Fourteen of fourteen models named MongoDB first on the direct prompt; zero named ScyllaDB. MongoDB was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and ScyllaDB by ten and MongoDB carries 82 labels and ScyllaDB 21, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four 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 nosql databases page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, MongoDB and ScyllaDB were named in the same answer forty-three times, of the 236 answers naming MongoDB and the 53 naming ScyllaDB. In those answers ScyllaDB took the first choice one time and MongoDB nineteen.
| 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. Five of six in this category shown.
“MongoDB's own docs warn that sharded clusters require careful planning and that poor shard-key choice can hurt scalability and performance.” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · soft negative
“The most popular document database and production-ready, but with a long history of internet-exposed instances and NoSQL injection risk.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“If you need a quick start with flexible JSON documents and strong consistency: MongoDB Community Edition self-hosted, or Atlas Free/Flex for a managed free tier.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Often the default choice for B2B applications... For most mid-market B2B companies without extreme scale requirements, MongoDB ... are safe bets.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“MongoDB Community Edition is often considered the most popular choice for budget-conscious companies due to its balance of features and ease of use.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“I'd recommend starting with MongoDB Atlas or ScyllaDB as they balance cost, performance, and ease of use” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“ScyllaDB is a drop-in compatible, faster version of Cassandra that is often lighter on hardware resources” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · alternative
“these top DB-Engines (scores 1000+), have enterprise backing, and regular patches” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · alternative
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.