One of twelve models named Adobe Captivate first on the direct prompt; zero named Easygenerator. Adobe Captivate was named by twelve of the twelve models and Easygenerator by nine and Adobe Captivate carries 43 labels and Easygenerator 21, 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 twelve 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 course authoring tools page.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Adobe Captivate and Easygenerator were named in the same answer fifty-three times, of the 116 answers naming Adobe Captivate and the 65 naming Easygenerator. In those answers Easygenerator took the first choice seven times and Adobe Captivate two.
| 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 |
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.
“Avoid premium tools like ... Adobe Captivate (~$400/year)\u2014great but not budget-friendly.” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · hard negative
“learning it or buying licenses for it now is a dead end” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Adobe Captivate | Bugs requiring frequent rework, steeper learning curve, audio muting issues on slide revisits, each project limited to single SCORM module” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd recommend starting with iSpring Suite (budget-conscious) or Adobe Captivate (best value for features)” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Get Adobe Captivate. It offers the most professional features per dollar spent.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Adobe Captivate is a strong choice because it is described as "best value"” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Elucidat / Easygenerator — cloud platforms that run $1,650+/user/year” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Easygenerator (which starts around $1,399/year for one author)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · soft negative
“Small L&D team, heavy SME authoring, need speed | Easygenerator, Elucidat, Rise 360” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
“Choose Easygenerator or Elucidat if you have multiple people (especially non-designers)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
“Best for SME-Led & Rapid Authoring: Easygenerator ... Easygenerator is the best choice.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · alternative
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.