Zero of fourteen models named Gravitee first on the direct prompt; zero named Postman. Gravitee was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Postman by eleven and Gravitee carries 22 labels and Postman 16, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in two 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 API management page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Gravitee and Postman were named in the same answer seventeen times, of the 93 answers naming Gravitee and the 88 naming Postman. In those answers Postman took the first choice three times and Gravitee two.
| 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 four in this category shown.
“the listed starting price is much higher at $2,500/month” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · soft negative
“Extremely strong if you are doing both traditional REST APIs and event-driven architectures... have a very generous free/community tier that includes RBAC and a developer portal.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Consider Kong Konnect or Gravitee — Often the sweet spot for mid-market” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
“Top Recommendation: Gravitee” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“less ideal as a primary enterprise gateway for production traffic” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · soft negative
“### 1. Best All-in-One Lifecycle & Portal: Postman API Platform” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend Postman Enterprise as the best default choice” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Postman is the safest bet for a mid-sized B2B company.” Mistral Small · paraphrase 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.