Spend management platforms · October 2026 Edition
Airbase vs Coupa
Three of fourteen models named Airbase first on the direct prompt; one named Coupa. Both were named by all fourteen models and Airbase carries 39 labels and Coupa 32, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in eight categories this edition.
Named in nine categories this edition.
First-choice share17%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate8%31%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#7A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels3932A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Airbase reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Ramp was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Ramp vs Airbase · Ramp vs Coupa · Airbase vs BILL Spend & Expense
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 spend management 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.
AirbaseFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCoupa
Direct311 against Coupa
Paraphrase502 against Airbase
Comparative032 against Coupa
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained102 against Coupa
Negative001 against Airbase · 5 against Coupa
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 Airbase and Coupa 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 | | | |
Airbase Coupa first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Airbase on the left and Coupa on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Airbase and Coupa stood in it.
Airbase first, Coupa an alternative
3 of 14 modelsCoupa was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallAirbase, Ramp alternatives: Brex
Llama 4 MaverickAirbase alternatives: AvidXchange, BILL Spend & Expense, Brex, Corpay Complete, Coupa, Payhawk, Ramp
Muse Glimmer 30BAirbase, Spendesk alternatives: Brex, Coupa, Ramp
Coupa first, Airbase not the choice
1 of 14 modelsAirbase was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Qwen 3.7 FlashCoupa, Ramp alternatives: BILL Spend & Expense, Procurify
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.Claude Haiku 4.5Ramp alternatives: Airbase, Brex, Corpay Complete, Coupa, Procurify
Gemini 3.5 FlashRamp alternatives: Airbase, Brex, Navan, Payhawk, Spendesk
Grok 4.1 FastProcurify alternatives: Airbase, BILL Spend & Expense, Spendwise
DeepSeek V4 FlashRamp alternatives: Airbase, BILL Spend & Expense, Spendesk
Kimi K2Ramp alternatives: Airbase, Brex, Paylocity for Finance
GLM 4.7 FlashXPrecoro alternatives: Airbase, Coupa, ProcureDesk, Procurify
MiniMax M2.5BILL Spend & Expense alternatives: Coupa, Rho, SAP Ariba
GPT-6 LunaRamp alternatives: Brex, Coupa, Paylocity for Finance
Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniRamp alternatives: BILL Spend & Expense, Procurify, SAP Concur
Perplexity SonarPayhawk alternatives: BILL Spend & Expense, Corpay Complete, Procurify, Ramp, Spendesk
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.
Airbase0%#8 of 9Coupa0%#– of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
The order flips: Coupa leads at enterprise.
Coupa56%#1 of 14Airbase0%#14 of 14What the models said about Airbase
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“for buyers who want a standalone finance vendor... verify the product's roadmap, support ownership, and integration priorities fit your needs” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“Caveat: No longer sold as standalone; requires Paylocity relationship” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Most mid-sized B2B companies find that Ramp or Airbase provide the best balance of features, ease of use, and value for money.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Coupa
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Coupa's expense management module lacks features found in specialized competitors, has no native corporate card” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“the platform that coined "business spend management"... Best for: Enterprises that want procurement, invoicing and expense in one business spend management suite.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“Coupa — *The Enterprise Leader* ... ~54% first-choice share in enterprise spend management — the clear category leader.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
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.