API management for small business buyers
Asked as “API management platform”, and as “API lifecycle and developer portal tool”, on behalf of a small B2B company. 62 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each.
Standing · first-choice share
27%
Contested · Zuplo 19%
27Kong Gateway19Zuplo18Postman35others
27% of first choices, contested.
Since October 2026▼−1Since October 2026: 28% → 27%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Kong Gateway held the lead, −1 point on 28%, inside the 11-point floor.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
Small business
Kong Gateway27%Contested▼−1Since October 2026: 28% → 27%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.This pageMid-marketKong Gateway47%Clear leader▲+10Since October 2026: 37% → 47%, +10 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement.Standing →Enterprise
Apigee46%Clear leader▼−2Since October 2026: 48% → 46%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Standing →
Kong Gateway27%Contested▼−1Since October 2026: 28% → 27%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.This pageMid-marketKong Gateway47%Clear leader▲+10Since October 2026: 37% → 47%, +10 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement.Standing →EnterpriseApigee46%Clear leader▼−2Since October 2026: 48% → 46%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Standing →The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all fourteen models, for a small B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince October 2026
01Kong Gateway27%7%69accepted challenger▼−1Since October 2026: 28% → 27%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.28% → 27%
Kong Gateway27%7%69accepted challenger▼−1Since October 2026: 28% → 27%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.28% → 27%02
Zuplo19%0%37accepted challenger▼−6Since October 2026: 25% → 19%, −6 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.25% → 19%
Zuplo19%0%37accepted challenger▼−6Since October 2026: 25% → 19%, −6 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.25% → 19%03
Postman18%9%44accepted challenger▲+10Since October 2026: 8% → 18%, +10 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.8% → 18%
Postman18%9%44accepted challenger▲+10Since October 2026: 8% → 18%, +10 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.8% → 18%04
Amazon API Gateway10%8%63accepted challenger▼−1Since October 2026: 11% → 10%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.11% → 10%
Amazon API Gateway10%8%63accepted challenger▼−1Since October 2026: 11% → 10%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.11% → 10%05
Tyk6%10%42accepted challenger▼−4Since October 2026: 10% → 6%, −4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.10% → 6%
Tyk6%10%42accepted challenger▼−4Since October 2026: 10% → 6%, −4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.10% → 6%06
WSO2 API Manager5%38%13criticized challenger▲+5Since October 2026: 0% → 5%, +5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 5%
WSO2 API Manager5%38%13criticized challenger▲+5Since October 2026: 0% → 5%, +5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 5%07
Azure API Management3%21%42accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 3% → 3%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.3% → 3%
Azure API Management3%21%42accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 3% → 3%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.3% → 3%08
Stoplight2%0%15accepted challenger▼−1Since October 2026: 3% → 2%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.3% → 2%
Stoplight2%0%15accepted challenger▼−1Since October 2026: 3% → 2%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.3% → 2%Show the four products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
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MuleSoft Anypoint Platform0%92%39criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform0%92%39criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%10
IBM API Connect0%85%20criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
IBM API Connect0%85%20criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%12Apigee Lab in the set0%78%59criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Apigee Lab in the set0%78%59criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%09
Gravitee0%6%16accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%
Gravitee0%6%16accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%The floor is 11 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one can't be told apart from repeat variation, and both are shown. Each index measures its own floor from its own repeat, over its own categories, so the floor differs from one index to the next. Both editions asked the same fourteen models. How the floor is measured
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
Apigee is made by Google, whose model Gemini 3.5 Flash is in the set. On the four share prompts that model made it the first choice zero times of 4; the other thirteen models zero times of 52. Lab treatment is defined on the method page; the row is marked, not excluded.
Head to headHead-to-head pages are published for mid-market buyers, so these open on mid-market figures, not small business.
