AI Shortlist Index · October 2026 snapshot · Prompt Set v1.0
EV Charging for Multifamily: AI Shortlist Index, October 2026
The ev charging for multifamily ranking as the October 2026 edition measured it: 50 runs across 25 prompts. The live category page carries the current edition; this one does not change.
Editorial read
Fifty runs, one per prompt on each engine: ChatGPT from its app on 27 October 2026, Claude through the Anthropic API on 31 October. ChargePoint was named in 65% of runs, SWTCH Energy in 59% and EverCharge in 48%. Epic Charging was named in 60% of Claude's runs and none of ChatGPT's. Ten of ChatGPT's 25 answers brought up Michigan, mostly utility rebates from DTE or Consumers Energy: the app passes an approximate location to the model, and these runs were captured from Michigan. One run per prompt per engine; read it as a first reading.
Ranking
| # | Vendor | Mention rate | Engines | Consistency | Move | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChargePoint | 65% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 2 | SWTCH Energy | 59% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 3 | EverCharge | 48% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 4 | EV Connect | 38% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 1 | – |
| 5 | Epic Charging | 30% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 6 | Orange Charger | 28% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 7 | AmpUp | 26% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 4 | – |
| 8 | ChargeLab | 24% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 9 | Xeal | 23% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 5 | – |
| 10 | EVmatch | 22% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 11 | REVS | 20% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 12 | Chargie | 20% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 13 | GoPower | 16% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 14 | Blink Charging | 16% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 5 | – |
| 15 | OBE Power | 12% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 7 | – |
| 16 | Pando Electric | 12% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 17 | PowerFlex | 12% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 2 | – |
| 18 | 3V Infrastructure | 10% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 19 | Ivy Energy | 8% | 1/2 | – | ▼ 6 | – |
| 20 | Billee | 6% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 21 | ParkDwell | 6% | 1/2 | – | ▼ 11 | – |
| 22 | EVPassport | 6% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 8 | – |
| 23 | Frontdesk | 4% | 1/2 | – | ▼ 8 | – |
| 24 | Flex | 4% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 25 | FLO | 4% | 1/2 | – | ▼ 18 | – |
| 26 | Utility Management Solutions | 4% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 9 | – |
| 27 | Loop | 4% | 1/2 | – | ▼ 15 | – |
| 28 | National Exemption Service | 2% | 1/2 | – | ▼ 10 | – |
| 29 | ResidentShield | 2% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| – | Plugzio | 0% | 0/2 | – | – | – |
Engines
| Engine | Status | Model | Runs | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | ran | gpt-6-thinking | 25 | |
| Claude | ran | claude-haiku-5-5 | 25 |
Part of the October 2026 edition of the AI Shortlist Index. All editions: archive.