Two of twelve models named Nasdaq Boardvantage first on the direct prompt; one named Diligent. Nasdaq Boardvantage was named by twelve of the twelve models and Diligent by nine and Nasdaq Boardvantage carries 26 labels and Diligent 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in two 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 board and investor reporting page.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Nasdaq Boardvantage and Diligent were named in the same answer twenty-five times, of the 87 answers naming Nasdaq Boardvantage and the 74 naming Diligent. In those answers Diligent took the first choice zero times and Nasdaq Boardvantage zero.
| 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 | ||||||
| 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. Six of eight in this category shown.
“I would avoid Diligent, BoardEffect, and Boardvantage if budget is the main constraint” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · hard negative
“What to Avoid ... typically overkill (and overpriced) for mid-market B2B companies” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · hard negative
“it's heavy, has dated UX, and lacks transparent pricing. Generally overkill/overpriced for most mid-market B2B firms.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“If you prioritize governance, compliance, and a robust feature set, Nasdaq Boardvantage is the top choice.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“Large public company: Diligent or Nasdaq Boardvantage (robust compliance, audit trails)” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Best for: Large/listed companies needing high security and Nasdaq ecosystem integration” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“Diligent ($15K\u201330K+/yr) and Board Intelligence are enterprise standard but far out of budget. Skip these” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“I would avoid Diligent, BoardEffect, and Boardvantage if budget is the main constraint” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · hard negative
“Large public company: Diligent or Nasdaq Boardvantage (robust compliance, audit trails)” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Diligent is widely considered the gold standard.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Diligent is the titan of the industry. It is highly secure and customizable but can be very expensive and complex to implement.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative 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.