Five of fourteen models named WorkOS AuthKit first on the direct prompt; two named Frontegg. WorkOS AuthKit was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Frontegg by thirteen and WorkOS AuthKit carries 29 labels and Frontegg 32, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in two 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 identity and access management page.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, WorkOS AuthKit and Frontegg were named in the same answer forty-two times, of the 87 answers naming WorkOS AuthKit and the 84 naming Frontegg. In those answers Frontegg took the first choice four times and WorkOS AuthKit nine.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
“WorkOS documented a major service disruption on July 16, 2026 with elevated latency, timeouts, and 5xxs across AuthKit, SSO, and user-management flows.” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · soft negative
“a massive drop in recommendation acceptance for platforms like WorkOS (falling from 22% to 4%)... such a sharp deviation warrants close scrutiny” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Modern developer-first options with good UX, but verify their long-term viability and security maturity” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“WorkOS stands out as the best customer identity and access management (CIAM) platform for most mid-market B2B companies” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice
“Best Overall for Modern B2B SaaS: WorkOS ... is often the top recommendation.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“WorkOS – *Best Overall for Enterprise Readiness & Developer Experience*” Gemini 3.5 Flash · 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.
“For most mid-market B2B SaaS companies today: Start with Frontegg if you want to ship a complete customer experience” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“My top pick for most mid-market B2B companies is Frontegg” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“the strongest default recommendation is Frontegg” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase 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.