Coupa vs Ivalua
Zero of twelve models named Coupa first on the direct prompt; one named Ivalua. Coupa was named by twelve of the twelve models and Ivalua by eight and Coupa carries 33 labels and Ivalua 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in ten categories this edition.
Named in three 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 strategic sourcing page.
By framing
CoupaFirst choices, of twelve modelsIvalua
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Coupa and Ivalua were named in the same answer 200 times, of the 614 answers naming Coupa and the 208 naming Ivalua. In those answers Ivalua took the first choice six times and Coupa sixty-six.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| 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 | | |
Coupa Ivalua first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Coupa on the left and Ivalua on the right.The direct prompt
Ivalua first, Coupa an alternative
1 of 12 modelsCoupa 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
7 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
Coupa0%#11 of 12Ivalua0%#– of 12What the models said about Coupa
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“I'd recommend Coupa if you want a broadly adopted, fast-implementing procurement platform with sourcing capabilities” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Ivalua
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“full enterprise suites may be overkill unless you're already heavily invested in that ecosystem” GLM 4.7 FlashX · scale prompt · soft negative
“It is considered the top choice for mid-market and enterprise organizations due to its comprehensive features and flexibility.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“shortlist against Coupa, Jaggaer, GEP SMART, and Ivalua” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“stronger full-suite procurement platforms that tend to fit more complex organizations” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · alternative
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.