Four of fourteen models named Vena first on the direct prompt; two named Drivetrain. Vena was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Drivetrain by nine and Vena carries 60 labels and Drivetrain 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in nine categories this edition.
Named in five categories 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 FP&A platforms page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Vena and Drivetrain were named in the same answer fifty-nine times, of the 398 answers naming Vena and the 103 naming Drivetrain. In those answers Drivetrain took the first choice six times and Vena six.
| 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 | ||||||
| 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. Four of four in this category shown.
“Strong negative quotes (e.g., "would rather eat a bullet than use it again"); 16-58% negative labels” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“Options to Avoid on a Limited Budget ... Vena — Median contract ~$34,000/year” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“#1 in G2 Mid-Market Grid for Budgeting/Forecasting & Financial Analysis (Summer 2024)... For comprehensive planning: Vena or Planful (top G2 mid-market leaders).” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice
“Best For: Mid-market companies ($50M–$500M+ revenue) that are deeply committed to Excel and need enterprise-grade security and workflows.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“Drivetrain and Abacum stand out for their advanced features, scalability, and ease of implementation” Mistral Small · paraphrase 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.