Developer Infrastructure Prompt

“Best web hosting for small business”

Which brands do AI models actually recommend for this developer infrastructure question? We re-run this regularly and track how the answers shift.

Tracked since Mar 21·Last scanned Aug 15

10

AI Models

38

Snapshots

107

Brands Detected

103

Sources Cited

77 brands come up when 10 AI models answer “Best web hosting for small business”. We re-run this prompt every few days with web search on across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, and Perplexity.

What AI models recommend

10 models queried · Last scanned Aug 15

Unanimous

10/10 models recommend Hostinger

ChatGPTChatGPT
ClaudeClaude
DeepSeekDeepSeek
Ddeepseek-chat
GeminiGemini
Ggemini-3-flash
Ggpt-5
GrokGrok
Ggrok-4-1-fast
PerplexityPerplexity
Brand
ChatGPTChatGPT
ClaudeClaude
DeepSeekDeepSeek
Ddeepseek-chat
GeminiGemini
Ggemini-3-flash
Ggpt-5
GrokGrok
Ggrok-4-1-fast
PerplexityPerplexity
Total
HostingerHostinger
10/10
WordPressWordPress
10/10
SiteGroundSiteGround
9/10
SSLSSL
9/10
EmailEmail
8/10
LiteSpeedLiteSpeed
7/10
BluehostBluehost
7/10
WordPress.orgWordPress.org
5/10
DreamHostDreamHost
4/10
IONOSIONOS
4/10
OnOn
4/10
AccuWebAccuWeb
3/10
BalanceBalance
3/10
CNETCNET
3/10
cnet.comcnet.com
3/10
GoogleGoogle
3/10
Google CloudGoogle Cloud
3/10
WP EngineWP Engine
3/10
WooCommerceWooCommerce
3/10
hPanelhPanel
3/10
TechRadarTechRadar
3/10
techradar.comtechradar.com
3/10
EaseEase
3/10
ShopifyShopify
3/10
CloseClose
2/10
ForbesForbes
2/10
forbes.comforbes.com
2/10
OpenAIOpenAI
2/10
AccuWeb HostingAccuWeb Hosting
2/10
PCMagPCMag
2/10
WebsitePlanetWebsitePlanet
2/10
pcmag.compcmag.com
2/10
InMotionInMotion
2/10
SquarespaceSquarespace
2/10
CLEARCLEAR
1/10
Forbes AdvisorForbes Advisor
1/10
ScalaHostingScalaHosting
1/10
GoldGold
1/10
Google WorkspaceGoogle Workspace
1/10
InstantlyInstantly
1/10
MicrosoftMicrosoft
1/10
Microsoft 365Microsoft 365
1/10
OracleOracle
1/10
LaterLater
1/10
WixWix
1/10
AdvantageAdvantage
1/10
GreenGeeksGreenGeeks
1/10
MoneyMoney
1/10
ZDNETZDNET
1/10
hostingstephostingstep
1/10
ApacheApache
1/10
NginxNginx
1/10
WindowsWindows
1/10
EverCacheEverCache
1/10
HostGuardHostGuard
1/10
Hosting.comHosting.com
1/10
ISO 27001ISO 27001
1/10
InMotion HostingInMotion Hosting
1/10
Inmotionhosting.comInmotionhosting.com
1/10
NVMe SSDNVMe SSD
1/10
SOC 2SOC 2
1/10
inmotionhostinginmotionhosting
1/10
cPanelcPanel
1/10
AWSAWS
1/10
BookingBooking
1/10
CloudwaysCloudways
1/10
DigitalOceanDigitalOcean
1/10
GCPGCP
1/10
LinodeLinode
1/10
PDFPDF
1/10
VultrVultr
1/10
WAFWAF
1/10
LinuxLinux
1/10
Liquid WebLiquid Web
1/10
NexcessNexcess
1/10
HostGatorHostGator
1/10
WeeblyWeebly
1/10

Key Quotes

ClaudeClaude

“- The LiteSpeed web server stack — faster than both Apache and Nginx in shared hosting conditions — is a key reason Hostinger consistently wins speed comparisons.”

Ddeepseek-chat

“Best for WordPress Hosting: WP Engine specializes in managed WordPress hosting, offering features like EverCache® technology, SOC 2 and ISO 27001-2013 certifications, and 24/7 expert support.”

DeepSeekDeepSeek

“Support & Price: Ensure the provider offers 24/7 customer support and pay close attention to the fine print on renewal pricing—some cheap introductory offers can jump significantly after the first term forbes.com cnet.com.”

Ggemini-3-flash

“SiteGround: Best Premium Performance & Support SiteGround is known for having the best customer service in the industry and running on the high-speed Google Cloud infrastructure.”

GeminiGemini

“Key Features: Uses high-performance LiteSpeed servers, features an incredibly intuitive custom control panel (hPanel), and includes a free domain, free SSL, and business email.”