All twenty-eight head-to-head pages: the top eight products, each against each
Kong Gateway vs PostmanKong Gateway vs WSO2 API ManagerKong Gateway vs Amazon API GatewayKong Gateway vs GraviteeTyk vs ZuploTyk vs Azure API ManagementTyk vs PostmanTyk vs WSO2 API ManagerTyk vs Amazon API GatewayTyk vs GraviteeZuplo vs Azure API ManagementZuplo vs PostmanZuplo vs WSO2 API ManagerZuplo vs Amazon API GatewayZuplo vs GraviteeAzure API Management vs PostmanAzure API Management vs WSO2 API ManagerAzure API Management vs Amazon API GatewayAzure API Management vs GraviteePostman vs WSO2 API ManagerPostman vs Amazon API GatewayPostman vs GraviteeWSO2 API Manager vs Amazon API GatewayWSO2 API Manager vs GraviteeAmazon API Gateway vs Gravitee
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
Negative label rate →
010203040506070809101112Accepted challengerEndorsed leader
0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative40%
Key
01Kong Gateway27%
Kong Gateway27%02Zuplo19%
Zuplo19%03Postman18%
Postman18%04Amazon API Gateway10%
Amazon API Gateway10%05Tyk6%
Tyk6%06WSO2 API Manager5%
WSO2 API Manager5%07Azure API Management3%
Azure API Management3%08Stoplight2%
Stoplight2%09Gravitee0%
Gravitee0%10IBM API Connect0%
IBM API Connect0%11MuleSoft Anypoint Platform0%
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform0%12Apigee0%
Apigee0%What they warned about
Three of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, GPT-5.4 mini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Grok 4.20, Mistral Small, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Qwen 3.7 Flash, Kimi K2, GLM 4.7 FlashX, MiniMax M2.5 and Muse Glimmer 30B changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
Apigee78%
46 of 59 labels negative · 14 of 14 models · 25 hard negative
“Why avoid it: Described by multiple sources as having "prohibitive pricing for small-medium businesses" and a steep learning curve” Kimi K2, negative prompt
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform92%
36 of 39 labels negative · 13 of 14 models · 24 hard negative
“Pure API Management (like MuleSoft or Apigee) can cost tens of thousands of dollars a year. For a small company, I recommend avoiding the "Enterprise Suite" giants.” Qwen 3.7 Flash, direct prompt
IBM API Connect85%
17 of 20 labels negative · 11 of 14 models · 13 hard negative
“IBM API Connect has a steep learning curve for new users and a higher price point ... not ideal for startups or small businesses” Claude Haiku 4.5, negative prompt
Azure API Management21%
9 of 42 labels negative · 6 of 14 models · 1 hard negative
“I would generally avoid Apigee and Azure API Management if budget is the main constraint” GPT-5.4 mini, budget prompt
What they cite
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted.
Sites the answers cite
69 of 84 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 789 links across 144 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. 42 of the 252 answers across every segment cited this index's own page for the category; the method page measures whether that reading tilts an answer.
vendor site · G234 answers · 58 citations · 11 models
34 answers · 41 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Zuplo29 answers · 73 citations · 11 models
29 answers · 32 citations · 10 models
vendor site · WSO223 answers · 30 citations · 9 models
20 answers · 23 citations · 9 models
16 answers · 24 citations · 6 models
vendor site · Gravitee16 answers · 18 citations · 10 models
16 answers · 16 citations · 6 models
publisher (Gane)14 answers · 16 citations · 10 models
13 answers · 18 citations · 4 models
vendor site · Google12 answers · 20 citations · 8 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
26 answers · 10 models
24 answers · 10 models
20 answers · 8 models
19 answers · 9 models
16 answers · 6 models
14 answers · 10 models
14 answers · 4 models
12 answers · 7 models
11 answers · 3 models
11 answers · 5 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “api management platform”, “api management platforms”, “best api management platform”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kong konghq.com Kong Gateway 27%, Kong Community Edition 2% | 29% | 359 | 880 | 93 | 20,236 company | $376 | 62 | 8 |
| Zuplo zuplo.com | 19% | 169 | 390 | 0 | 7,963 | 9 | ||
| Postman postman.com | 18% | 119 | 90,500 | 7,676 | 221,855 | 29 | ||
| Amazon aws.amazon.com Amazon API Gateway 10% | 10% | 317 | 151,000,000 | 1,380,939 | 9,238,321 | $20,476 | ||
| Tyk tyk.io | 6% | 215 | 1,300 | 42 | 7,963 | 0 | ||
| WSO2 wso2.com WSO2 API Manager 5% | 5% | 99 | 170 | 3 | 4,715 company | 13 | ||
| Azure parent site Azure API Management 3% | 3% | 275 | 301,000 | 47,904 | ||||
| Stoplight stoplight.io | 2% | 21 | 27,100 | 801 | 8,709 | |||
| ReadMe readme.com | 2% | 21 | ||||||
