{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "name": "AIPickRank — VPS Hosting Consensus",
  "description": "Deterministic multi-model evaluation dataset analyzing which VPS hosting providers leading AI models (GPT, Claude, Gemini) recommend across 30 standardized queries and 90 independent evaluations. Includes consensus pickScores, mention rates, and average declared positions.",
  "identifier": "aipickrank:vps:v4",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "creator": {
    "@type": "Organization",
    "name": "AIPickRank",
    "url": "https://aipickrank.com"
  },
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:00:00Z",
  "measurementTechnique": "Deterministic multi-model prompt evaluation",
  "variableMeasured": [
    { "@type": "PropertyValue", "name": "pickScore", "minValue": 0, "maxValue": 100 },
    { "@type": "PropertyValue", "name": "mentionRate", "unitText": "PERCENT" },
    { "@type": "PropertyValue", "name": "avgDeclaredPosition" }
  ],
  "distribution": [{
    "@type": "DataDownload",
    "encodingFormat": "application/json",
    "contentUrl": "https://aipickrank.com/data/vps-v4.json"
  }],
  "providers": [
    {"rank": 1, "name": "Hetzner", "domain": "hetzner.com", "subniche": "Budget & dedicated vCPU", "pickScore": 83.8, "scores": {"all": 83.8, "gpt": 85.1, "gem": 79.4, "cla": 86.9}, "mentionRate": 95, "avgDeclaredPos": 1.7, "sample": 60},
    {"rank": 2, "name": "DigitalOcean", "domain": "digitalocean.com", "subniche": "Developer UX & docs", "pickScore": 81.2, "scores": {"all": 81.2, "gpt": 78.9, "gem": 84.6, "cla": 80.1}, "mentionRate": 92, "avgDeclaredPos": 1.9, "sample": 60},
    {"rank": 3, "name": "Vultr", "domain": "vultr.com", "subniche": "Global regions & bare metal", "pickScore": 74.6, "scores": {"all": 74.6, "gpt": 76.2, "gem": 73.1, "cla": 74.5}, "mentionRate": 86, "avgDeclaredPos": 2.2, "sample": 60},
    {"rank": 4, "name": "Linode (Akamai)", "domain": "linode.com", "subniche": "Predictable flat pricing", "pickScore": 71.9, "scores": {"all": 71.9, "gpt": 70.4, "gem": 72.8, "cla": 72.5}, "mentionRate": 83, "avgDeclaredPos": 2.3, "sample": 60},
    {"rank": 5, "name": "OVHcloud", "domain": "ovhcloud.com", "subniche": "EU data residency", "pickScore": 66.4, "scores": {"all": 66.4, "gpt": 62.1, "gem": 71.0, "cla": 66.1}, "mentionRate": 77, "avgDeclaredPos": 2.5, "sample": 60},
    {"rank": 6, "name": "Contabo", "domain": "contabo.com", "subniche": "Max RAM per euro", "pickScore": 62.7, "scores": {"all": 62.7, "gpt": 64.8, "gem": 58.2, "cla": 65.1}, "mentionRate": 73, "avgDeclaredPos": 2.7, "sample": 60},
    {"rank": 7, "name": "Scaleway", "domain": "scaleway.com", "subniche": "ARM & EU sovereignty", "pickScore": 59.3, "scores": {"all": 59.3, "gpt": 55.0, "gem": 63.4, "cla": 59.5}, "mentionRate": 70, "avgDeclaredPos": 2.9, "sample": 60},
    {"rank": 8, "name": "AWS Lightsail", "domain": "aws.amazon.com", "subniche": "AWS ecosystem on-ramp", "pickScore": 56.8, "scores": {"all": 56.8, "gpt": 58.6, "gem": 57.2, "cla": 54.6}, "mentionRate": 67, "avgDeclaredPos": 3.0, "sample": 60},
