Creately vs Lucidchart
Zero of fourteen models named Creately first on the direct prompt; zero named Lucidchart. Creately was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Lucidchart by fourteen and Creately carries 24 labels and Lucidchart 57, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two 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 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 org charts and org design page.
By framing
CreatelyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsLucidchart
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Creately and Lucidchart were named in the same answer sixty-two times, of the 84 answers naming Creately and the 172 naming Lucidchart. In those answers Lucidchart took the first choice eleven times and Creately six.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
Creately Lucidchart first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Creately on the left and Lucidchart on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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.
By buyer segment
Lucidchart19%#2 of 15Creately2%#7 of 15Creately8%#4 of 13Lucidchart2%#8 of 13Lucidchart5%#6 of 15Creately2%#10 of 15What the models said about Creately
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Static diagramming tools such as Lucidchart, Miro, Creately, SmartDraw, Visio...” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · hard negative
“consider avoiding general-purpose diagramming tools like Lucidchart, Visio, SmartDraw, Miro, and Creately” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Be cautious about: General whiteboard/diagramming tools (Miro, Lucidchart, SmartDraw, Creately)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Creately ($5) gives the best bang for the buck, with unlimited diagrams and decent collaboration.” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Draw.io for complete free access or Creately for a low-cost paid option are strong choices” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“the best org chart software is usually Creately or Organimi” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Lucidchart
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Static diagramming tools such as Lucidchart, Miro, Creately, SmartDraw, Visio, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word when they are used as the primary org-chart system” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · hard negative
“static diagramming tools (like Lucidchart, Miro, or Visio) fail because manual updates quickly become a bottleneck” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · hard negative
“Lucidchart specifically — users note it's "expensive, locked behind seats, and overkill"” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Org Chart Software (like Lucidchart, OrgChart, or Miro) - Best for visualizing hierarchy, roles, and reporting relationships.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Lucidchart is a strong all-around choice for org charts as part of a broader diagramming suite” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
“Lucidchart – well-rounded diagramming ... Diagram + collaboration beyond orgs: Lucidchart” Muse Glimmer 30B · 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.