Ardoq vs Archi
Three of fourteen models named Ardoq first on the direct prompt; zero named Archi. Ardoq was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Archi by eleven and Ardoq carries 47 labels and Archi 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Archi
accepted challengerNamed in one category 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 enterprise architecture tools page.
By framing
ArdoqFirst choices, of fourteen modelsArchiAcross every category in the October 2026 Edition, Ardoq and Archi were named in the same answer twenty-nine times, of the 145 answers naming Ardoq and the 55 naming Archi. In those answers Archi took the first choice eight times and Ardoq six.
Every model, every framing
| Model | DirectAR | ParaphraseAR | ComparativeAR | Budget-constrainedAR | Scale-constrainedAR | NegativeAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | AR | | AR | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | AR | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | AR | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | AR | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | AR | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | AR | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | | AR | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | AR | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | AR | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | AR | | |
ArdoqAR Archi first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Ardoq on the left and Archi on the right.The direct prompt
Ardoq first, Archi an alternative
3 of 14 modelsArchi was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Ardoq18%#2 of 10What the models said about Ardoq
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid high-end tools like LeanIX, Bizzdesign, or Ardoq” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · hard negative
“High Risk: Pricing/Packaging Changes ... Ardoq if you have a very large application portfolio (>1,000 apps) and budget sensitivity.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Ardoq is an example often flagged for this: ... exclusively a cloud-hosted SaaS platform — there is no on-premises deployment option” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Dynamic visualization & linking complex relationships. Very user-friendly for non-architects. | Great for "living repository" approach.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Ardoq is the most cited "modern" option for teams that want browser-based real-time collaboration and automated dependency mapping.” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“LeanIX and Ardoq are usually the strongest fits because they prioritize portfolio views, impact analysis, and change planning” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Archi
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“For the most budget-conscious approach, Archi is an excellent starting point due to its simplicity, active community, and zero cost.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“If your budget is truly limited, Archi (the free, open‑source ArchiMate editor) is still the best starting point for most companies.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“If you need absolutely no cost and can work desktop-based, Archi is the standard starting point.” Muse Glimmer 30B · 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.