Feature flags · October 2026 Edition
LaunchDarkly vs Statsig
Four of fourteen models named LaunchDarkly first on the direct prompt; three named Statsig. Both were named by all fourteen models and LaunchDarkly carries 64 labels and Statsig 47, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share19%11%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate38%9%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#5A position in a field of 8; printed, not drawn.
Labels6447A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, LaunchDarkly reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Flagsmith was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Flagsmith vs LaunchDarkly · Flagsmith vs Statsig · LaunchDarkly vs ConfigCat
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 feature flags page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
LaunchDarklyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsStatsig
Direct435 against LaunchDarkly · 1 against Statsig
Paraphrase404 against LaunchDarkly
Comparative1121 against LaunchDarkly
Budget-constrained133 against LaunchDarkly
Scale-constrained201 against LaunchDarkly · 1 against Statsig
Negative0010 against LaunchDarkly · 2 against Statsig
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, LaunchDarkly and Statsig were named in the same answer 116 times, of the 205 answers naming LaunchDarkly and the 131 naming Statsig. In those answers Statsig took the first choice seven times and LaunchDarkly thirty-six.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where LaunchDarkly and Statsig stood in it.
| 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 | | | | | |
LaunchDarkly Statsig first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, LaunchDarkly on the left and Statsig on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where LaunchDarkly and Statsig stood in it.
Both were the first choice
2 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.GPT-5.4 miniLaunchDarkly, Statsig alternatives: Unleash
MiniMax M2.5LaunchDarkly, Statsig alternatives: ConfigCat, GrowthBook, Unleash
LaunchDarkly first, Statsig an alternative
2 of 14 modelsStatsig was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Perplexity SonarLaunchDarkly alternatives: ConfigCat, Flagsmith, GrowthBook, PostHog Feature Flags
GPT-6 LunaLaunchDarkly alternatives: Statsig, Unleash
Statsig first, LaunchDarkly not the choice
1 of 14 modelsLaunchDarkly was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Grok 4.1 FastStatsig alternatives: Flagsmith, GrowthBook
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Flagsmith alternatives: ConfigCat, LaunchDarkly, Statsig
DeepSeek V4 FlashConfigCat alternatives: Flagsmith, LaunchDarkly
Llama 4 MaverickFlagsmith alternatives: Guideflow, LaunchDarkly, Unleash
Qwen 3.7 FlashFlagsmith, Unleash alternatives: GrowthBook, LaunchDarkly
GLM 4.7 FlashXConfigCat alternatives: Flagsmith, Statsig
Muse Glimmer 30BConfigCat, Unleash alternatives: Split, Statsig
Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Gemini 3.5 FlashFlagsmith alternatives: ConfigCat, GrowthBook, PostHog Feature Flags
Mistral SmallFlagsmith alternatives: Flagship.io, GrowthBook
Kimi K2ConfigCat alternatives: Flagsmith, Split
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
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Statsig leads by four points.
Statsig5%#5 of 8LaunchDarkly2%#7 of 8Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: LaunchDarkly leads at mid-market.
LaunchDarkly19%#2 of 8Statsig11%#5 of 8Enterprise
LaunchDarkly leads by fifty-nine points.
LaunchDarkly63%#1 of 9Statsig4%#4 of 9What the models said about LaunchDarkly
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“LaunchDarkly — Proceed with Eyes Wide Open ... Powerful but expensive and complex.” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid LaunchDarkly for mid-market unless you have enterprise budget” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · hard negative
“Avoid LaunchDarkly — it's enterprise-focused with opaque pricing” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · hard negative
“the best default choice is usually LaunchDarkly if your priority is mature feature management, governance, approvals, and enterprise-grade rollout controls” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
“LaunchDarkly is the most full-featured of the bunch... Choose LaunchDarkly if you want the most mature all-in-one enterprise feature management platform.” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative prompt · first choice
“LaunchDarkly — The Enterprise Standard ... Considered the original market leader and the most feature-rich standalone flag platform.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Statsig
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“if you want a pure-play infrastructure flag tool, look elsewhere, as Statsig has pivoted heavily into Amplitude's analytics-first roadmap” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“Statsig is still growing in enterprise governance, with RBAC and audit features that aren't as strong” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Free flags at any scale, but analytics-based pricing can add up” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · soft negative
“If you want zero cost + zero maintenance: Go with Statsig. It's the only platform offering truly unlimited feature flags on a free tier” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“Widely considered the best all-rounder for startups and mid-size teams in recent years” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“LaunchDarkly (if budget allows) or Statsig (if experimentation is a priority)” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared
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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.