Zero of twelve models named H5P first on the direct prompt; zero named Articulate Rise 360. H5P was named by twelve of the twelve models and Articulate Rise 360 by ten and H5P carries 23 labels and Articulate Rise 360 11, 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, H5P and Articulate Rise 360 were named in the same answer fifteen times, of the 53 answers naming H5P and the 34 naming Articulate Rise 360. In those answers Articulate Rise 360 took the first choice four times and H5P three.
| 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.
“This tool is seen as quite basic and may not offer the depth or features required for more complex eLearning projects” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Too basic for anything beyond simple interactives; lacks depth for professional courses.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“great for individual interactive components, but hard to build an entire course with” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Open-source tools like Moodle and H5P are ideal if you have minimal budget, as they're completely free” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“The best eLearning authoring tool for a company with a limited budget is H5P, a free, open-source tool” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“### 1. H5P (Free/Open Source) ... No budget at all | Start with H5P or iSpring Free” Kimi K2 · budget 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.
“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
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.