Zero of twelve models named Articulate Rise 360 first on the direct prompt; zero named Easygenerator. Articulate Rise 360 was named by ten of the twelve models and Easygenerator by nine and Articulate Rise 360 carries 11 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, Articulate Rise 360 and Easygenerator were named in the same answer fifteen times, of the 34 answers naming Articulate Rise 360 and the 65 naming Easygenerator. In those answers Easygenerator took the first choice one time and Articulate Rise 360 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 |
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.
“The gold standard for modern web-style, block-based courses. It is extremely responsive, easy for beginners, and looks professional out of the box.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Articulate 360 / Rise 360 — the enterprise standard for complex branching and corporate compliance; Rise is the rapid-authoring option.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“If I had to name a single best-value choice for many small teams, I'd start with: Articulate Rise 360” GPT-5.4 mini · 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.