One of fourteen models named Brandfolder first on the direct prompt; zero named Air. Brandfolder was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Air by eight and Brandfolder carries 39 labels and Air 13, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Denver, United States, founded 2012. Named in three 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 digital asset management page.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Brandfolder and Air were named in the same answer twenty-five times, of the 125 answers naming Brandfolder and the 61 naming Air. In those answers Air took the first choice nine times and Brandfolder zero.
| 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. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Enterprise tools to avoid on a budget: Adobe Experience Manager, Bynder, Brandfolder, or MediaValet” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“some users report Brandfolder as hard to use, prone to accidental bulk tagging errors, or overly cumbersome for teams” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“you do not need to commit to enterprise platforms like Bynder or Brandfolder (which often cost thousands per year)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“consider these mid-market and enterprise-lite leaders ... Brandfolder (by Smartsheet) | Ease of use & quick adoption” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“My top pick for most mid-sized B2B companies: Canto or Brandfolder” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Brandfolder – best UX for mid-market brand teams” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Best for Zero-to-Low Cost: Air ... Air is often the best choice if you want to test a professional DAM before committing to significant spending.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Start with Air (Free) to test if DAM solves your problems” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“Pick Klyck or a free-tier SaaS like Brault/Stockpress/Air for a no-setup, pay-as-you-grow cloud DAM.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · alternative
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.