Equinix vs Digital Realty
Two of fourteen models named Equinix first on the direct prompt; one named Digital Realty. Equinix was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Digital Realty by thirteen and Equinix carries 44 labels and Digital Realty 32, 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 colocation providers page.
By framing
EquinixFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDigital Realty
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Equinix and Digital Realty were named in the same answer 103 times, of the 137 answers naming Equinix and the 107 naming Digital Realty. In those answers Digital Realty took the first choice five times and Equinix thirty-four.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Equinix Digital Realty first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Equinix on the left and Digital Realty on the right.The direct prompt
Equinix first, Digital Realty not the choice
2 of 14 modelsDigital Realty was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Digital Realty first, Equinix an alternative
1 of 14 modelsEquinix was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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.
By buyer segment
Equinix2%#6 of 8Digital Realty0%#8 of 8Equinix10%#3 of 9Digital Realty2%#6 of 9Equinix59%#1 of 9Digital Realty24%#2 of 9What the models said about Equinix
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid hyperscale giants (Equinix, Digital Realty): ... will likely be overkill and overpriced for a mid-market B2B firm.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · hard negative
“you should generally avoid Tier-1 premium global giants like Equinix, Digital Realty, or CyrusOne” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Despite being the largest colocation provider globally, recent reports indicate continued maintenance budget reductions that may impact reliability” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“Equinix and Digital Realty are the two market leaders with strong global footprints and advanced interconnection and AI-ready capabilities.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“For most mid-sized B2B companies, Equinix is the best overall choice due to its unmatched global ecosystem and interconnection capabilities.” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Equinix is widely considered the gold standard in the industry... Equinix is usually the best choice because almost everyone peers there.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Digital Realty
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid hyperscale giants (Equinix, Digital Realty): ... will likely be overkill and overpriced for a mid-market B2B firm.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · hard negative
“you should generally avoid Tier-1 premium global giants like Equinix, Digital Realty, or CyrusOne” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“That does not mean you must avoid Equinix or Digital Realty, but it underscores the importance of reading the actual SLA” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Equinix, Digital Realty, DataBank, CoreSite, and Cologix are among the more established providers” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · first choice
“place Equinix and Digital Realty as the two largest global colocation players by revenue” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative prompt · first choice
“Start with DataBank or Digital Realty for a balance of price, performance, and reliability.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
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.