Zero of fourteen models named Peony Data Room first on the direct prompt; zero named Papermark. Peony Data Room was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Papermark by eleven and Peony Data Room carries 19 labels and Papermark 17, 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 virtual data rooms page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Peony Data Room and Papermark were named in the same answer nineteen times, of the 53 answers naming Peony Data Room and the 45 naming Papermark. In those answers Papermark took the first choice three times and Peony Data Room six.
| 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 |
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.
“The best virtual data room for a company with a limited budget is Peony, which offers a free to $52/admin/month pricing plan.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“For most budget-conscious companies, Peony at $30–$52/admin/month offers the best balance” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“Papermark (~$100/month) or Peony (~$30-50/month) offer the best value” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Very affordable, but better suited for startups and smaller deals than complex mid-market M&A.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“The mid-market leaders (iDeals, FirmEx, FirmRoom, SecureDocs, Papermark) offer strong security and features at flat-rate pricing” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“making it ideal for startups and small businesses... excellent choice for early stage startups with limited budgets” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“the best virtual data room is usually Papermark, Digify, or SecureDocs” 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.