Entity management · September 2026 Edition
Athennian vs ContractZen
Four of twelve models named Athennian first on the direct prompt; one named ContractZen. Athennian was named by twelve of the twelve models and ContractZen by nine and Athennian carries 39 labels and ContractZen 12, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share18%13%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate15%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#4A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels3912A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Athennian reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Diligent Entities was named alongside these two in eight of the twelve direct answers. Athennian vs EntityKeeper · Athennian vs Commenda · Athennian vs Filejet
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 entity management page.
By framing
How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
AthennianFirst choices, of twelve modelsContractZen
Direct41
Paraphrase341 against Athennian
Comparative50
Budget-constrained004 against Athennian
Scale-constrained00
Negative101 against Athennian
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.
Every model, every framing
The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Athennian and ContractZen stood in it.
| 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 | | | |
Athennian ContractZen first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Athennian on the left and ContractZen on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Athennian and ContractZen stood in it.
Athennian first, ContractZen not the choice
4 of 12 modelsContractZen was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashAthennian alternatives: EntityKeeper, Filejet, MinuteBox
Grok 4.1 FastAthennian alternatives: Carta, Diligent Entities, Pulley
DeepSeek V4 FlashAthennian alternatives: CSC Entity Management, CT Corporation Entity Management, Commenda, Diligent Entities, EntityKeeper
GLM 4.7 FlashXAthennian alternatives: CSC Entity Management, Commenda, Diligent Entities, EntityKeeper
ContractZen first, Athennian not the choice
1 of 12 modelsAthennian was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallContractZen alternatives: Commenda, GateWay Entities
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Commenda alternatives: Athennian, CT Corporation Entity Management, Diligent Entities
Kimi K2Filejet alternatives: Athennian, Commenda, Diligent Entities
MiniMax M2.5Commenda alternatives: Athennian, Diligent Entities, GateWay Entities
Neither was named
4 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniDiligent Entities alternatives: Harbor Compliance
Perplexity SonarCommenda alternatives: Computershare GEMS, Fides
Llama 4 MaverickOcorian alternatives: Coverpin, F6S
Qwen 3.7 FlashCommenda alternatives: Diligent Entities, LegalX
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
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
ContractZen leads by sixteen points.
ContractZen16%#2 of 12Athennian0%#10 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Athennian leads at mid-market.
Athennian18%#1 of 12ContractZen13%#4 of 12Enterprise
ContractZen is not named for this buyer.
Athennian20%#2 of 8ContractZen—not namedWhat the models said about Athennian
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid Enterprise Tools: Athennian, Diligent Entities, etc., start at $15K+/year—overkill and too pricey” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise platforms like Diligent Entities or Athennian if budget-constrained” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“"Priced for firms, not micro teams" and "doesn't have flexibility to add complex codes and logic"” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Athennian (Best Overall for Legal & Finance Collaboration) ... widely considered the gold standard for modern, cloud-native entity management” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best Overall for Mid‑Market B2B: Athennian—AI‑powered, highly rated, and flexible for complex entity structures.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Athennian is widely recommended as the strongest fit for in-house legal teams” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about ContractZen
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“I'd recommend ContractZen as the top corporate governance and entity management tool” Grok 4.1 Fast · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I recommend ContractZen as a strong corporate governance and entity management tool” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“ContractZen is the best overall choice for most mid-market B2B companies.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared
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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.