Four of fourteen models named Hudu first on the direct prompt; one named IT Glue. Hudu was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and IT Glue by thirteen and Hudu carries 32 labels and IT Glue 38, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category 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 documentation page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Hudu and IT Glue were named in the same answer seventy-three times, of the 88 answers naming Hudu and the 119 naming IT Glue. In those answers IT Glue took the first choice three times and Hudu thirty-one.
| 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.
“Hudu self-hosted if you don’t want to own backup operations... it’s a real operational responsibility—not “set and forget.”” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“lacks some security controls found in competitors” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Hudu has gained immense popularity in the IT community specifically because it has friendly pricing, flexible contracts, self-hosted or cloud options, and rapid development” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“I'd generally recommend Hudu if you want the best balance of IT knowledge base + asset documentation + cost control” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend Hudu as the best balance of: Purpose-built IT documentation features - Reasonable pricing” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Platforms with Significant Concerns ... IT Glue (Kaseya) ... Aggressive vendor lock-in” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid paid: Tools like IT Glue ($30+/user/mo) if budget-tight.” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · hard negative
“IT Glue is owned by Kaseya, which is notorious in the IT world for aggressive multi-year contract lock-ins and slower product innovation.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“If you mean internal IT documentation for a mid-market B2B company, I'd pick IT Glue most often.” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
“Choose IT Glue if: You're a large MSP needing maximum automation and Kaseya ecosystem integration” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend IT Glue as the top IT knowledge and asset documentation tool.” Grok 4.1 Fast · 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.