API management
Asked as “API management platform”, and as “API lifecycle and developer portal tool”, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. 63 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each.
Standing · first-choice share
37%
Contested · Azure API Management 11%
37Kong Gateway11Azure API Management11Tyk41others
37% of first choices, contested.
Since September 2026▲+1Since September 2026: 37% → 38%, +1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.Kong Gateway held the lead, +1 point on 37%, inside the 11-point floor.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
Small business
Kong Gateway28%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: Kong Gateway (25%) replaces Zuplo (38% then, 24% now), 2 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.Standing →Mid-marketKong Gateway37%Contested▲+1Since September 2026: 37% → 38%, +1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.This pageEnterprise
Apigee48%Clear leader▲+15Since September 2026: 29% → 44%, +15 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.Standing →
Kong Gateway28%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: Kong Gateway (25%) replaces Zuplo (38% then, 24% now), 2 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.Standing →Mid-marketKong Gateway37%Contested▲+1Since September 2026: 37% → 38%, +1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.This pageEnterpriseApigee48%Clear leader▲+15Since September 2026: 29% → 44%, +15 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.Standing →The standing
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. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince September 2026
01Kong Gateway37%12%67endorsed leader▲+1Since September 2026: 37% → 38%, +1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.37% → 38%
Kong Gateway37%12%67endorsed leader▲+1Since September 2026: 37% → 38%, +1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.37% → 38%02
Tyk11%5%38accepted challenger▼−1Since September 2026: 13% → 12%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.13% → 12%
Tyk11%5%38accepted challenger▼−1Since September 2026: 13% → 12%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.13% → 12%03
Azure API Management11%17%52accepted challenger▲+6Since September 2026: 7% → 12%, +6 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.7% → 12%
Azure API Management11%17%52accepted challenger▲+6Since September 2026: 7% → 12%, +6 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.7% → 12%04
Zuplo10%0%14accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 11% → 11%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.11% → 11%
Zuplo10%0%14accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 11% → 11%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.11% → 11%05
Gravitee5%5%22accepted challenger▼−6Since September 2026: 11% → 5%, −6 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.11% → 5%
Gravitee5%5%22accepted challenger▼−6Since September 2026: 11% → 5%, −6 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.11% → 5%06
Postman5%6%16accepted challenger▲+3Since September 2026: 2% → 5%, +3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 5%
Postman5%6%16accepted challenger▲+3Since September 2026: 2% → 5%, +3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 5%07Apigee Lab in the set5%42%52criticized challenger▲+5Since September 2026: 0% → 5%, +5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 5%
Apigee Lab in the set5%42%52criticized challenger▲+5Since September 2026: 0% → 5%, +5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 5%08
Amazon API Gateway3%23%52accepted challenger▲+2Since September 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 2%
Amazon API Gateway3%23%52accepted challenger▲+2Since September 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 2%09
WSO2 API Manager2%25%20criticized challenger▼−3Since September 2026: 4% → 2%, −3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.4% → 2%
WSO2 API Manager2%25%20criticized challenger▼−3Since September 2026: 4% → 2%, −3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.4% → 2%10
Boomi2%20%10accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 2%
Boomi2%20%10accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 2%Show the two products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
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MuleSoft Anypoint Platform0%42%45criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform0%42%45criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%11
IBM API Connect0%41%27criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%
IBM API Connect0%41%27criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%The floor is 11 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise, and both are shown. Movement is read over the twelve models both editions asked; GPT-6 Luna, Muse Glimmer 30B joined this edition and are in the standing but not yet in the comparison. How the floor is measured
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
Apigee is made by Google, whose model Gemini 3.5 Flash is in the set. On the four share prompts that model made it the first choice zero times of 4; the other thirteen models three times of 52. Lab treatment is defined on the method page; the row is marked, not excluded.
