GEP SMART vs Coupa
Four of twelve models named GEP SMART first on the direct prompt; zero named Coupa. GEP SMART was named by ten of the twelve models and Coupa by twelve and GEP SMART carries 11 labels and Coupa 33, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in ten 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
GEP SMARTFirst choices, of twelve modelsCoupa
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, GEP SMART and Coupa were named in the same answer 133 times, of the 139 answers naming GEP SMART and the 614 naming Coupa. In those answers Coupa took the first choice forty-six times and GEP SMART 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 | | |
GEP SMART Coupa first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, GEP SMART on the left and Coupa on the right.The direct prompt
GEP SMART first, Coupa an alternative
4 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
6 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
2 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
GEP SMART0%#– of 12Coupa0%#11 of 12Coupa35%#1 of 7GEP SMART2%#6 of 7What the models said about GEP SMART
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“typically out of reach due to high licensing fees, lengthy implementation times, and complex setups” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“GEP SMART (Best Overall Mid-Market All-in-One) ... frequently cited as the strongest fit specifically for mid-market organizations” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“The best strategic sourcing software for a mid-market B2B company is GEP SMART” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“Ivalua and GEP SMART are the top strategic sourcing software choices” Mistral Small · direct 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. 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
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.