Automox vs Patch My PC
Two of fourteen models named Automox first on the direct prompt; zero named Patch My PC. Automox was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Patch My PC by thirteen and Automox carries 45 labels and Patch My PC 20, so the shares are not directly comparable.
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 patch management page.
By framing
AutomoxFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPatch My PC
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Automox and Patch My PC were named in the same answer thirty-eight times, of the 154 answers naming Automox and the 59 naming Patch My PC. In those answers Patch My PC took the first choice two times and Automox eight.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | | |
Automox Patch My PC first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Automox on the left and Patch My PC on the right.The direct prompt
Automox first, Patch My PC an alternative
2 of 14 modelsPatch My PC was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Automox6%#3 of 11Patch My PC4%#5 of 11What the models said about Automox
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“If you want a standalone, zero-fuss, multi-OS cloud patching solution, go with Automox or Action1.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“or Automox if you want a lightweight, powerful, cloud-native patching tool at a lower price point” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Automox: Agent-based, cloud-native, excels in hybrid environments and third-party patching.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Patch My PC
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Users have reported several shortcomings, including reporting limitations” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Windows 11 Enterprise + Intune for OS updates + Patch My PC for third-party apps is my default recommendation” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Patch My PC Cloud or ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus for third-party application patching” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Alternative for Microsoft-heavy environments: Patch My PC ($3,500/year Enterprise Premium)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase 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.