Airbase vs Spendesk
Seven of twelve models named Airbase first on the direct prompt; zero named Spendesk. Airbase was named by twelve of the twelve models and Spendesk by eleven and Airbase carries 43 labels and Spendesk 25, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seven categories this edition.
Named in six categories this edition.
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; 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 twelve modelsSpendesk
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Airbase and Spendesk were named in the same answer thirty-seven times, of the 167 answers naming Airbase and the 93 naming Spendesk. In those answers Spendesk took the first choice three times and Airbase seven.
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 | | |
Airbase Spendesk first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Airbase on the left and Spendesk on the right.The direct prompt
Airbase first, Spendesk an alternative
7 of 12 modelsSpendesk was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
1 of 12 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
Airbase26%#2 of 14Spendesk9%#4 of 14Spendesk2%#7 of 14Airbase0%#12 of 14What the models said about Airbase
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Airbase was acquired by Paylocity... it's now integrated into Paylocity's broader HCM suite” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Occasional slow approvals, card acceptance issues, or PO rework.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“the strongest *default* pick is Airbase if your priority is unifying cards, expenses, AP, approvals, and procurement in one system” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
“### 1. Airbase ... Why it stands out: Purpose-built for mid-market finance teams needing real control before spend happens” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“Best for Complexity & Multi-Entity Operations: Airbase ... frequently cited as the go-to for mid-market companies” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Spendesk
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Users noted that approval across multiple entities is very elementary, with rigid workflows and integration difficulties with some tools” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Occasional slow approvals, card acceptance issues, or PO rework.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“Spendesk - an all-in-one spend management platform ... best for mid-market businesses needing proactive budget controls and native ERP integrations.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase 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.