1 category · RankedPulumi
Standing by category
| Category | Function | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Quadrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure as code | Cloud and infrastructure | 7% | 3 of 46 | 6% | 66 | accepted challenger |
Movement
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Negative | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Grok 4.1 Fast | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
By framing
What the models said for it
Verbatim evidence the judge attached to positive labels.
“If your developers are already writing TypeScript/Python, Pulumi or AWS CDK can flatten the learning curve significantly.” Kimi K2 · IaC · scale prompt · first choice
“The best infrastructure as code tools in 2026 are Pulumi, Terraform, OpenTofu... Pulumi offers a distinct approach” Claude Haiku 4.5 · IaC · comparative prompt · first choice
“Pulumi | Strong multi-language support, excellent secrets engine, and great developer UX.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · IaC · scale prompt · first choice
“For multi-cloud provisioning, Terraform, Pulumi, and Crossplane are top choices.” Mistral Small · IaC · comparative prompt · first choice
And against it
Verbatim evidence attached to negative labels. A warning on a product with few labels is a warning; on a product with many, it is one voice among them.
“Pulumi's free tier is limited: The free Individual tier supports only 1 user, making it impractical for teams without paying.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · IaC · budget prompt · soft negative
“Team tier is paid (~$40–$150+/user/month); higher learning curve for ops teams not comfortable with programming.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · IaC · budget prompt · soft negative
“Pitfalls: Less mature ecosystem/modules than Terraform, "footguns" from general-purpose languages” Grok 4.1 Fast · IaC · negative prompt · soft negative
“it can be more complex and less budget-friendly operationally” GPT-5.4 mini · IaC · budget prompt · soft negative
Named alongside
What carried it into the answer
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list, four of the twelve in this edition, so these counts come from 137 of the 189 answers that named Pulumi and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
452 of the 541 domain citations in answers naming Pulumi came from somebody else's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
Names read as Pulumi
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