Accounts payable automation · October 2026 Edition
Stampli vs Airbase
Seven of fourteen models named Stampli first on the direct prompt; one named Airbase. Stampli was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Airbase by five and Stampli carries 42 labels and Airbase 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in nine categories this edition.
Named in eight categories this edition.
First-choice share22%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%18%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#8A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels4211A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Stampli 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 Stampli · Ramp vs Airbase · Stampli vs BILL Accounts Payable
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.
StampliFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAirbase
Direct71
Paraphrase50
Comparative00
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained10
Negative002 against Stampli · 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 Stampli 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 | | | | |
Stampli Airbase first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Stampli on the left and Airbase on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Stampli and Airbase stood in it.
Stampli first, Airbase an alternative
7 of 14 modelsAirbase was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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
Kimi K2BILL Accounts Payable, Stampli alternatives: Quadient AP, Ramp, Tipalti
MiniMax M2.5Stampli, Tipalti alternatives: BILL Accounts Payable, HighRadius, Ramp, Sage Intacct
GPT-6 LunaStampli alternatives: AvidXchange, BILL Accounts Payable, Ramp, Tipalti
Airbase first, Stampli not the choice
1 of 14 modelsStampli was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Muse Glimmer 30BAirbase, AvidXchange alternatives: BILL Accounts Payable, Medius, MineralTree, a Global Payments company, Quadient AP, Rillion
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.Claude Haiku 4.5AvidXchange, MineralTree alternatives: Medius, Stampli, Tipalti
GLM 4.7 FlashXHighRadius alternatives: AvidXchange, BILL Accounts Payable, Payhawk, Quadient AP, Ramp, Stampli, Tipalti
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniTipalti alternatives: AvidXchange, Basware, Medius
Mistral SmallMedius, Tipalti alternatives: BILL Accounts Payable, Quadient AP, Softco
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashBILL Accounts Payable alternatives: AvidXchange, Spendful, Tipalti, Vasario
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.
Stampli0%#6 of 9Airbase0%#– of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
What the models said about Stampli
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“Thin review base on some platforms (85 G2 reviews vs. 1,978 for competitors)—harder to validate claims” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Slow approvals/processing, vendor edit challenges” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“Stampli: Best for collaborative AP, highly complex routing, handling manual exceptions, and companies with highly customized ERP structures.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“If I had to pick one default recommendation without more context, it would be Stampli for a mid-sized B2B company” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Stampli and Tipalti emerge as top contenders, with Stampli excelling in collaboration and ERP integration” MiniMax M2.5 · 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.