Two of fourteen models named Eco first on the direct prompt; zero named Coinbase Commerce. Eco was named by ten of the fourteen models and Coinbase Commerce by ten and Eco carries 15 labels and Coinbase Commerce 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two 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 stablecoin platforms page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Eco and Coinbase Commerce were named in the same answer eleven times, of the 45 answers naming Eco and the 35 naming Coinbase Commerce. In those answers Coinbase Commerce took the first choice zero times and Eco four.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | CC | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | CC | |||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | CC | |||||
| Mistral Small | CC | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | CC | |||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | CC | |||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | ||||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | CC |
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. Four of five in this category shown.
“BitPay or Eco: Lower fees (0.5–1%), but more merchant checkout than deep B2B.” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · soft negative
“Eco offers multi-rail cross-chain orchestration with 1:1 guaranteed pricing, supporting USDC, USDT, USDG, and PYUSD with sub-minute finality across 15 chains.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“The best stablecoin payments platform for a company with a limited budget is likely to be Eco” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Top Recommendation for Most Mid-Market Firms: Eco or Stripe Crypto” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“charge around 1%, and Stripe charges 1.5% plus network fees, which are less cost-effective” Mistral Small · budget prompt · soft negative
“Less ideal for complex B2B workflows (invoicing, batch payouts, multi-currency treasury)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“Coinbase Commerce charges a 1% fee for all crypto payments” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · soft negative
“the best default choice is usually Coinbase Commerce if you already use Coinbase” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“Coinbase Commerce is a strong second if you are comfortable holding USDC as an asset.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · alternative
“has 1% fees on stablecoin transactions, with instant settlement to a Coinbase account” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget 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.