One of fourteen models named Tyk first on the direct prompt; zero named Amazon API Gateway. Tyk was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Amazon API Gateway by fourteen and Tyk carries 38 labels and Amazon API Gateway 52, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in four 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, Tyk and Amazon API Gateway were named in the same answer 195 times, of the 239 answers naming Tyk and the 370 naming Amazon API Gateway. In those answers Amazon API Gateway took the first choice twenty-two times and Tyk twenty-five.
| 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.
“None include native monetization. You'd need to build or integrate this capability separately.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Candidates like Kong Konnect, Tyk, Azure API Management, or Zuplo are often the right fit at this scale” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Tyk includes a management dashboard in its self-hosted tiers, making it highly cost-effective for growing teams.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“making it a good fit for mid-market teams seeking control and scalability without enterprise-level complexity” Mistral Small · direct 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.
“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 · hard negative
“Avoid this platform if you are a small team, a startup, or if your primary goal is rapid development and clear documentation.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“widely recommended to avoid if your infrastructure is multi-cloud or hybrid” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“best default choice is usually Amazon API Gateway for a company already on AWS” GPT-5.4 mini · budget 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.