Methodology

How ranking works

Every board has its own formula. Here’s how they work.

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Big helps, but not endlessly

Bigger numbers score higher, but a giant can't bury a small, fast-growing entry.

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Recent growth counts the most

Growth is the biggest factor. It's smoothed, so one lucky week can't flip the board.

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Ratings need enough reviews

Two 5-star reviews don't beat four hundred at 4.7. A rating counts once enough people have rated.

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Missing data doesn't count against you

If we can't measure something yet, we leave it out. The other factors carry the score.

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Benchmarks come from the labs

The LLM board uses the numbers each lab publishes about its own models. If labs disagree, the maker's latest number wins.

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Industry leaders are listed, not ranked

People at the big AI labs and tech giants are shown, not scored. They'd crowd out the independent builders this board is for.

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Votes never change the score

Every board has two numbers: the index score, from public data, and the crowd rank, from votes. Neither moves the other.

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Claiming gives you control, not a better rank

Claim your listing and you get a badge, your own words and your stats. Your rank stays where the numbers put it.

What counts most

What matters most on each board, in order.

LLMs

Counts most to least: Coding, Reasoning, Price, Knowledge work

Influencers

Counts most to least: Engagement, Reach, Momentum

Bidding Websites

Counts most to least: Raised, Velocity

SaaS Tools

Counts most to least: Money · not enough data yet for Rating, Adoption, Momentum

Open Source

Counts most to least: Velocity, Activity, Forks, Stars

Votes

The index score comes from public numbers. The crowd rank comes from votes. They work differently.

Index score

From public numbers, updated every week. Votes can’t touch it.

Crowd rank

One vote per person per entry, always live. An entry needs 12 votes to get a crowd rank.

The two are never mixed.

What a vote is worth

A signed-in vote counts more than an anonymous one. Vote signed out, then sign in, and your vote follows you. Staff get no extra weight. Owners can’t vote for themselves.

A sudden burst of votes is set aside, not deleted. Mistakes can be undone, and cheating stays visible.

Overrated and underrated

Overrated: the crowd ranks it higher than the numbers do. Underrated: the numbers rank it higher than the crowd does.

We only show this once a board has enough voted entries to compare.

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