Pulley vs Cake Equity
One of twelve models named Pulley first on the direct prompt; zero named Cake Equity. Pulley was named by twelve of the twelve models and Cake Equity by eleven and Pulley carries 56 labels and Cake Equity 38, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories 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.
By framing
PulleyFirst choices, of twelve modelsCake Equity
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Pulley and Cake Equity were named in the same answer eighty-two times, of the 168 answers naming Pulley and the 94 naming Cake Equity. In those answers Cake Equity took the first choice nine times and Pulley twenty-one.
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 | | | |
Pulley Cake Equity first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Pulley on the left and Cake Equity on the right.The direct prompt
Pulley first, Cake Equity not the choice
1 of 12 modelsCake Equity was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
5 of 12 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
Pulley30%#1 of 6Cake Equity20%#2 of 6What the models said about Pulley
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“When to avoid: Immediately if considering now—migrate risks data loss or disruption... obsolete.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“you should avoid Pulley and look at the following highly rated, cost-effective alternatives” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“A notable alternative, but Pulley is now shutting down (announced September 2026)” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Stick with well-reviewed, scalable platforms like Pulley, AngelList Equity, or Cake Equity for early-stage companies.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · first choice
“### 1. The Modern Disruptor: Pulley ... *Long-term Private/Hypergrowth?* Go with Pulley (best efficiency/UX).” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Pulley = best modeling and affordability for early founders, but less institutional weight.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Cake Equity
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Qapita (for its global, audit‑ready, mid‑market focus) and Cake Equity (for intuitive UX and transparent pricing) are both strong starting points” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“The best cap table management software for a company with a limited budget is Cake Equity, which offers a free starting point” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“the best cap table management software is usually Cake Equity if you want a free starter tier” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
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.