All twenty-eight head-to-head pages: the top eight products, each against each
Kong Gateway vs GraviteeKong Gateway vs PostmanKong Gateway vs ApigeeKong Gateway vs Amazon API GatewayTyk vs Azure API ManagementTyk vs ZuploTyk vs GraviteeTyk vs PostmanTyk vs ApigeeTyk vs Amazon API GatewayAzure API Management vs ZuploAzure API Management vs GraviteeAzure API Management vs PostmanAzure API Management vs ApigeeAzure API Management vs Amazon API GatewayZuplo vs GraviteeZuplo vs PostmanZuplo vs ApigeeZuplo vs Amazon API GatewayGravitee vs PostmanGravitee vs ApigeeGravitee vs Amazon API GatewayPostman vs ApigeePostman vs Amazon API GatewayApigee vs Amazon API Gateway
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
Negative label rate →
010203040506070809101112Accepted challengerEndorsed leader
0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative50%
Key
01Kong Gateway37%
Kong Gateway37%02Tyk11%
Tyk11%03Azure API Management11%
Azure API Management11%04Zuplo10%
Zuplo10%05Gravitee5%
Gravitee5%06Postman5%
Postman5%07Apigee5%
Apigee5%08Amazon API Gateway3%
Amazon API Gateway3%09WSO2 API Manager2%
WSO2 API Manager2%10Boomi2%
Boomi2%11IBM API Connect0%
IBM API Connect0%12MuleSoft Anypoint Platform0%
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform0%What they warned about
Three of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, GPT-5.4 mini, Perplexity Sonar, Grok 4.1 Fast, Mistral Small, Qwen 3.7 Flash, Kimi K2, GLM 4.7 FlashX, MiniMax M2.5, GPT-6 Luna and Muse Glimmer 30B changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
Amazon API Gateway23%
12 of 52 labels negative · 10 of 14 models · 4 hard negative
“**AWS API Gateway alone** — if you're not already deeply AWS-native, the developer portal and lifecycle features are more limited.” DeepSeek V4 Flash, paraphrase prompt
Apigee42%
22 of 52 labels negative · 10 of 14 models · 4 hard negative
“Proceed with extreme caution... built for massive enterprises with hundreds of developers and millions of dollars in budget” Gemini 3.5 Flash, scale prompt
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform42%
19 of 45 labels negative · 9 of 14 models · 4 hard negative
“approach with extreme caution regarding **cost and vendor lock-in**... avoid enterprise suites like MuleSoft” Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt
IBM API Connect41%
11 of 27 labels negative · 9 of 14 models · 2 hard negative
“Avoid this platform if you expect massive traffic spikes or need to deploy frequently across hybrid environments.” GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt
What they cite
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list: fourteen of the fourteen in this edition, and all six flagship models on the expanded tier.
Sites the answers cite
76 of 84 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 1060 links across 225 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. 14 of the 252 answers across every segment cited this index's own page for the category; the method page measures whether that reading tilts an answer.
vendor site · Integrate.io44 answers · 45 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Zuplo34 answers · 60 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Gravitee26 answers · 42 citations · 10 models
21 answers · 25 citations · 11 models
19 answers · 19 citations · 7 models
vendor site · G218 answers · 35 citations · 10 models
vendor site · DigitalAPI18 answers · 27 citations · 9 models
18 answers · 22 citations · 10 models
18 answers · 19 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Moesif16 answers · 17 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Tyk14 answers · 30 citations · 9 models
13 answers · 13 citations · 9 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
43 answers · 12 models
19 answers · 7 models
18 answers · 6 models
18 answers · 9 models
18 answers · 10 models
17 answers · 9 models
17 answers · 7 models
16 answers · 10 models
13 answers · 9 models
11 answers · 8 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “api management platform”, “api management platforms”, “best api management platform”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kong konghq.com Kong Gateway 37% | 37% | 376 | 880 | 93 | 20,236 company | $376 | 62 | 8 |
| Tyk tyk.io | 11% | 208 | 1,300 | 42 | 7,963 | 0 | ||
| Azure parent site Azure API Management 11% | 11% | 220 | 301,000 | 47,904 | ||||
| Zuplo zuplo.com | 10% | 154 | 390 | 0 | 7,963 | 9 | ||
| Gravitee gravitee.io | 5% | 90 | 1,000 | 27 | 10,592 | 120 | 6 | |
| Postman postman.com | 5% | 81 | 90,500 | 7,676 | 221,855 | 29 | ||
| Apigee cloud.google.com | 5% | 308 | 5,400 | 351 | 7,405,347 | 6 | ||
| Amazon aws.amazon.com Amazon API Gateway 3% | 3% | 327 | 151,000,000 | 1,380,939 | 9,238,321 | $20,476 | ||
| Apidog apidog.com | 3% | 19 | 1,000 | 3 | 52,211 | 1 | ||
| WSO2 wso2.com WSO2 API Manager 2% | 2% | 55 | 170 | 3 | 4,715 company | 13 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 18 sites; 5 of them are among the sites the models cited here (g2.com, gravitee.io, hyscaler.com, integrate.io, zuplo.com). The first result for “api management platform” is azure.microsoft.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best API management platform for a mid-market B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which API lifecycle and developer portal tool would you recommend to a mid-sized B2B company?”Comparative“What are the top API management platforms and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best API management platform for a company with a limited budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 500 person company evaluating a API management platform. What should we look at?”Negative“Which API management platforms should I avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5Azure API Management, Kong GatewayKong GatewayChangedagainst: Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint Platformno first choiceTyk, WSO2 API Managerno first choiceagainst: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, IBM API Connect, Kong Gateway, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Tyk
