Four of twelve models named GEP SMART first on the direct prompt; zero named Jaggaer. GEP SMART was named by ten of the twelve models and Jaggaer by eleven and GEP SMART carries 11 labels and Jaggaer 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three 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.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, GEP SMART and Jaggaer were named in the same answer eighty-seven times, of the 139 answers naming GEP SMART and the 187 naming Jaggaer. In those answers Jaggaer took the first choice two times and GEP SMART four.
| 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 |
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.
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
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Avoid massive enterprise suites like SAP Ariba, Coupa (Enterprise tier), or JAGGAER” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · hard negative
“shortlist against Coupa, Jaggaer, GEP SMART, and Ivalua” 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.