“DigitalOcean or Vultr at the $5–6/month tier offers the best balance of cost, reliability, and usability” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“DigitalOcean or Vultr provide excellent value with simpler management” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“Vultr simplifies cloud hosting at highly economical costs, with plans starting at as low as $2.5/month.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget 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.