Zero of twelve models named Articulate Rise 360 first on the direct prompt; zero named Elucidat. Articulate Rise 360 was named by ten of the twelve models and Elucidat by eight and Articulate Rise 360 carries 11 labels and Elucidat 20, 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 Elucidat were named in the same answer seventeen times, of the 34 answers naming Articulate Rise 360 and the 67 naming Elucidat. In those answers Elucidat took the first choice zero times and Articulate Rise 360 six.
| 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 |
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. Six of seven in this category shown.
“What to avoid on a tight budget ... scale past a small budget quickly” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Over-templatized, high pricing, and restricted customization” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Elucidat (enterprise-scale, pricier at $1,650+)” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · soft negative
“Rise 360 and Elucidat excel here” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
“Choose Easygenerator or Elucidat if you have multiple people ... collaborating on web-responsive courses” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
“Elucidat is an excellent choice. It is a cloud-based tool that excels at teamwork and version control.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase 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.