Zero of fourteen models named Snipe-IT first on the direct prompt; two named InvGate Asset Management. Snipe-IT was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and InvGate Asset Management by eleven and Snipe-IT carries 40 labels and InvGate Asset Management 20, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named 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 IT asset management page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Snipe-IT and InvGate Asset Management were named in the same answer twenty-four times, of the 137 answers naming Snipe-IT and the 51 naming InvGate Asset Management. In those answers InvGate Asset Management took the first choice zero times and Snipe-IT ten.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| 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. Six of eight in this category shown.
“beloved for its simplicity, but it lacks built-in discovery agents \u2014 you must manually add assets or build integrations” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Avoid open-source like Snipe-IT unless you're resource-constrained (it's free but requires more setup/maintenance)” Grok 4.1 Fast · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“may be a poor fit for large enterprises, deep ITSM workflows, advanced automation, asset discovery” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Snipe-IT is the most frequently cited budget choice... If you have technical staff and want $0 ongoing license cost, self-host Snipe-IT.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Highly recommended for small IT departments with basic tracking needs. The self-hosted version is completely free” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“Snipe-IT is widely considered the best free IT Asset Management system on the market.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · 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.
“InvGate Assets is designed for mid-market organizations that need more than basic tracking but less complexity than enterprise solutions like ServiceNow.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“InvGate Assets: A mid-market ITAM solution that offers agent-based and network scanning capabilities, with a cost of $1,499 per year.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Best overall mid-market fit ... InvGate Asset Management is the most cited mid-market focused dedicated ITAM product” Muse Glimmer 30B · 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.