PolymathvsXlsxWriter
How 10 AI models weigh Polymath against XlsxWriter on the 1 buying question where both came up.
- Polymath
- 1%of answers named it
- XlsxWriter
- 100%of answers named it
- Placed higher
- 0–40times Polymath vs XlsxWriter, over 40 model rankings that listed either
- Models leaning
- 0–10toward Polymath vs XlsxWriter
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 | Polymath | XlsxWriter | Placed higher | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | 0% | 100% | 0–4 | XlsxWriter |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0% | 100% | 0–4 | XlsxWriter |
| Gemini 4 Argon | 0% | 100% | 0–4 | XlsxWriter |
| Qwen 3.8 Flash | 0% | 100% | 0–4 | XlsxWriter |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | 13% | 100% | 0–4 | XlsxWriter |
| GLM-5.3 | 0% | 100% | 0–4 | XlsxWriter |
| Kimi K3 | 0% | 100% | 0–4 | XlsxWriter |
| MiniMax M3 | 0% | 100% | 0–4 | XlsxWriter |
| Mistral Large 4 | 0% | 100% | 0–4 | XlsxWriter |
| Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | 0% | 100% | 0–4 | XlsxWriter |
What the models say about Polymath
One reason per model, from the shared questions
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Heavy compute on big sheets, switches to Rust engine.
What the models say about XlsxWriter
One reason per model, from the shared questions
- Claude Haiku 5.5
Excellent for creating rich, formatted new xlsx files; write-only though.
- GPT-6 Luna
Best for creating polished .xlsx workbooks, charts, formatting, and formulas; not for reading.
- Gemini 4 Argon
Superior performance and formatting features when creating complex, chart-heavy Excel files from scratch.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash
Best-in-class for writing rich, formatted xlsx output.
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Best-in-class formatting and charts, write-only but excellent.
- GLM-5.3
Fast, low-memory streaming writer for large xlsx files.
- Kimi K3
Fastest, richest formatting for writing new Excel files from scratch.
- MiniMax M3
Fastest writer, rich formatting and chart support for new files.
- Mistral Large 4
Best for creating Excel files with advanced formatting, charts, and formulas.
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Fast creation of formatted .xlsx files with charts
Over time
Share of answers that named each, on the questions where both came up, each time the panel answered
| Panel run | Polymath | XlsxWriter |
|---|---|---|
| October 26, 2026 | 1% | 100% |
| October 25, 2026 | 0% | 100% |
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 | Polymath | XlsxWriter |
|---|---|---|
| Best Python libraries for reading and editing Excel files | 1% #29 | 100% #1 |