Streaming platforms for enterprise buyers
Asked as “event streaming platform”, and as “managed Kafka or streaming service”, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. 50 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each.
Standing · first-choice share
66%
Clear leader
66Confluent Cloud08Apache Kafka04ON2422others
66% of first choices, clear leader.
Since October 2026▲+5Since October 2026: 61% → 66%, +5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Confluent Cloud held the lead, +5 points on 61%, 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
Confluent Cloud28%Contested▲+7Since October 2026: 21% → 28%, +7 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Standing →Mid-marketConfluent Cloud47%Clear leader▲+8Since October 2026: 39% → 47%, +8 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Standing →EnterpriseConfluent Cloud66%Clear leader▲+5Since October 2026: 61% → 66%, +5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.This page
Confluent Cloud28%Contested▲+7Since October 2026: 21% → 28%, +7 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Standing →Mid-marketConfluent Cloud47%Clear leader▲+8Since October 2026: 39% → 47%, +8 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Standing →EnterpriseConfluent Cloud66%Clear leader▲+5Since October 2026: 61% → 66%, +5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.This pageThe standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all fourteen models, for an enterprise B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince October 2026
01Confluent Cloud66%17%72endorsed leader▲+5Since October 2026: 61% → 66%, +5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.61% → 66%
Confluent Cloud66%17%72endorsed leader▲+5Since October 2026: 61% → 66%, +5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.61% → 66%02
Apache Kafka8%36%44criticized challenger▼−1Since October 2026: 9% → 8%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.9% → 8%
Apache Kafka8%36%44criticized challenger▼−1Since October 2026: 9% → 8%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.9% → 8%03
Azure Event Hubs2%17%52accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%
Azure Event Hubs2%17%52accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%04
Redpanda2%15%46accepted challenger▼−7Since October 2026: 9% → 2%, −7 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.9% → 2%
Redpanda2%15%46accepted challenger▼−7Since October 2026: 9% → 2%, −7 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.9% → 2%05
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams2%36%36criticized challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 2%
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams2%36%36criticized challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 2%06
Aiven for Apache Kafka2%8%12accepted challenger▼−4Since October 2026: 6% → 2%, −4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.6% → 2%
Aiven for Apache Kafka2%8%12accepted challenger▼−4Since October 2026: 6% → 2%, −4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.6% → 2%Show the three products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
09
Apache Pulsar0%27%30criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Apache Pulsar0%27%30criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%08
Google Cloud Pub/Sub0%26%39criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Google Cloud Pub/Sub0%26%39criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%07
Amazon MSK0%4%49accepted challenger▼−4Since October 2026: 4% → 0%, −4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.4% → 0%
Amazon MSK0%4%49accepted challenger▼−4Since October 2026: 4% → 0%, −4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.4% → 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.
Head to headHead-to-head pages are published for mid-market buyers, so these open on mid-market figures, not enterprise.
All twenty-eight head-to-head pages: the top eight products, each against each
Confluent Cloud vs NATS JetStreamConfluent Cloud vs Amazon MSKConfluent Cloud vs Aiven for Apache KafkaConfluent Cloud vs Amazon Kinesis Data StreamsRedpanda vs Apache KafkaRedpanda vs Google Cloud Pub/SubRedpanda vs NATS JetStreamRedpanda vs Amazon MSKRedpanda vs Aiven for Apache KafkaRedpanda vs Amazon Kinesis Data StreamsApache Kafka vs Google Cloud Pub/SubApache Kafka vs NATS JetStreamApache Kafka vs Amazon MSKApache Kafka vs Aiven for Apache KafkaApache Kafka vs Amazon Kinesis Data StreamsGoogle Cloud Pub/Sub vs NATS JetStreamGoogle Cloud Pub/Sub vs Amazon MSKGoogle Cloud Pub/Sub vs Aiven for Apache KafkaGoogle Cloud Pub/Sub vs Amazon Kinesis Data StreamsNATS JetStream vs Amazon MSKNATS JetStream vs Aiven for Apache KafkaNATS JetStream vs Amazon Kinesis Data StreamsAmazon MSK vs Aiven for Apache KafkaAmazon MSK vs Amazon Kinesis Data StreamsAiven for Apache Kafka vs Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
One product takes 66% of first choices here, so the chart would put eight markers in one corner and one at the far edge. The two measurements it plots are columns in the standing above: share, and the negative label rate. Four products carry a negative rate above 25% in this category.