    {"rank": 9, "name": "UpCloud", "domain": "upcloud.com", "subniche": "MaxIOPS block storage", "pickScore": 52.1, "scores": {"all": 52.1, "gpt": 50.3, "gem": 48.9, "cla": 57.1}, "mentionRate": 62, "avgDeclaredPos": 3.2, "sample": 60},
    {"rank": 10, "name": "Oracle Cloud", "domain": "oracle.com", "subniche": "Always-free ARM tier", "pickScore": 49.5, "scores": {"all": 49.5, "gpt": 47.2, "gem": 54.1, "cla": 47.2}, "mentionRate": 59, "avgDeclaredPos": 3.3, "sample": 60},
    {"rank": 11, "name": "Hostinger VPS", "domain": "hostinger.com", "subniche": "Managed panel & price", "pickScore": 46.2, "scores": {"all": 46.2, "gpt": 44.0, "gem": 49.8, "cla": 44.8}, "mentionRate": 56, "avgDeclaredPos": 3.4, "sample": 60},
    {"rank": 12, "name": "Kamatera", "domain": "kamatera.com", "subniche": "Custom resource sizing", "pickScore": 43.7, "scores": {"all": 43.7, "gpt": 42.5, "gem": 40.1, "cla": 48.5}, "mentionRate": 53, "avgDeclaredPos": 3.6, "sample": 60},
    {"rank": 13, "name": "Google Cloud (GCE)", "domain": "cloud.google.com", "subniche": "Enterprise scale", "pickScore": 41.0, "scores": {"all": 41.0, "gpt": 38.7, "gem": 46.9, "cla": 37.4}, "mentionRate": 51, "avgDeclaredPos": 3.7, "sample": 60},
    {"rank": 14, "name": "IONOS", "domain": "ionos.com", "subniche": "SMB support in the EU", "pickScore": 37.8, "scores": {"all": 37.8, "gpt": 35.1, "gem": 41.2, "cla": 37.1}, "mentionRate": 47, "avgDeclaredPos": 3.8, "sample": 60},
    {"rank": 15, "name": "Azure Virtual Machines", "domain": "azure.microsoft.com", "subniche": "Windows workloads", "pickScore": 35.4, "scores": {"all": 35.4, "gpt": 33.9, "gem": 38.0, "cla": 34.3}, "mentionRate": 45, "avgDeclaredPos": 3.9, "sample": 60},
    {"rank": 16, "name": "RackNerd", "domain": "racknerd.com", "subniche": "Low-cost annual plans", "pickScore": 31.6, "scores": {"all": 31.6, "gpt": 33.2, "gem": 28.4, "cla": 33.2}, "mentionRate": 41, "avgDeclaredPos": 4.1, "sample": 60},
    {"rank": 17, "name": "Liquid Web", "domain": "liquidweb.com", "subniche": "Fully managed support", "pickScore": 28.9, "scores": {"all": 28.9, "gpt": 27.5, "gem": 29.8, "cla": 29.4}, "mentionRate": 38, "avgDeclaredPos": 4.2, "sample": 60},
    {"rank": 18, "name": "A2 Hosting", "domain": "a2hosting.com", "subniche": "Managed & shared hybrid", "pickScore": 25.3, "scores": {"all": 25.3, "gpt": 24.1, "gem": 26.9, "cla": 24.9}, "mentionRate": 34, "avgDeclaredPos": 4.4, "sample": 60},
    {"rank": 19, "name": "InMotion Hosting", "domain": "inmotionhosting.com", "subniche": "Beginner onboarding", "pickScore": 22.7, "scores": {"all": 22.7, "gpt": 21.8, "gem": 23.4, "cla": 22.9}, "mentionRate": 32, "avgDeclaredPos": 4.5, "sample": 60},
    {"rank": 20, "name": "Namecheap VPS", "domain": "namecheap.com", "subniche": "Domain bundling", "pickScore": 19.4, "scores": {"all": 19.4, "gpt": 18.2, "gem": 20.5, "cla": 19.5}, "mentionRate": 28, "avgDeclaredPos": 4.7, "sample": 60}
  ]
}