IRIS CARBON vs Certent
One of fourteen models named IRIS CARBON first on the direct prompt; zero named Certent. IRIS CARBON was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Certent by nine and IRIS CARBON carries 43 labels and Certent 16, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the SEC and disclosure reporting page.
By framing
IRIS CARBONFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCertent
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, IRIS CARBON and Certent were named in the same answer twenty-two times, of the 119 answers naming IRIS CARBON and the 49 naming Certent. In those answers Certent took the first choice one time and IRIS CARBON zero.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
IRIS CARBON Certent first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, IRIS CARBON on the left and Certent on the right.The direct prompt
IRIS CARBON first, Certent not the choice
1 of 14 modelsCertent was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
IRIS CARBON28%#1 of 8Certent4%#5 of 8IRIS CARBON17%#4 of 6Certent3%#5 of 6What the models said about IRIS CARBON
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“IRIS CARBON® and Workiva are the top choices due to their strong compliance features, ease of use, and scalability” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“the best SEC‑disclosure platform is likely IRIS CARBON (cloud SaaS, flat‑annual fee, strong small‑business focus)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“IRIS CARBON is typically the lowest-cost of the major dedicated platforms, with Certent as a close second” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Certent
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“start by requesting a pilot from CERTENT or DFIN. They are positioned specifically for the mid-market” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“the best platforms are typically Certent and IRIS CARBON” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“best fit for mid-market public companies that want governed SEC filings with XBRL at a materially lower price than Workiva” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · alternative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.