Four of twelve models named Qapita first on the direct prompt; one named Pulley. Qapita was named by eleven of the twelve models and Pulley by twelve and Qapita carries 26 labels and Pulley 56, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in three categories 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, Qapita and Pulley were named in the same answer forty-six times, of the 67 answers naming Qapita and the 168 naming Pulley. In those answers Pulley took the first choice eight times and Qapita seven.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
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| 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. Four of five in this category shown.
“Strong in Asia-Pacific, but not a leader in the US/EU.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Qapita and Carta are the most frequently recommended due to their scalability, global compliance features” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Qapita offers the best balance of full-lifecycle features and transparent pricing for mid-market scale” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Carta and Qapita are the top recommendations based on scalability, feature set, and industry adoption” Mistral Small · direct 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.
“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
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.