Two of fourteen models named Eco first on the direct prompt; zero named Fireblocks. Eco was named by ten of the fourteen models and Fireblocks by eleven and both carry 15 labels, so the shares below are 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 stablecoin platforms page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Eco and Fireblocks were named in the same answer thirteen times, of the 45 answers naming Eco and the 68 naming Fireblocks. In those answers Fireblocks took the first choice zero times and Eco two.
| 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. 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. Four of five in this category shown.
“more custody-heavy; overkill unless you need MPC wallets/multi-party security” Grok 4.1 Fast · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Circle (USDC) and Fireblocks are both excellent choices” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best if your priority is institutional-grade custody, MPC wallets, and tokenization for your treasury team.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · alternative
“if your top concern is institutional custody, security, and transfer controls” Perplexity Sonar · 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.