Airbase vs Payhawk
Three of fourteen models named Airbase first on the direct prompt; one named Payhawk. Airbase was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Payhawk by eleven and Airbase carries 39 labels and Payhawk 24, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in eight categories this edition.
Named in seven categories this edition.
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
AirbaseFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPayhawk
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Airbase and Payhawk were named in the same answer thirty-five times, of the 171 answers naming Airbase and the 115 naming Payhawk. In those answers Payhawk took the first choice three times and Airbase five.
Every model, every framing
| 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 Payhawk first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Airbase on the left and Payhawk on the right.The direct prompt
Airbase first, Payhawk an alternative
3 of 14 modelsPayhawk was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Payhawk first, Airbase not the choice
1 of 14 modelsAirbase was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Airbase17%#2 of 12Payhawk6%#4 of 12Payhawk5%#4 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 Payhawk
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Many (e.g., Navan, Payhawk) require demos for quotes; watch for per-user fees” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“Payhawk is the best overall starting point for a mid-sized B2B company that wants genuine all-in-one spend control” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“a unified spend platform (like Payhawk or Airbase-type solutions) typically fits best” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
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.