What they warned about
Seven of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, Perplexity Sonar, Llama 4 Maverick, 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.
Apache Kafka36%
16 of 44 labels negative · 11 of 14 models · 3 hard negative
“hosting raw Kafka on your own infrastructure (e.g., EC2 or Kubernetes) is strongly discouraged due to significant operational overhead” Mistral Small, negative prompt
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams36%
13 of 36 labels negative · 11 of 14 models
“These include cloud-native solutions like AWS Kinesis, Azure Event Hubs, and Google Cloud Pub/Sub... Irreversible Vendor Lock-in.” Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt
Google Cloud Pub/Sub26%
10 of 39 labels negative · 9 of 14 models · 1 hard negative
“The "Avoid" Option: Google Cloud Pub/Sub ... it is not Apache Kafka-compatible” GLM 4.7 FlashX, paraphrase prompt
Azure Event Hubs17%
9 of 52 labels negative · 8 of 14 models
“Event Hubs outside Azure ... cross-cloud deployment, portability, regional availability, and integration gaps may create long-term constraints.” Perplexity Sonar, negative 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
73 of 84 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 13 of 14 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 918 links across 241 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. The other 1 model searched through a gateway that returned no source list on this edition. 36 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 · GitHub28 answers · 46 citations · 9 models
24 answers · 61 citations · 8 models
22 answers · 22 citations · 7 models
vendor site · Amazon21 answers · 36 citations · 9 models
21 answers · 35 citations · 8 models
vendor site · Microsoft20 answers · 27 citations · 8 models
vendor site · Redpanda17 answers · 48 citations · 7 models
17 answers · 19 citations · 7 models
16 answers · 18 citations · 8 models
vendor site · Dacast14 answers · 19 citations · 9 models
publisher (Gane)14 answers · 14 citations · 6 models
vendor site · G211 answers · 16 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.
19 answers · 7 models
15 answers · 8 models
13 answers · 6 models
12 answers · 6 models
10 answers · 5 models
9 answers · 6 models
9 answers · 5 models
9 answers · 7 models
8 answers · 6 models
7 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 “best event streaming platform”, “event streaming platform”, “event streaming platforms”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confluent Cloud confluent.io | 66% | 150 | 1,300 | 15 | 180,829 | $256 | 95 | 1 |
| Apache Kafka apache.org Apache Kafka 8%, Apache Pulsar 0% | 8% | 130 | 8,100 | 602 | 1,144,025 | 0 | ||
| ON24 | 4% | 3,600 | 177 | |||||
| Redpanda redpanda.com Redpanda 2%, Redpanda Enterprise Edition 2% | 4% | 122 | 368,000 | 191 | 10,658 | $25 | 41 | 3 |
| Azure parent site Azure Event Hubs 2% | 2% | 98 | 301,000 | 47,904 | ||||
| Amazon parent site Amazon Kinesis Data Streams 2% | 2% | 88 | 151,000,000 | 1,380,939 | ||||
| Aiven aiven.io Aiven for Apache Kafka 2% | 2% | 52 | 1,600 | 21 | 10,024 company | $59 | 26 | |
| Cvent cvent.com | 2% | 3 | 40,500 | 877 | 1,714,548 | 73 | ||
| Zuddl zuddl.com | 2% | 3 | 720 | 16 | 811 | 0 | ||
| Amazon MSK Provisioned on AWS | 2% |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 14 sites; 2 of them are among the sites the models cited here (confluent.io, redpanda.com). The first result for “best event streaming platform” is confluent.io.
