Accounts payable automation · October 2026 Edition
AvidXchange vs Airbase
Two of fourteen models named AvidXchange first on the direct prompt; one named Airbase. AvidXchange was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Airbase by five and AvidXchange carries 37 labels and Airbase 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in eight categories this edition.
Named in eight categories this edition.
First-choice share5%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate8%18%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#8A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels3711A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, AvidXchange reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Tipalti was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Ramp vs AvidXchange · Ramp vs Airbase · Stampli vs AvidXchange
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 accounts payable automation page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
AvidXchangeFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAirbase
Direct21
Paraphrase10
Comparative00
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained00
Negative003 against AvidXchange · 2 against Airbase
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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where AvidXchange and Airbase stood in it.
| 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 | | | |
AvidXchange Airbase first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, AvidXchange on the left and Airbase on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where AvidXchange and Airbase stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Muse Glimmer 30BAirbase, AvidXchange alternatives: BILL Accounts Payable, Medius, MineralTree, a Global Payments company, Quadient AP, Rillion
AvidXchange first, Airbase not the choice
1 of 14 modelsAirbase was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5AvidXchange, MineralTree alternatives: Medius, Stampli, Tipalti
Neither was the first choice, one was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniTipalti alternatives: AvidXchange, Basware, Medius
Gemini 3.5 FlashStampli alternatives: AvidXchange, Medius, Ramp, Tipalti
Perplexity SonarStampli, Tipalti alternatives: AvidXchange, BILL Accounts Payable, Corpay
Grok 4.1 FastBILL Accounts Payable, Stampli alternatives: AvidXchange, Ramp, Tipalti
DeepSeek V4 FlashStampli alternatives: Airbase, AvidXchange, Tipalti
Qwen 3.7 FlashBILL Accounts Payable alternatives: AvidXchange, Spendful, Tipalti, Vasario
GLM 4.7 FlashXHighRadius alternatives: AvidXchange, BILL Accounts Payable, Payhawk, Quadient AP, Ramp, Stampli, Tipalti
GPT-6 LunaStampli alternatives: AvidXchange, BILL Accounts Payable, Ramp, Tipalti
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Mistral SmallMedius, Tipalti alternatives: BILL Accounts Payable, Quadient AP, Softco
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Kimi K2BILL Accounts Payable, Stampli alternatives: Quadient AP, Ramp, Tipalti
MiniMax M2.5Stampli, Tipalti alternatives: BILL Accounts Payable, HighRadius, Ramp, Sage Intacct
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.
AvidXchange0%#8 of 9Airbase0%#– of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
AvidXchange leads by three points.
AvidXchange5%#5 of 10Airbase2%#8 of 10Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
AvidXchange0%#10 of 11Airbase0%#– of 11What the models said about AvidXchange
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Slow Payments | Payment holds and delays that frustrate vendors ... High Fees” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“The "Rebate-Driven" Payment Processors (e.g., AvidXchange, Paymode-X, Paymerang) ... Why you should be cautious” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“the vendor payment network practices and support inconsistency make it worth cautious evaluation” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“For mid-market AP and payment automation, AvidXchange and MineralTree are strong options.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Airbase
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Airbase was acquired by Paylocity in 2025, and there is some uncertainty about its future roadmap” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Airbase is listed with the note "Acquired by Paylocity (2025) — roadmap uncertainty"” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
Also compared
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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.