calaminevspandas
How 10 AI models weigh calamine against pandas on the 1 buying question where both came up.
- calamine
- 13%of answers named it
- pandas
- 100%of answers named it
- Placed higher
- 0–40times calamine vs pandas, over 40 model rankings that listed either
- Models leaning
- 0–10toward calamine vs pandas
Which models prefer which
Share of each model's answers that named each product, and how often its ranking put one above the other (a product listed beats one left off) · On the 1 shared question, every wording
| Model | calamine | pandas | Placed higher | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | 13% | 100% | 0–4 | pandas |
| GPT-6 Luna | 25% | 100% | 0–4 | pandas |
| Gemini 4 Argon | 13% | 100% | 0–4 | pandas |
| Qwen 3.8 Flash | 25% | 100% | 0–4 | pandas |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | 13% | 100% | 0–4 | pandas |
| GLM-5.3 | 0% | 100% | 0–4 | pandas |
| Kimi K3 | 25% | 100% | 0–4 | pandas |
| MiniMax M3 | 0% | 100% | 0–4 | pandas |
| Mistral Large 4 | 13% | 100% | 0–4 | pandas |
| Nemotron 3 Ultra | 0% | 100% | 0–4 | pandas |
What the models say about calamine
One reason per model, from the shared questions
- Claude Haiku 5.5
Very fast Rust-based reader for xlsx, xls and ods files.
- GPT-6 Luna
Fast Rust-backed reader supporting several Excel formats, including .xlsb.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash
Rust-backed reader, dramatically faster than openpyxl/xlrd.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro
Extremely fast, lightweight Excel reader binding Rust's Calamine engine.
- Kimi K3
Very fast Rust-backed reader for xlsx/xls/ods, great for large messy files.
What the models say about pandas
One reason per model, from the shared questions
- Claude Haiku 5.5
Best for data analysis; reads and writes Excel via openpyxl or xlsxwriter engines.
- GPT-6 Luna
Excellent for tabular imports, transformations, and exports, especially alongside openpyxl.
- Gemini 4 Argon
Unmatched data analysis capabilities with effortless reading and writing via unified Excel wrappers.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash
Most common way to read Excel into dataframes; edit via export.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro
Unmatched for data analysis, bulk reading, and quick Excel I/O via its ExcelWriter.
- GLM-5.3
Great for data analysis; converts Excel to dataframes easily.
- Kimi K3
Best for data analysis workflows; read_excel/to_excel cover most practical needs.
- MiniMax M3
Excel I/O built-in, ideal for data analysis workflows.
- Mistral Large 4
Essential for Excel data analysis; read_excel and to_excel are incredibly convenient.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra
Best for data analysis workflows with Excel I/O
Tracked since October 25, 2026. Each time the panel answers these questions again, both shares are added here.
Question by question
Share of all answers that named each, every wording pooled, with its place among every product named · Both-named questions first
| Question | calamine | pandas |
|---|---|---|
| Best Python libraries for reading and editing Excel files | 13% #15 | 100% #1 |
| Best Python libraries for PowerPoint files | · | 6% #23 |