One of fourteen models named Tyk first on the direct prompt; zero named Gravitee. Tyk was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Gravitee by eleven and Tyk carries 38 labels and Gravitee 22, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in three 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 Gravitee were named in the same answer sixty-one times, of the 239 answers naming Tyk and the 93 naming Gravitee. In those answers Gravitee took the first choice three times and Tyk nine.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.20 | ||||||
| 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.
“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
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.