Two alternatives
Boomi, JitterbitThree alternatives
Azure API Management, Gravitee, TykThree alternatives
Apidog, Postman, ZuploGPT-5.4 miniKong GatewayPostmanChangedMuleSoft Anypoint PlatformAmazon API Gateway, Kong Gatewayagainst: Apigeeno first choiceagainst: Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, Google Cloud API Gateway
Five alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Boomi, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, WorkatoOne alternative
Azure API ManagementSix alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Azure API Management, Gravitee, IBM API Connect, Kong GatewayGemini 3.5 FlashZuploagainst: Apigee, IBM API Connect, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformZuploHeldagainst: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Azure API Management, Kong GatewayKong GatewayZuploagainst: Kong Gateway, WSO2 API ManagerGravitee, Tykagainst: Apigee, Kong Gateway, MuleSoft Anypoint Platformagainst: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Kong Gateway, Legacy IBM API Connect, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Oracle API Platform, Red Hat 3scale, WSO2 API Manager
Three alternatives
Gravitee, Kong Gateway, TykThree alternatives
Fern, ReadMe, TykSix alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Azure API Management, Gravitee, IBM API Connect, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformFive alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Apache APISIX, Azure API Management, Gravitee, KrakenDPerplexity SonarApigeeAzure API ManagementChangedno first choiceKong Gateway, Zuploagainst: Graviteeno first choiceagainst: Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, IBM API Connect, SwaggerHub
Three alternatives
Azure API Management, Postman, ZuploTwo alternatives
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, SwaggerTwo alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management Consumption tierGrok 4.1 FastAzure API Managementagainst: Apigee, IBM API ConnectKong GatewayChangedagainst: Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint Platformno first choiceKong GatewayKong Gatewayagainst: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Azure API Management, Boomi, IBM API Connect, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, WSO2 API Manager
Two alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Kong GatewayThree alternatives
Azure API Management, Postman, WSO2 API ManagerThree alternatives
Apache APISIX, Tyk, WSO2 API ManagerFive alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Azure API Management, IBM API Connect, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformMistral SmallAzure API Management, Kong Gateway, TykPostmanChangedagainst: Stoplightno first choiceApidog, Kong Gatewayno first choiceagainst: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint Platformagainst: Azure API Management, IBM API Connect
Two alternatives
ReadMe, SwaggerHubDeepSeek V4 FlashKong Gatewayagainst: ApigeeKong GatewayHeldagainst: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformAmazon API Gateway, Kong GatewayKong Gatewayagainst: Kong GatewayAzure API Management, Kong Gateway, Tyk, Zuploagainst: MuleSoft Anypoint Platformagainst: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Azure API Management, IBM API Connect, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, WSO2 API Manager
Three alternatives
Axway Amplify API Management, Azure API Management, PostmanOne alternative
GraviteeSix alternatives
Apigee, Azure API Management, IBM API Connect, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Red Hat 3scale, WSO2 API ManagerTwo alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, TykLlama 4 Maverickno first choiceno first choiceHeldno first choiceApidogno first choicenothing named
One alternative
BoomiQwen 3.7 FlashAzure API Management, Kong Gatewayagainst: Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformApiboost, PostmanChangedagainst: IBM API Connect, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformApigee, Kong Gateway, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformTykno first choiceagainst: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Older IBM DataPower
Two alternatives
Jitterbit, MergeTwo alternatives
Apidog, StoplightThree alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, IBM API ConnectThree alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, Kong GatewayFive alternatives
Apigee, Azure API Management, Kong Gateway, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, TykKimi K2Boomi, Kong Gatewayagainst: Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformZuploChangedApigeeKong GatewayGravitee, Kong Gatewayagainst: Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint Platformagainst: Apigee, Azure API Management, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Oracle API Platform / OCI API Gateway
Two alternatives
