Four of twelve models named iSpring Suite first on the direct prompt; zero named Articulate Rise 360. iSpring Suite was named by twelve of the twelve models and Articulate Rise 360 by ten and iSpring Suite carries 51 labels and Articulate Rise 360 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in five categories 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, iSpring Suite and Articulate Rise 360 were named in the same answer twenty-seven times, of the 129 answers naming iSpring Suite and the 34 naming Articulate Rise 360. In those answers Articulate Rise 360 took the first choice ten times and iSpring Suite 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. Five of six in this category shown.
“older legacy versions of Articulate Presenter or older iSpring releases) is obsolete” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“it is often noted for having a steep learning curve and not being set up well for collaborative working” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“Choose iSpring Free if: You already have PowerPoint slides and just need to convert them into standard SCORM courses ... with $0 budget.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Alternative: iSpring Suite... Start with TalentLMS for deployment and iSpring (or Articulate) for creation.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend starting with iSpring Suite (budget-conscious) or Adobe Captivate (best value for features)” MiniMax M2.5 · direct 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.