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Embedded payments platforms · October 2026 Edition

Tilled vs Rainforest

Zero of fourteen models named Tilled first on the direct prompt; one named Rainforest. Tilled was named by six of the fourteen models and Rainforest by seven and Tilled carries 14 labels and Rainforest 12, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Tilled

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Rainforest

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share4%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#4A position in a field of 7; printed, not drawn.
Labels1412A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Tilled reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Stripe Connect was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Stripe Connect vs Tilled · Stripe Connect vs Rainforest · Finix vs Tilled

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 embedded payments platforms page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
TilledFirst choices, of fourteen modelsRainforest
Direct01
Paraphrase21
Comparative00
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained00
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Tilled and Rainforest were named in the same answer nineteen times, of the 42 answers naming Tilled and the 29 naming Rainforest. In those answers Rainforest took the first choice three times and Tilled two.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Tilled and Rainforest stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Tilled Rainforest first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Tilled on the left and Rainforest on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Tilled and Rainforest stood in it.

Rainforest first, Tilled not the choice

1 of 14 modelsTilled was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Kimi K2Rainforest, Stripe Connect alternatives: Adyen for Platforms, BILL, Finix, Payabli

Neither was the first choice, one was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Grok 4.1 FastStripe Connect alternatives: Finix, Tilled
GPT-6 LunaStripe Connect alternatives: Adyen for Platforms, Finix, Rainforest

Neither was named

11 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5EBizCharge alternatives: HighRadius, Rillion, Stripe Connect, Unit
GPT-5.4 miniStripe Connect alternatives: Adyen for Platforms, Finix, Treasury Prime
Gemini 3.5 FlashFinix alternatives: Balance, Slope, Stripe Connect, TreviPay, Usio
Perplexity SonarStripe Connect alternatives: Adyen for Platforms, BlueSnap
Mistral SmallStripe Connect alternatives: Adyen for Platforms, Paya
DeepSeek V4 FlashStripe Connect alternatives: Adyen for Platforms, Finix, Resolve, TreviPay
Llama 4 MaverickBraintree alternatives: PaidYET
Qwen 3.7 FlashStripe Connect alternatives: Adyen for Platforms, Braintree, Checkout.com, Dwolla, HighRadius, Tipalti
GLM 4.7 FlashXStripe Connect alternatives: Adyen for Platforms, EBizCharge, Finix, TreviPay
MiniMax M2.5Adyen for Platforms, Stripe Connect alternatives: Airwallex, Bill.com, Finix, Stax Connect, Tipalti
Muse Glimmer 30BHighRadius, Stripe Connect alternatives: Adyen Platforms, BILL, Finix, Plooto

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
Level: the same share of first choices.
Tilled4%#4 of 6
Rainforest4%#– of 6
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Tilled4%#3 of 7
Rainforest4%#4 of 7
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Tilled0%#– of 5
Rainforest0%#– of 5
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Tilled

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“Tilled / Payabli are the most frequently recommended mid-market PFaaS options” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Recommended: Tilled (for most mid-sized B2B SaaS)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Tilled is well suited for early-to-mid-stage B2B software companies that want to monetize payments quickly” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · alternative

What the models said about Rainforest

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“Fastest launch, lowest complexity: Stripe Connect or Rainforest” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“Best Overall Fit: Stripe Connect or Rainforest” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Rainforest — Best for simplicity and keeping 100% of the spread” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · alternative
Also compared

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.