AI Shortlist Index · October 2026 snapshot · Prompt Set v1.0
Multifamily Access Control: AI Shortlist Index, October 2026
The multifamily access control 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. ButterflyMX was named in 78% of runs (91% on ChatGPT, 65% on Claude), Brivo in 60% and SmartRent in 54%. Gatewise was named in 58% of Claude's runs and 17% of ChatGPT's. Vendor sites took 88% of the citations among the top twenty domains. One run per prompt per engine; read it as a first reading.
Ranking
| # | Vendor | Mention rate | Engines | Consistency | Move | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ButterflyMX | 78% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 2 | Brivo | 60% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 1 | – |
| 3 | SmartRent | 54% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 1 | – |
| 4 | DOOR | 52% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 1 | – |
| 5 | Swiftlane | 42% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 4 | – |
| 6 | Salto | 38% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 4 | – |
| 7 | Gatewise | 38% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 5 | – |
| 8 | RemoteLock | 34% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 9 | PointCentral | 26% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 2 | – |
| 10 | Avigilon Alta | 24% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 11 | Rently Smart Home | 22% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 4 | – |
| 12 | Zentra | 20% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 5 | – |
| 13 | Aiphone | 18% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 3 | – |
| 14 | Verkada | 16% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 8 | – |
| 15 | LiftMaster myQ Community | 16% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 3 | – |
| 16 | igloohome | 14% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 17 | Akuvox | 12% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 18 | dormakaba | 12% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 12 | – |
| 19 | 2N | 10% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 5 | – |
| 20 | Luxer One | 8% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 21 | ProdataKey (PDK) | 6% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 8 | – |
| 22 | Quext | 6% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 1 | – |
| 23 | Kastle Systems | 4% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 3 | – |
| 24 | Homebase | 4% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 5 | – |
| 25 | Hyly.AI | 4% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 26 | iApartments | 4% | 1/2 | – | ▼ 2 | – |
| 27 | Frontdesk | 2% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 28 | Brilliant | 2% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 29 | Ambient | 2% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 30 | Community Boss | 2% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 31 | Tenant Turner | 2% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
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.