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 event streaming platform for an enterprise B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which managed Kafka or streaming service would you recommend to a large B2B company with thousands of employees?”Comparative“What are the top enterprise-grade event streaming platforms and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best event streaming platform for a large company that needs predictable total cost across thousands of users?”Scale-constrained“We are a 5,000 person company with SSO, SOC 2 and procurement review requirements evaluating an event streaming platform. What should we look at?”Negative“Which event streaming platforms should a large enterprise avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5CventConfluent CloudChangedAmazon Kinesis Data Streams, Confluent CloudApache Kafka, Confluent Cloudagainst: Amazon Kinesis Data Streamsno first choiceagainst: Dacastagainst: Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Apache Kafka, Azure Event Hubs, LinkedIn, Microsoft Stream, YouTube Live
Six alternatives
Bizzabo, Dacast, Goldcast, IBM Video Streaming, Vimeo Livestream, WowzaThree alternatives
Amazon MSK, Azure Event Hubs, Google Cloud Pub/SubThree alternatives
Apache Kafka, Apache Pulsar, StreamNativeOne alternative
Google Cloud Pub/SubGPT-5.4 miniConfluent CloudConfluent CloudHeldApache Kafka, Confluent Cloudagainst: RedpandaAzure Event Hubs Dedicatedagainst: Confluent Cloud, Google Cloud Pub/Subno first choiceagainst: Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Azure Event Hubs, Google Cloud Pub/Sub
Three alternatives
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Amazon MSK, Azure Event HubsThree alternatives
Amazon MSK, Azure Event Hubs, Google Cloud Pub/SubFive alternatives
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Amazon MSK, Azure Event Hubs, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, IBM Event StreamsTwo alternatives
Amazon MSK, Google Cloud Managed Service for Apache KafkaGemini 3.5 FlashConfluent Cloudagainst: Google Cloud Pub/SubConfluent CloudHeldApache KafkaRedpandaagainst: Confluent CloudConfluent Cloudagainst: ActiveMQ, Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Apache Pulsar, IBM MQ, RabbitMQ
Five alternatives
Amazon MSK, Apache Pulsar, Azure Event Hubs, Redpanda, Solace PubSub+Two alternatives
Amazon MSK, RedpandaFive alternatives
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Apache Pulsar, Azure Event Hubs, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, RedpandaThree alternatives
Apache Pulsar, Confluent Cloud, WarpStreamFive alternatives
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Amazon MSK, Azure Event Hubs, Redpanda, StreamNativePerplexity SonarON24Confluent CloudChangedagainst: RedpandaConfluent CloudAzure Event Hubs Premium or Dedicatedagainst: Confluent Cloudno first choiceagainst: Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Apache Kafka, Azure Event Hubs, Estuary, Materialize, Redpanda, RisingWave
Eight alternatives
Bizzabo, Confluent Cloud, Cvent, IBM Video Streaming, Livestorm, Sequel.io, Webex Events, Zoom EventsFour alternatives
Amazon MSK, Azure Event Hubs, Google Cloud Managed Service for Apache Kafka, Instaclustr for Apache KafkaEight alternatives
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Amazon MSK, Apache Kafka, Apache Pulsar, Azure Event Hubs, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, Redpanda, Solace PubSub+One alternative
Apache KafkaGrok 4.20Confluent CloudConfluent CloudHeldagainst: Aiven for Apache Kafka, Redpanda, StrimziConfluent CloudAzure Event Hubsagainst: Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Apache Kafka, Apache Pulsar, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, RedpandaConfluent Cloudagainst: Apache Kafkaagainst: Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Apache Kafka, Apache Pulsar, RabbitMQ, WarpStream
Five alternatives
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Amazon MSK, Apache Pulsar, Azure Event Hubs, RedpandaThree alternatives
Amazon MSK, Azure Event Hubs, Google Cloud Pub/Sub or Pub/Sub LiteSix alternatives
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Amazon MSK, Apache Pulsar, Azure Event Hubs, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, RedpandaTwo alternatives
Amazon MSK, Confluent CloudThree alternatives
Amazon MSK, Apache Pulsar, RedpandaMistral SmallConfluent CloudConfluent CloudHeldApache KafkaConfluent Cloudagainst: Apache Kafkano first choiceagainst: Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Apache Flink, Apache Kafka, Kafka Streams, Spark Structured Streaming
One alternative
Apache KafkaFour alternatives
Aiven for Apache Kafka, Amazon MSK, Azure Event Hubs, RedpandaSix alternatives
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Apache Pulsar, Azure Event Hubs, Confluent Cloud, Databricks, Google Cloud Pub/SubTwo alternatives
Azure Event Hubs, Google Cloud Pub/SubDeepSeek V4 FlashConfluent CloudConfluent CloudHeldagainst: RedpandaApache Kafkaagainst: Apache PulsarConfluent Cloudagainst: Apache Kafkano first choiceagainst: Amazon MSK, Confluent Cloudagainst: Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Apache Kafka, Apache Pulsar, Confluent Cloud, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, NATS JetStream, Redis Streams
Three alternatives
Amazon MSK, Azure Event Hubs, RedpandaTwo alternatives
Aiven for Apache Kafka, Amazon MSKSix alternatives
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Amazon MSK, Azure Event Hubs, Confluent Cloud, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, RedpandaThree alternatives
