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Don't know if it's the same with guitars as it is with basses, but I prefer nickel bass strings, not as bright as stainless at the start, but keep that mellower tone for much longer. My current set of bass strings (elites nickel) have been on there a couple of years and still sound good. Got a spare set waiting to go on but haven't found it necessary yet.
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I actually like older slightly duller (but not totally dead) strings and change them so infrequently these days that I never have any idea what ones I've got on. Add to that the old habit of stocking up on strings every time I pass a music shop (a hangover from the days I played punk telecaster and I'd change them before every gig, sometimes twice or more a week) I have drawers full of unopened sets of strings.
I have loads of elixirs and I think they're pretty good although they are duller than uncoated strings straight out of the pack (which I like) they tend to stay in that nicely played in window without going totally dead far far longer than regular strings. I likey.
I also really liked these Martin XP "extended play" Strings that weren't completely coated but seemed to last a bit longer than regulars too. Can't often find them tho.
Electric, I've tried everything under the sun from cryogenically frozen whatnots in the 90s to hand made Rotosounds and DRs. I've gone back to bog standards Ernie Balls 10s.