Five of fourteen models named 360Learning first on the direct prompt; zero named Degreed. Both were named by all fourteen models and 360Learning carries 42 labels and Degreed 29, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in eight categories this edition.
Named in four categories 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 learning experience platforms page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, 360Learning and Degreed were named in the same answer eighty-four times, of the 275 answers naming 360Learning and the 156 naming Degreed. In those answers Degreed took the first choice twenty-one times and 360Learning nineteen.
| 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 | ||||||
| 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. Three of four in this category shown.
“360Learning is the best fit for many mid-market B2B teams because it emphasizes collaborative course creation by internal SMEs” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
“360Learning is built entirely on the concept of collaborative learning... Team plan starts at $8 per registered user/month” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“If you force me to pick one default answer for a mid-market B2B company, I'd usually start with 360Learning” GPT-5.4 mini · direct 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.
“Repeatedly flagged across multiple analyses and AI-model recommendations as a platform to avoid for small businesses” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid: Pure enterprise LXPs (Degreed, Cornerstone) unless you have complex multi-country requirements” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · hard negative
“multiple sources explicitly recommend avoiding, especially if you need LMS functionality” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Degreed is considered the "reference implementation" of the LXP category with the strongest skills-mapping capabilities.” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Degreed is the most skills-centric LXP on the market, mapping all learning content to a skills architecture.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“If your primary goal is talent mapping and tracking skills, choose Degreed.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative 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.