Amazon MSK, Azure Event Hubs, RedpandaLlama 4 MaverickConfluent Cloudno first choiceChangedno first choiceConfluent Cloudno first choiceagainst: Apache Kafka, Azure Event Hubs, Confluent Cloud
Three alternatives
Apache Kafka, Pusher, RedpandaQwen 3.7 FlashConfluent CloudConfluent CloudHeldApache KafkaConfluent Cloudno first choiceagainst: ActiveMQ, Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Azure Event Hubs, CouchDB Replicators, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, IBM MQ, MongoDB Change Streams, RabbitMQ
Four alternatives
Ably, Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Azure Event Hubs, RedpandaTwo alternatives
Amazon MSK, Azure Event HubsFour alternatives
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Amazon MSK, Azure Event Hubs, Google Cloud Pub/SubTwo alternatives
Azure Event Hubs, RedpandaKimi K2Confluent Cloud, Zuddlagainst: Apache KafkaConfluent CloudChangedApache Kafka, Confluent CloudRedpanda Enterprise Editionagainst: Apache KafkaConfluent Cloudagainst: Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Apache Pulsar, Azure Event Hubs, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, Redpanda
One alternative
RedpandaFour alternatives
Aiven for Apache Kafka, Amazon MSK, Azure Event Hubs, RedpandaSeven alternatives
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Amazon MSK, Apache Pulsar, Azure Event Hubs, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, NATS JetStream, RedpandaOne alternative
Confluent CloudTwo alternatives
Amazon MSK, RedpandaGLM 4.7 FlashXApache Kafka, Confluent Cloudagainst: NATS JetStreamConfluent CloudChangedagainst: Google Cloud Pub/SubApache KafkaAiven for Apache Kafkaagainst: Confluent Cloudno first choiceagainst: Apache Kafka, Confluent Cloud
Four alternatives
Amazon MSK, Apache Pulsar, Azure Event Hubs, StreamNativeTwo alternatives
Amazon MSK, Azure Event HubsFour alternatives
Apache Pulsar, NATS JetStream, RabbitMQ, RedpandaTwo alternatives
Amazon MSK, Canonical Managed KafkaMiniMax M2.5Apache Kafka, ON24Confluent CloudChangedApache KafkaAmazon Kinesis Data StreamsConfluent Cloudagainst: Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Apache Kafka, Azure Event Hubs, Google Cloud Pub/Sub
Eight alternatives
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Azure Event Hubs, Bizzabo, Confluent Cloud, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, Hopin, Zoom Events, ZuddlThree alternatives
Amazon MSK, Azure Event Hubs, RedpandaSeven alternatives
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Amazon MSK, Apache Pulsar, Azure Event Hubs, Confluent Cloud, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, RedpandaThree alternatives
Azure Event Hubs, Confluent Cloud, Google Cloud Pub/SubThree alternatives
Amazon MSK, Apache Kafka, RedpandaGPT-6 LunaConfluent CloudConfluent CloudHeldConfluent Cloudagainst: Azure Event HubsAmazon MSK Provisioned on AWSagainst: Confluent Cloudno first choiceagainst: Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Amazon MSK, Apache Kafka, Apache Pulsar, Azure Event Hubs, Google Cloud Pub/Sub
Three alternatives
Amazon MSK, Azure Event Hubs, Google Cloud Pub/SubFour alternatives
Amazon MSK, Azure Event Hubs, Google Cloud Managed Service for Apache Kafka, Google Cloud Pub/SubSeven alternatives
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Amazon MSK, Apache Kafka, Apache Pulsar, Google Cloud Managed Service for Apache Kafka, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, RedpandaOne alternative
Event Hubs DedicatedMuse Glimmer 30BApache Kafka, Confluent CloudConfluent CloudChangedApache KafkaKeboola Streamsagainst: Confluent Cloudno first choiceagainst: Apache Kafka, Apache Pulsar, Confluent Cloud, Facebook Live, LinkedIn, Microsoft, YouTube Live
Five alternatives
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Amazon MSK, Azure Event Hubs, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, RedpandaThree alternatives
Aiven for Apache Kafka, Amazon MSK, NetApp InstaclustrEight alternatives
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka, AWS MSK, Apache Pulsar, Azure Event Hubs, Confluent Cloud, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, Redpanda, StreamNativeThree alternatives
Apache Kafka, Redpanda, Solace PubSub+Bold 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 11:14 | yes | 9 | 7 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 14:13 | yes | 3 | 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 14:02 | no | 0 | 17 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 15:00 | yes | 10 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 17:40 | yes | 5 | 11 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 14:11 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 11:15 | yes | 24 | 26 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 09:25 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 10:46 | yes | 10 | 42 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 16:09 | yes | 15 | 20 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 16:46 | yes | 15 | 22 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 10:25 | yes | 5 | 32 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 11:59 | yes | 4 | 13 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 16:05 | yes | 15 | 22 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 11:59 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 18:01 | yes | 4 | 6 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 11:25 | no | 0 | 17 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 11:12 | yes | 10 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:48 | yes | 5 | 10 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 08:51 | yes | 10 | 7 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 08:43 | yes | 19 | 16 