| Google Cloud cloud.google.com Google Cloud API Gateway 2% | 2% | 7 | 165,000 | 7,596 | 7,405,347 | 6 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 18 sites; 5 of them are among the sites the models cited here (cloud.google.com, g2.com, gravitee.io, konghq.com, zuplo.com). The first result for “api management platform” is azure.microsoft.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best API management platform for a small B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which API lifecycle and developer portal tool would you recommend to a small business that sells to other businesses?”Comparative“What are the top API management platforms for a small team and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best API management platform for a small company with a tight budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 30 person company evaluating a API management platform. What should we look at?”Negative“Which API management platforms should a small business avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choiceagainst: Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformDigitalAPI, ZuploChangedPostmanAmazon API Gateway, Kong Community Editionno first choiceagainst: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Azure API Management, IBM API Connect, Kong Gateway, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
One alternative
TykFour alternatives
Apidog, Azure API Management, Kong Gateway, ZuploThree alternatives
Apigee, Azure API Management, TykGPT-5.4 miniZuploStoplightChangedPostmanagainst: WSO2 API ManagerAmazon API Gateway, WSO2 API Manageragainst: Apigee, Azure API Managementno first choiceagainst: Azure API Management, IBM-style enterprise API management suites
Three alternatives
Apigee, Azure API Management, Kong GatewayTwo alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, PostmanThree alternatives
Azure API Management, Kong Gateway, TykGemini 3.5 FlashKong Gateway, Tykagainst: Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformZuploChangedagainst: Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformAmazon API Gateway, ZuploZuploagainst: Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformTraefik Hub, Zuploagainst: Apigee, Azure API Management, IBM API Connect, Kong Gateway, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Software AG, Tyk, WSO2 API Manager
Four alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, Moesif, ZuloThree alternatives
Kong Gateway, ReadMe, TykFive alternatives
Azure API Management, GCP API Gateway, Kong Gateway, KrakenD, TykFour alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Gravitee, Kong Gateway, KrakenDSeven alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Apache APISIX, Azure API Management, Google Cloud Endpoints, Kong Gateway, KrakenD, TykPerplexity SonarZuploagainst: Apigee, Cleo, Kong Gateway, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformZuploHeldagainst: Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformZuploagainst: Apigee, IBM API Connect, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformKong Gatewayagainst: Gravitee, Tykno first choiceagainst: Apigee, Azure API Management, IBM API Connect, Kong Gateway or Konnect, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, WSO2 API Manager
Three alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Apidog, PostmanTwo alternatives
ReadMe, RedoclyFour alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, Kong Gateway, TykThree alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Postman, ZuploGrok 4.20Postmanagainst: Akana, Apigee, IBM API Connect, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformAzure API ManagementChangedagainst: Amazon API GatewayKong Gateway, Zuploagainst: Apigee, Cloudflare API Shield, IBM API Connect, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformKong Gateway, Postmanagainst: Akana, Apigee, IBM API Management, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Red Hat 3scaleKong Gateway, Postmanagainst: Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Oracle API Managementagainst: Apigee, Celigo, IBM API Connect, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, SAP Integration Suite
Four alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Gravitee, Kong Gateway, Red Hat 3scaleThree alternatives
Gravitee, Kong Gateway, Red Hat 3scaleThree alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, PostmanFour alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Apidog, Azure API Management, StoplightThree alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, RapidAPIMistral SmallKong GatewayPostmanChangedKong Gateway, Postmanagainst: Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformPostmanno first choiceagainst: Apigee, Celigo, Deck, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
Three alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Postman, ZuploThree alternatives
