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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: Bluehost, DigitalOcean, DreamHost, Hostinger, Kinsta, SiteGround, and WP Engine share the top tier for these 5 API models.
Tier 1
- Kinsta48%95% interval 35–62%plausible rank 1–7
- SiteGround41%95% interval 28–54%plausible rank 1–8
- WP Engine32%95% interval 21–46%plausible rank 1–9
- Hostinger32%95% interval 21–44%plausible rank 1–9
- DreamHost28%95% interval 15–42%plausible rank 1–9
- DigitalOcean22%95% interval 11–37%plausible rank 1–10
- Bluehost20%95% interval 8–34%plausible rank 1–10
Tier 2
- Namecheap15%95% interval 8–24%plausible rank 2–10
- IONOS10%95% interval 4–20%plausible rank 3–10
- GoDaddy2%95% interval 0–9%plausible rank 6–10
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.
- google/gemini-4-argon @ gemini-4-argon via OpenRouter: added in this edition
- 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: Bluehost, DigitalOcean, DreamHost, Hostinger, Kinsta, SiteGround, and WP Engine share the top tier for these 5 API models.
| Brand | Choice share | 95% interval | Plausible rank | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinsta | 48% | 35–62% | 1–7 | Tier 1 |
| SiteGround | 41% | 28–54% | 1–8 | Tier 1 |
| WP Engine | 32% | 21–46% | 1–9 | Tier 1 |
| Hostinger | 32% | 21–44% | 1–9 | Tier 1 |
| DreamHost | 28% | 15–42% | 1–9 | Tier 1 |
| DigitalOcean | 22% | 11–37% | 1–10 | Tier 1 |
| Bluehost | 20% | 8–34% | 1–10 | Tier 1 |
| Namecheap | 15% | 8–24% | 2–10 | Tier 2 |
| IONOS | 10% | 4–20% | 3–10 | Tier 2 |
| GoDaddy | 2% | 0–9% | 6–10 | Tier 2 |
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).