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 11:50 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 09:05 | no | 0 | 30 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 15:45 | yes | 19 | 44 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 11:33 | yes | 24 | 124 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 08:52 | yes | 15 | 25 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 17:30 | yes | 4 | 12 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 16:09 | yes | 15 | 20 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 12:22 | yes | 9 | 7 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 17:34 | yes | 6 | 16 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 14:52 | no | 0 | 19 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 15:07 | yes | 10 | 8 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 14:43 | yes | 5 | 16 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 09:44 | yes | 5 | 8 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 12:11 | yes | 23 | 27 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 18:55 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 16:14 | no | 0 | 29 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 11:24 | yes | 25 | 65 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 14:06 | yes | 19 | 27 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 14:41 | yes | 8 | 24 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 18:27 | yes | 7 | 16 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 16:28 | yes | 13 | 32 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 10:16 | yes | 20 | 9 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 18:29 | 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 08:53 | no | 0 | 21 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 15:52 | yes | 10 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 16:47 | yes | 18 | 17 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 19:19 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 11:53 | yes | 23 | 20 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 13:08 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 14:49 | yes | 5 | 33 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 14:18 | yes | 24 | 32 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 14:18 | yes | 25 | 26 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 15:36 | yes | 17 | 66 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 18:16 | yes | 3 | 12 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 10:13 | yes | 23 | 33 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 13:50 | yes | 18 | 13 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 14:18 | yes | 5 | 10 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 09:57 | no | 0 | 19 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 10:00 | yes | 10 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 19:20 | yes | 9 | 17 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 14:57 | no | 0 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 09:51 | yes | 24 | 33 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 15:08 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 10:52 | yes | 5 | 48 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 17:19 | yes | 25 | 42 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 10:46 | yes | 19 | 31 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 16:36 | yes | 20 | 34 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 09:44 | yes | 2 | 18 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 12:34 | yes | 22 | 29 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 10:46 | yes | 20 | 10 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 17:21 | 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 10:31 | no | 0 | 23 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 14:04 | yes | 10 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 18:00 | yes | 15 | 13 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 19:14 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 13:22 | yes | 25 | 45 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 13:04 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 17:31 | no | 0 | 29 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 13:58 | yes | 25 | 80 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 11:21 | yes | 25 | 41 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 13:34 | yes | 23 | 54 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 16:12 | yes | 4 | 18 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 12:05 | yes | 22 | 33 s |
Normalization in this category
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Aiven read as Aiven for Apache Kafka
Amazon Kinesis read as Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
Amazon Kinesis (Data Streams) read as Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
Amazon Managed Streaming for Kafka (MSK) read as Amazon MSK
Instaclustr read as Instaclustr for Apache Kafka
Solace read as Solace PubSub+
Vimeo Enterprise read as Vimeo Livestream
YouTube read as YouTube Live
Unresolved, counted raw
Amazon MSK Provisioned on AWS
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka, AWS MSK
Azure Event Grid
Azure Event Hubs Dedicated
Azure Event Hubs Premium or Dedicated
Beam/Dataflow
Bufstream
Canonical Managed Kafka
Cloudera DataFlow / Streaming
CouchDB Replicators
Event Hubs Dedicated
Eventbrite Enterprise
GlobalMeet
Google Cloud Pub/Sub or Pub/Sub Lite
IBM StreamSets
Keboola Streams
Meroxa
Oracle Cloud Streaming / Event Hub
Red Hat OpenShift Streams
Redpanda Enterprise Edition
Sequel.io
Spark Structured Streaming
Splash
StreamNative Cloud
Streamkap
Twebcast
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.