Two of fourteen models named Automox first on the direct prompt; zero named Microsoft Intune. Automox was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Microsoft Intune by ten and Automox carries 36 labels and Microsoft Intune 23, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in seven 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 patch management page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Automox and Microsoft Intune were named in the same answer fifty-eight times, of the 128 answers naming Automox and the 370 naming Microsoft Intune. In those answers Microsoft Intune took the first choice ten times and Automox thirteen.
| 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. Three of four in this category shown.
“Automox takes a unique approach by being fully SaaS-based... The modern leaders (Automox, Tanium, Ivanti) treat patching as code or policy.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“If I had to pick one without more details: Automox for a mid-market company that wants a dedicated, cloud-managed patching tool” GPT-6 Luna · direct prompt · first choice
“Pure-Play Cloud Patching | Automox or Action1 | Extremely modern, cloud-native, excellent cross-platform support” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“While incredible for Windows, patching macOS, Linux, or non-Microsoft software ... usually requires separate configuration or third-party add-ons” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · soft negative
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.