Developer Infrastructure brand rankings

Brands ranked by how many AI models mention them. Trend shows change since the last scan.

#BrandScoreTrend
1WordPress10/10↑1
2Hostinger10/10—
3SSL9/10—
4SiteGround9/10—
5Email8/10—
6LiteSpeed7/10↑3
7Bluehost7/10↑2
8WordPress.org5/10↑2
9On4/10↑4
10IONOS4/10↑1
11DreamHost4/10↓2
12CNET3/10—
13WooCommerce3/10—
14hPanel3/10—
15Ease3/10↓1
16cnet.com3/10—
17WP Engine3/10↑1
18techradar.com3/10—
19TechRadar3/10—
20Balance3/10↑1
21Shopify3/10—
22Google3/10↓2
23Google Cloud3/10↓2
24AccuWeb3/10↑2
25OpenAI2/10—
26AccuWeb Hosting2/10↑1
27Close2/10↑2
28Forbes2/10↓1
29InMotion2/10↑1
30PCMag2/10↑1
31Squarespace2/10↑1
32WebsitePlanet2/10—
33forbes.com2/10↓1
34pcmag.com2/10↑1
35Instantly1/10↑1
36Later1/10↓1
37Linode1/10↑1
38Linux1/10↑1
39Liquid Web1/10—
40HostGator1/10↓1
41Microsoft1/10—
42Microsoft 3651/10—
43Money1/10↑1
44NVMe SSD1/10↑1
45Nexcess1/10—
46Nginx1/10↑1
47GreenGeeks1/10↑1
48AWS1/10↑1
49Oracle1/10↑1
50Apache1/10↑1
51PDF1/10↑1
52SOC 21/10↑1
53Google Workspace1/10—
54ScalaHosting1/10↓1
55Gold1/10↓1
56GCP1/10↑1
57hostingstep1/10↑1
58Forbes Advisor1/10↓1
59Vultr1/10↑1
60WAF1/10↑1
61EverCache1/10↑1
62inmotionhosting1/10↑1
63Weebly1/10↑1
64Windows1/10—
65Wix1/10↓1
66DigitalOcean1/10↑1
67Cloudways1/10—
68CLEAR1/10↑1
69ZDNET1/10—
70cPanel1/10↓2
71Booking1/10↑1
72Hosting.com1/10↑1
73HostGuard1/10↑1
74ISO 270011/10↑1
75Advantage1/10↑1
76InMotion Hosting1/10—
77Inmotionhosting.com1/10↑1

Developer Infrastructure brand visibility over time

Track how brand mentions shift across AI models over time.

What changed and when

Every brand addition, removal, and citation change logged with timestamps.

Aug 15
ChatGPTChatGPT started mentioning Bluehost
Aug 15
ChatGPTChatGPT started mentioning Wix
Aug 15
ChatGPTChatGPT started mentioning WordPress
Aug 15
ChatGPTChatGPT started mentioning TechRadar
Aug 15
ChatGPTChatGPT started mentioning techradar.com
Aug 15
ChatGPTChatGPT started mentioning On
Aug 15
ChatGPTChatGPT stopped mentioning DreamHost
Aug 15
ChatGPTChatGPT stopped mentioning IONOS
Aug 15
ChatGPTChatGPT stopped mentioning Namecheap
Aug 15
ChatGPTChatGPT stopped mentioning Forbes

Where AI models get their sources

Domains cited by AI models when answering this prompt, ranked by how many models reference them.

DomainModels
hostinger.com7 models
techradar.com5 models
bluehost.com4 models
siteground.com4 models
cnet.com4 models
forbes.com3 models
pcmag.com3 models
dreamhost.com2 models
wordpress.org2 models
dealfuel.com2 models
shopify.com2 models
generic1 model
hosting.com1 model
reddit.com1 model
weebly.com1 model
wix.com1 model
wpengine.com1 model
1 model
zdnet.com1 model
Bluehost1 model
DreamHost1 model
HostGator / InMotion1 model
Hostinger1 model
SiteGround1 model
Squarespace1 model
Weebly1 model
almcorp.com1 model
fiverr.com1 model

Related developer infrastructure prompts

Frequently asked questions

WordPress ranks first, mentioned by 10/10 AI models. Also mentioned often: Hostinger, SSL, SiteGround.

10 AI models answer this prompt: Claude Sonnet 4.6, deepseek-chat, DeepSeek V4, gemini-3-flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash, gpt-5, GPT-5.4 Mini, grok-4-1-fast, Grok 4.3, Perplexity. We look at each response to see which brands show up and what sources get cited.

On a recurring schedule. We run this prompt through every model with web search on, pull out brand mentions and citations, then flag anything that changed.

AI models cite 51 unique domains when answering this prompt. The most-cited sources include hostinger.com, blog.webhostmost.com, techradar.com.

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