Pigment vs Fathom
Five of twelve models named Pigment first on the direct prompt; zero named Fathom. Pigment was named by twelve of the twelve models and Fathom by ten and Pigment carries 38 labels and Fathom 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in nine 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 FP&A platforms page.
By framing
PigmentFirst choices, of twelve modelsFathom
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 | | |
Pigment Fathom first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Pigment on the left and Fathom on the right.The direct prompt
Pigment first, Fathom not the choice
5 of 12 modelsFathom was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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.Neither was named
4 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
Fathom13%#2 of 13Pigment0%#10 of 13Pigment15%#2 of 16Fathom10%#5 of 16What the models said about Pigment
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Avoid or be cautious about enterprise platforms (Anaplan, Workday Adaptive, Planful, Pigment)” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“What to avoid when budget is tight ... overkill for a budget-conscious company” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Pigment and other enterprise platforms have pricing that "scales significantly with user count and data volume."” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Pigment | Tech-forward mid-market, driver‑based modeling, rapid scenario analysis | Deep driver‑based modeling ... enterprise‑grade power on short implementation timelines” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“Go with Pigment if you are forward-looking, have a modern finance team, and want a highly collaborative, visual, and agile scenario-planning tool.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Fathom
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Fathom (cheapest) or Clockwork (best overall for forecasting + AI) are your strongest picks” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Fathom – Best Value for Money ... Fathom is the most cost-effective professional solution” Kimi K2 · 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.