Laptops
Which brand 5 AI models pick, with intervals.
Fast panel · Panel, equal weight
- anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5 @ claude-haiku-5.5 via OpenRouter (20%)
- openai/gpt-6-luna @ gpt-6-luna via OpenRouter (20%)
- google/gemini-4-argon @ gemini-4-argon via OpenRouter (20%)
- mistralai/mistral-large-4-0 @ mistral-large-4-0 via OpenRouter (20%)
- deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash @ deepseek-v4.1-flash via OpenRouter (20%)
Too closeNo single favourite: Apple, Dell, and Lenovo share the top tier for these 5 API models.
Tier 1
- Lenovo55%95% interval 45–66%plausible rank 1–3
- Dell39%95% interval 28%–< 50%plausible rank 1–7
- Apple38%95% interval 25–51%plausible rank 1–8
Tier 2
- ASUS28%95% interval 18–39%plausible rank 2–9
- System7625%95% interval 14–39%plausible rank 2–11
- Framework24%95% interval 13–38%plausible rank 2–11
- Microsoft22%95% interval 12–34%plausible rank 2–11
- HP14%95% interval 7–24%plausible rank 3–11
- Razer10%95% interval 4–20%plausible rank 5–11
- Samsung9%95% interval 4–18%plausible rank 4–11
Tier 3
- Acer9%95% interval 3–19%plausible rank 5–11
Drag across the chart to probe a share.
Changes since the previous edition
The judge panel changed since the previous edition, so shares are not compared between the two.
- mistralai/mistral-large-4-0 @ mistral-large-4-0 via OpenRouter: same model, new judge settings
This note was added after publication from the published editions; the signed snapshot is unchanged. Corrections log
Too closeNo single favourite: Apple, Dell, and Lenovo share the top tier for these 5 API models.
| Brand | Choice share | 95% interval | Plausible rank | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo | 55% | 45–66% | 1–3 | Tier 1 |
| Dell | 39% | 28%–< 50% | 1–7 | Tier 1 |
| Apple | 38% | 25–51% | 1–8 | Tier 1 |
| ASUS | 28% | 18–39% | 2–9 | Tier 2 |
| System76 | 25% | 14–39% | 2–11 | Tier 2 |
| Framework | 24% | 13–38% | 2–11 | Tier 2 |
| Microsoft | 22% | 12–34% | 2–11 | Tier 2 |
| HP | 14% | 7–24% | 3–11 | Tier 2 |
| Razer | 10% | 4–20% | 5–11 | Tier 2 |
| Samsung | 9% | 4–18% | 4–11 | Tier 2 |
| Acer | 9% | 3–19% | 5–11 | Tier 3 |
How to read this
- Choice share: how often models pick a brand when it appears in a shortlist of 4. Chance is 25%, the dashed line.
- The band is the 95% interval; the bright tick is the estimate. Overlapping bands are not a strict order.
- Tiers are published: a tier groups brands not distinguishable from that tier's leader. Same tier does not mean equal.
- Rank shows the plausible rank range, not a strict place.
- Drag across the chart to probe a share and see which intervals contain it.
- Brand names only: the models saw each option as a brand name, with no product facts, and answered from their own knowledge.
- Fast panel: the fast or small current models of each vendor, not the full flagship panel.
- Each page shows the latest edition. Dates are in the downloadable JSON.
Panel and conditions
Each edition puts the brands of the category to a panel of AI models, called through their APIs, in randomized shortlists of 4 (chance is 25%). Each option was a brand name only, with no product facts, prices or any commercial data, so a brand's share measures which brand the models recommend from their own knowledge for the shopper needs of the scenarios. Shares come with 95% intervals; tiers and rank intervals are simultaneous at the same level.
- anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5 @ claude-haiku-5.5 via OpenRouter (20%)
- openai/gpt-6-luna @ gpt-6-luna via OpenRouter (20%)
- google/gemini-4-argon @ gemini-4-argon via OpenRouter (20%)
- mistralai/mistral-large-4-0 @ mistral-large-4-0 via OpenRouter (20%)
- deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash @ deepseek-v4.1-flash via OpenRouter (20%)
Conditions: closed-book API calls via OpenRouter (pinned providers); web search, grounding, tools and retrieval off; forced choice; 2 paraphrases per scenario in English.
Methodology: ACM-1.0-chart-draft (draft rules for movement, significance and events, awaiting review).