Kong Gateway, ReadMe, SwaggerHubThree alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, GraviteeThree alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Kong Gateway, StoplightDeepSeek V4 FlashKong Gateway, Zuploagainst: Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformZuploChangedagainst: Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Red Hat 3scaleZuploagainst: Apigee, Azure API Management, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, PostmanKong Gatewayagainst: Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformZuploagainst: Apigee, IBM API Connect, MuleSoft Anypoint Platformagainst: Apigee, Azure API Management, IBM API Connect, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, SAP Integration Suite
One alternative
TykOne alternative
Amazon API GatewayThree alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Kong Gateway, TykThree alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Postman, TykFour alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, Kong Gateway, TykLlama 4 MaverickKong GatewayKong GatewayHeldno first choicePostmanno first choiceagainst: Apigee, Celigo, IBM API Connect, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, SAP Integration Suite
One alternative
ZuploFour alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Apigee API Management, Azure API Management, ZuploFour alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Apigee API Management, Kong Gateway, StoplightQwen 3.7 FlashAmazon API Gateway, Kong Gatewayagainst: Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformRed Hat 3scaleChangedagainst: Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformPostmanagainst: Apigee, IBM API Connect, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformGoogle Cloud API GatewayKong Gateway, Tykagainst: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Kong Gateway, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, WSO2 API Manager
Two alternatives
Azure API Management, StoplightThree alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, ReadMe, StoplightFour alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Kong Gateway, Tyk, ZuploThree alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Cloudflare API Gateway, TykFour alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Postman, Redocly, StoplightKimi K2Postmanagainst: Apigee, IBM API Connect, MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformReadMeChangedagainst: Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, PostmanZuploagainst: Amazon API Gateway, PostmanKong Gateway, Tykagainst: ApigeeZuploagainst: Apigee, Axway Amplify API Management, IBM API Connect, MuleSoft Anypoint Platformagainst: Apigee, IBM API Connect, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
Three alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Kong Gateway, TykOne alternative
StoplightTwo alternatives
Kong Gateway, TykFour alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, Postman, ZuploFour alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, Kong Gateway, TykGLM 4.7 FlashXAmazon API Gateway, TykZuploChangedKong Gateway, Zuploagainst: Apigee, TykPostmanagainst: Apigee, IBM API ManagementAmazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, WSO2 API Manageragainst: Apigee, IBM API Connect, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Postman, RapidAPI
Four alternatives
Apigee, Kong Gateway, Postman, Red Hat 3scaleTwo alternatives
Postman, ReadMeThree alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, PostmanThree alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Kong Gateway, TykMiniMax M2.5Postman, WSO2 API ManagerPostmanChangedZuploagainst: WSO2 API ManagerPostmanno first choiceagainst: Apigee, IBM API Connect, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, SAP Integration Suite
Three alternatives
Apigee, Gravitee, Kong GatewayTwo alternatives
Stoplight, SwaggerHubFive alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Gravitee, Kong Gateway, TykOne alternative
StoplightGPT-6 LunaKong Gatewayagainst: Azure API ManagementKong GatewayHeldKong Gatewayagainst: ApigeeKong Gatewayno first choiceagainst: Apigeeagainst: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Azure API Management, Kong Gateway, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
Two alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, TykOne alternative
Azure API ManagementFour alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, Google Cloud API Gateway, TykOne alternative
AWS API Gateway HTTP APIsThree alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, Kong GatewayMuse Glimmer 30BAmazon API Gatewayagainst: ApigeeKong GatewayChangedKong Gateway, Postman, Zuploagainst: Apigee, TykKong Gatewayno first choiceagainst: Apigee, IBM API Connect, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
Four alternatives
Azure API Management, Kong Gateway, Postman, TykThree alternatives
Postman, Scalar, ZuploThree alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, ScalarThree alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Postman, ZuploBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency.
