Eleven of fourteen models named ChurnZero first on the direct prompt; zero named HubSpot Service Hub. ChurnZero was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and HubSpot Service Hub by thirteen and ChurnZero carries 63 labels and HubSpot Service Hub 36, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
By HubSpot, Cambridge, United States, founded 2006. Named in nine 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 customer success platforms page.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, ChurnZero and HubSpot Service Hub were named in the same answer sixty-one times, of the 256 answers naming ChurnZero and the 330 naming HubSpot Service Hub. In those answers HubSpot Service Hub took the first choice ten times and ChurnZero fourteen.
| 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 4.20 | ||||||
| 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. Five of six in this category shown.
“Avoid Gainsight, ChurnZero, and similar enterprise-focused tools at this stage” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · hard negative
“platforms to avoid or be cautious about are: ... ChurnZero” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“Mid-market teams needing fast deployment and strong CSM productivity | Weeks | Strong real-time analytics, in-app messaging, and churn prediction; widely adopted” GLM 4.7 FlashX · scale prompt · first choice
“Strong for real-time alerts, health scoring, and playbooks. Great for mid-market SaaS with usage data. Highly rated for usability and churn reduction.” Grok 4.20 · scale prompt · first choice
“I'd generally recommend ChurnZero if your top priority is fast time-to-value, easier admin, and strong customer-health / retention workflows” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“multiple Reddit users ranked HubSpot as the worst customer success tool they'd used” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Not a dedicated pure-play CS platform... Lacks advanced health scoring, predictive AI, and sophisticated playbook automation” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · soft negative
“HubSpot Service Hub (Free tier or Starter plan) is generally the best customer success platform for companies with a limited budget.” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
“For a company with a limited budget, HubSpot Service Hub is the best default choice” Perplexity Sonar · 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.