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Colocation providers · November 2026 Edition

TierPoint vs InterServer

Six of fourteen models named TierPoint first on the direct prompt; zero named InterServer. TierPoint was named by eleven of the fourteen models and InterServer by nine and TierPoint carries 26 labels and InterServer 12, so the shares are not directly comparable.

TierPoint

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

InterServer

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share12%7%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate4%8%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#6A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels2612A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, TierPoint reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Flexential was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Flexential vs TierPoint · Flexential vs InterServer · Equinix vs TierPoint

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 colocation providers page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
TierPointFirst choices, of fourteen modelsInterServer
Direct60
Paraphrase10
Comparative00
Budget-constrained04
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against TierPoint · 1 against InterServer
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, TierPoint and InterServer were named in the same answer eleven times, of the 70 answers naming TierPoint and the 31 naming InterServer. In those answers InterServer took the first choice five times and TierPoint three.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where TierPoint and InterServer stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
TierPoint InterServer first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, TierPoint on the left and InterServer on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where TierPoint and InterServer stood in it.

TierPoint first, InterServer not the choice

6 of 14 modelsInterServer was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-5.4 miniEquinix, TierPoint alternatives: CoreSite, Flexential
DeepSeek V4 FlashFlexential, TierPoint alternatives: 365 Data Centers, DataBank
Llama 4 MaverickTierPoint alternatives: 365 Data Centers, CoreSite, Equinix, ServerMania
Kimi K2Flexential, TierPoint alternatives: 365 Data Centers, DataBank
GLM 4.7 FlashXTierPoint alternatives: CoreSite, Digital Realty, Equinix, Flexential
Muse Glimmer 30BFlexential, TierPoint alternatives: Digital Realty, Equinix, ServerMania

Neither was the first choice, one was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Gemini 3.5 FlashFlexential alternatives: CoreSite, DataBank, TierPoint
Grok 4.20Flexential alternatives: DataBank, TierPoint
MiniMax M2.5CoreSite alternatives: DataBank, Flexential, TierPoint

Neither was named

5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
Perplexity SonarFlexential alternatives: CoreSite, DataBank, Digital Realty, Equinix
Mistral SmallCoreSite, Equinix alternatives: Flexential, ServerMania
Qwen 3.7 FlashCoreSite alternatives: Digital Realty, Iron Mountain Data Centers, Liquid Power, Vantage Data Centers
GPT-6 LunaDataBank alternatives: CoreSite, Equinix, Flexential

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

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Level: the same share of first choices.
TierPoint13%#1 of 12
InterServer13%#2 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
TierPoint leads by five points.
TierPoint12%#3 of 12
InterServer7%#6 of 12
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
InterServer is not named for this buyer.
TierPoint2%#6 of 12
InterServer—not named
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about TierPoint

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“mentioned in a contested category, with some models warning about its suitability for certain business sizes or needs” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“### 1. TierPoint ⭐ 8.5/10 - Best for: Hybrid IT and cloud-forward platforms” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“The best colocation provider for a mid-market B2B company is TierPoint” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“TierPoint covers the regional markets the national providers skip” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about InterServer

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“Offers secure colocation with multi-layer protection, but has limited data centers.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“For a company with a limited budget, InterServer is the strongest starting point” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“InterServer and Hetzner Online stand out as top budget-friendly options” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“I'd suggest starting with InterServer if you're flexible on location” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.