Eleven of fourteen models named Articulate 360 first on the direct prompt; zero named dominKnow | ONE. Articulate 360 was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and dominKnow | ONE by eleven and Articulate 360 carries 37 labels and dominKnow | ONE 16, 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 course authoring tools page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Articulate 360 and dominKnow | ONE were named in the same answer forty-two times, of the 128 answers naming Articulate 360 and the 53 naming dominKnow | ONE. In those answers dominKnow | ONE took the first choice two times and Articulate 360 twenty-five.
| 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. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid: Articulate 360 ($1,199–$1,749/year) unless your budget allows” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“excellent, but it's usually not the best budget choice because it's priced for professional teams” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“While this is the industry benchmark, there are significant cautions: Very high cost” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Articulate 360 offers the best balance of ease of use, comprehensive features, and ecosystem support.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Articulate 360 (The Industry Standard) Best for: Corporate training teams who need a mix of complex interactivity and quick design.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“The industry standard for professional instructional designers.... Best for: Professional L&D teams that need maximum flexibility” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative 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.
“Maximum collaboration & governance at scale | Elucidat, dominKnow | ONE” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
“best to evaluate if several authors produce lots of courses that need frequent updates, reuse, localization, or centralized governance” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · alternative
“Use standalone authoring tools (like Articulate, Elucidat, or dominKnow) that allow you to export standards-compliant files” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative 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.