Eighty-four rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 16:41 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 14:16 | yes | 4 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 08:49 | no | 0 | 14 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 11:27 | yes | 10 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 15:33 | yes | 5 | 15 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 12:38 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 17:09 | yes | 23 | 39 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 13:38 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 12:42 | no | 0 | 30 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 14:57 | yes | 8 | 41 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 10:23 | yes | 15 | 28 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 10:38 | yes | 9 | 84 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 09:01 | yes | 4 | 14 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 16:31 | yes | 19 | 30 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 13:18 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 13:11 | yes | 3 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 17:47 | no | 0 | 15 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 13:04 | yes | 10 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 15:14 | yes | 5 | 9 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 14:58 | yes | 5 | 8 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 13:15 | yes | 24 | 24 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 18:30 | yes | 9 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 16:46 | no | 0 | 35 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 09:08 | yes | 20 | 68 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 14:32 | yes | 25 | 175 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 18:19 | no | 0 | 17 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 10:03 | yes | 2 | 11 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 12:10 | yes | 10 | 22 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 16:49 | yes | 15 | 12 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 09:36 | yes | 5 | 8 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 18:45 | no | 0 | 18 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 18:56 | yes | 10 | 6 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 15:25 | yes | 10 | 18 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 17:57 | yes | 5 | 9 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 12:32 | yes | 25 | 41 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 14:33 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 14:22 | yes | 5 | 16 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 17:57 | yes | 20 | 53 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 16:07 | yes | 25 | 319 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 10:52 | yes | 10 | 23 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 19:40 | yes | 6 | 16 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 15:58 | yes | 13 | 35 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 14:50 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 13:55 | yes | 3 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 13:07 | yes | 11 | 22 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 12:09 | yes | 10 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 15:29 | yes | 5 | 9 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 15:31 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 16:49 | yes | 23 | 34 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 19:22 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 13:25 | no | 0 | 28 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 17:52 | yes | 13 | 39 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 15:38 | yes | 23 | 102 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 11:54 | yes | 5 | 23 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 08:45 | yes | 2 | 10 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 09:10 | yes | 15 | 24 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 19:07 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 12:47 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 11:24 | no | 0 | 17 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 19:35 | yes | 10 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 14:59 | yes | 5 | 16 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 12:28 | no | 0 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 15:02 | yes | 20 | 42 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 09:30 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 09:09 | no | 0 | 30 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 14:00 | yes | 25 | 57 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 08:35 | yes | 20 | 32 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 16:08 | no | 0 | 12 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 16:59 | yes | 5 | 14 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 19:05 | yes | 14 | 20 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 13:57 | yes | 18 | 11 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 17:29 | yes | 4 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 09:02 | yes | 9 | 21 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 11:58 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 16:55 | yes | 5 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 09:33 | yes | 19 | 10 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 13:10 | yes | 23 | 39 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 14:18 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 18:26 | yes | 10 | 25 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 12:52 | yes | 24 | 65 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 09:17 | yes | 24 | 32 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 09:03 | yes | 5 | 33 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 16:23 | yes | 5 | 17 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 16:56 | yes | 21 | 27 s |
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Axway read as Axway Amplify API Management
Cloudflare read as Cloudflare API Gateway
IBM read as IBM API Connect
Kong read as Kong Gateway
Kong (Kong Konnect) read as Kong Gateway
Kong (Konnect or Open-Source) read as Kong Gateway
Kong (Konnect) read as Kong Gateway
Kong (Open-Source / Kong Gateway) read as Kong Gateway
Kong Enterprise read as Kong Gateway
MuleSoft read as MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
MuleSoft (Anypoint Platform) read as MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
Mulesoft read as MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
Oracle read as Oracle API Management
WSO2 read as WSO2 API Manager
Unresolved, counted raw
Apiable
Bruno
Deck
IBM-style enterprise API management suites
Kong Gateway or Konnect
Mashery
Zulo
Zuul
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.