Azure API Management, GraviteeTwo alternatives
ReadMe, TykFive alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, IBM API Connect, Kong Gateway, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformThree alternatives
Apache APISIX, Postman Free Tier, TykTwo alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Azure API ManagementGLM 4.7 FlashXKong GatewayGraviteeChangedagainst: IBM API Connectno first choiceagainst: PostmanKong Gatewayno first choiceagainst: Amazon API Gateway, Apache APISIX, Apigee, IBM API Connect, Kong Gateway, WSO2 API Manager
Four alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Azure API Management, GraviteeTwo alternatives
API Portal, Kong GatewayEight alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Azure API Management, Boomi, IBM API Connect, Kong Gateway, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, WSO2 API ManagerFive alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Gravitee, Tyk, WSO2 API Manager, ZuploMiniMax M2.5Apigee, Azure API ManagementApigee, TykChangedno first choiceKong Gateway, Tykno first choiceagainst: IBM API Connect, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Solo.io Gloo & GraphQLnothing named
Five alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Kong Gateway, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Postman, TykTwo alternatives
Gravitee, Kong GatewayThree alternatives
Azure API Management, IBM API Connect, WSO2 API ManagerSix alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Azure API Management, Kong Gateway, Red Hat 3scale, TykGPT-6 LunaKong GatewayGravitee APIMChangedno first choiceAmazon API Gatewayno first choiceagainst: Boomi Cloud API Management – Local Edition, Oracle API Platform Cloud Service, Oracle Apiary Cloud Service, Red Hat 3scale API Management
Three alternatives
Apigee, Azure API Management, TykTwo alternatives
Azure API Management, Kong GatewayTwo alternatives
Kong Gateway, TykMuse Glimmer 30BJitterbit HarmonyReadMe, StoplightChangedno first choiceKong Gatewayagainst: Apigee, Azure API Managementno first choiceagainst: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Azure API Management, Boomi, Kong Gateway, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Oracle API Management, SAP BTP, Tyk
Five alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, Boomi, Kong Gateway, TykThree alternatives
Apigee, Kong Gateway, TykFive alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Azure API Management, Kong Gateway, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformFive alternatives
API7 Enterprise, Amazon API Gateway, Apache APISIX, Tyk, ZuploBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency. Full answer text is in the free responses file. Download the record
Eighty-four rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 08:46 | yes | 18 | 9 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 07:39 | yes | 4 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 11:09 | yes | 15 | 29 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 11:12 | yes | 19 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 11:21 | yes | 25 | 13 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 10:37 | yes | 10 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 11:19 | yes | 22 | 30 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 08:58 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 09:58 | yes | 5 | 22 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 10:49 | yes | 10 | 18 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 12:59 | yes | 25 | 113 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 09:01 | yes | 5 | 25 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 13:00 | yes | 4 | 18 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 11:07 | yes | 14 | 15 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 11:21 | yes | 17 | 9 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 09:42 | yes | 4 | 6 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 10:11 | yes | 13 | 27 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 10:37 | yes | 25 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 13:32 | yes | 25 | 9 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 09:48 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 09:50 | yes | 25 | 34 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 12:31 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 12:55 | yes | 5 | 29 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 10:47 | yes | 25 | 22 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 08:13 | yes | 15 | 42 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 12:20 | yes | 15 | 40 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 07:54 | yes | 3 | 25 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 08:35 | yes | 19 | 47 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 11:27 | yes | 10 | 9 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 09:36 | yes | 6 | 10 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 13:10 | yes | 12 | 26 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 11:54 | yes | 16 | 6 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 11:20 | yes | 23 | 9 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 09:33 | yes | 5 | 6 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 13:40 | yes | 22 | 36 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 11:02 | yes | 5 | 1 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 11:20 | yes | 9 | 31 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 07:54 | yes | 15 | 23 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 09:36 | yes | 25 | 35 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 09:23 | yes | 16 | 32 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 11:06 | yes | 8 | 27 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 11:40 | yes | 12 | 29 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 09:01 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 10:09 | yes | 3 | 6 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 13:45 | yes | 20 | 23 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 07:57 | yes | 20 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 12:05 | yes | 24 | 7 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 11:19 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 07:41 | yes | 25 | 26 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 09:11 | yes | 5 | 1 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 10:21 | no | 0 | 34 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 11:43 | yes | 20 | 22 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 11:18 | yes | 25 | 92 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 08:02 | yes | 8 | 26 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 08:25 | yes | 4 | 12 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 09:45 | yes | 13 | 22 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 09:25 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 13:06 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 08:25 | yes | 8 | 28 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 11:44 | yes | 17 | 5 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 07:54 | yes | 18 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 10:34 | no | 0 | 10 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 09:51 | yes | 16 | 78 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 09:15 | yes | 5 | 1 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 11:34 | no | 0 | 29 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 08:51 | yes | 21 | 31 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 12:40 | yes | 14 | 101 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 09:08 | no | 0 | 56 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 09:32 | yes | 3 | 22 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 10:47 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 13:41 | yes | 19 | 10 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 13:44 | yes | 4 | 8 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 08:36 | yes | 19 | 24 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 10:49 | yes | 20 | 4 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 10:46 | yes | 24 | 8 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 13:53 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 10:54 | yes | 24 | 32 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 13:47 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 08:55 | yes | 10 | 29 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 10:41 | yes | 25 | 27 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 09:03 | yes | 24 | 96 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 12:34 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 11:53 | yes | 4 | 17 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 08:35 | yes | 24 | 38 s |
Noise floor in this category
Flips between the edition run and its calibration repeat. Six prompts per model is a small sample; the index-wide floor is the number to trust.
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Claude Haiku 4.5
4 of 4 flipped
GPT-5.4 mini
3 of 4 flipped
Gemini 3.5 Flash
3 of 5 flipped
Perplexity Sonar
3 of 3 flipped
Grok 4.1 Fast
2 of 4 flipped
Mistral Small
3 of 3 flipped
DeepSeek V4 Flash
5 of 5 flipped
Llama 4 Maverick
2 of 2 flipped
Qwen 3.7 Flash
5 of 5 flipped
Kimi K2
6 of 6 flipped
GLM 4.7 FlashX
4 of 4 flipped
MiniMax M2.5
3 of 4 flipped
GPT-6 Luna
2 of 3 flipped
Muse Glimmer 30B
4 of 4 flipped
Normalization in this category
Every judgment call made between the raw labels and the numbers above, listed so it is visible and reversible.
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Category-scoped readings
Axway read as Axway Amplify API Management
Axway Amplify read as Axway Amplify API Management
Azure read as Azure API Management
IBM read as IBM API Connect
Kong read as Kong Gateway
Kong (Enterprise) read as Kong Gateway
Kong (Enterprise/Kong Konnect) read as Kong Gateway
Kong (Kong Konnect) read as Kong Gateway
Kong (Konnect) read as Kong Gateway
Kong (Open Source Edition) read as Kong Gateway
Kong Enterprise read as Kong Gateway
Kong Enterprise (Kong Konnect) read as Kong Gateway
MuleSoft read as MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
MuleSoft (Anypoint Platform) read as MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
MuleSoft (Salesforce) read as MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
MuleSoft (by Salesforce) read as MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
Oracle read as Oracle API Management
WSO2 read as WSO2 API Manager
Unresolved, counted raw
APPSeCONNECT
Apideck
Boomi Cloud API Management – Local Edition
Gravitee APIM
Jitterbit Harmony
KrakenD Community Edition
Latenode
Legacy IBM API Connect
MuleSoft Apiary
OCI API Gateway
Older IBM DataPower
Oracle API Platform
Oracle API Platform / OCI API Gateway
Oracle API Platform Cloud Service
Oracle Apiary Cloud Service
Postman Free Tier
Solo.io Gloo & GraphQL
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.