Six of fourteen models named Together first on the direct prompt; four named MentorcliQ. Both were named by all fourteen models and Together carries 46 labels and MentorcliQ 43, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three 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 mentoring software page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Together and MentorcliQ were named in the same answer 126 times, of the 168 answers naming Together and the 152 naming MentorcliQ. In those answers MentorcliQ took the first choice twenty-six times and Together twenty-three.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | ||||||
| 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. Five of five in this category shown.
“What to Avoid on a Tight Budget ... Together Platform: Starts at ~$10,000–$12,000/year” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Major enterprise players like Together, Chronus, and MentorcliQ typically start at $10,000+ per year” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“I want to run an internal program for my company. | Together or MentorcliQ | Strong integrations, automated matching, and robust executive reporting.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Together Platform: Widely considered one of the best for user experience (UX) and ease of use... making it incredibly easy to launch with minimal admin hours.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Together and Guider are frequently highlighted as top choices because they are easy to set up” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“What to Avoid on a Tight Budget - MentorcliQ: Starts at ~$9,900/year” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Legacy enterprise tools (like Chronus or MentorcliQ) are often too complex, highly manual to configure, and cost-prohibitive for mid-market budgets.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“MentorcliQ or Chronus: These are top-tier, heavy-duty enterprise platforms... may be slightly overkill—and more expensive” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · soft negative
“Together or MentorcliQ | Strong integrations, automated matching, and robust executive reporting.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Best for: Large enterprises... MentorcliQ leads on algorithmic matching quality.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“MentorcliQ and Mentorloop are the top starting points” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct 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.