Zero of twelve models named Eqvista first on the direct prompt; one named Shareworks. Eqvista was named by twelve of the twelve models and Shareworks by ten and Eqvista carries 35 labels and Shareworks 26, 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 twelve 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 cap table management page.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Eqvista and Shareworks were named in the same answer thirty-eight times, of the 94 answers naming Eqvista and the 89 naming Shareworks. In those answers Shareworks took the first choice five times and Eqvista four.
| 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 |
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.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Eqvista - G2’s #1 Equity Management Platform, provides comprehensive equity management with expert 409A valuations” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Eqvista is typically the strongest budget pick because it's inexpensive and bundles 409A valuations” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend starting with Carta Launch (free) or Eqvista (free up to 20)” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“treat any enterprise-level platform (Shareworks, Morgan Stanley) as a contract trap for early-stage companies” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“and Shareworks, which are overkill and overpriced for a budget-conscious company” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“### 3. The One to Skip (with a caveat): Shareworks by Morgan Stanley” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“Carta or Shareworks are typically the most balanced choices” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Strong for your profile, but quote-only pricing” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“The gold standard if your company is actively planning an IPO within the next 12 to 24 months... generally considered heavy and slow” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale 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.