# Ramp vs Navan: which do AI models recommend for expense management, September 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, Expense management. Seven of twelve models named Ramp first on the direct prompt; two named Navan. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/spend/expense-management/ramp-vs-navan/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramp | 34% | #1 of 11 | 6% | 52 | 12 of 12 |
| Navan | 4% | #7 of 11 | 0% | 29 | 11 of 12 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Kimi K2: both first (first choices: Navan, Ramp) (alternatives: Expensify, Rippling Spend)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: ramp first (first choices: Ramp) (alternatives: Airbase, Brex, Navan, Rippling Spend)
- Perplexity Sonar: ramp first (first choices: Ramp) (alternatives: Airbase, Expensify, Navan, SAP Concur, Spendesk)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: ramp first (first choices: Ramp) (alternatives: Navan, SAP Concur)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: ramp first (first choices: Ramp) (alternatives: Airwallex, Brex, Navan, SAP Concur)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: ramp first (first choices: Ramp) (alternatives: Navan, SAP Concur, Spendesk)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: ramp first (first choices: Ramp) (alternatives: Expensify, Navan, Paylocity, SAP Concur)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: navan first (first choices: Navan) (alternatives: Ramp, SAP Concur)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: Rippling Spend) (alternatives: Navan, SAP Concur)
- Mistral Small: neither first, one named (first choices: Spendesk) (alternatives: Emburse, Procurify, Ramp)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Rippling Spend) (alternatives: Airbase, Emburse, Navan, SAP Concur)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named

## What the models said about Navan

- "Navan consistently ranks as the top all-in-one travel and expense platform, with leading scores for overall satisfaction, ease of use" (Claude Haiku 4.5, direct prompt, first choice)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.