# Market Dojo vs GEP SMART: which do AI models recommend for strategic sourcing, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Strategic sourcing. Zero of fourteen models named Market Dojo first on the direct prompt; two named GEP SMART. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/spend/strategic-sourcing/market-dojo-vs-gep-smart/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Dojo | 6% | #5 of 14 | 0% | 16 | 10 of 14 |
| GEP SMART | 4% | #7 of 14 | 21% | 14 | 9 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Perplexity Sonar: gep smart first (first choices: GEP SMART) (alternatives: Precoro, Procol, SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: gep smart first (first choices: Coupa, GEP SMART) (alternatives: Ivalua, Precoro, ProcureWare, SAP Ariba, Scanmarket, ServiceNow Source-to-Pay Operations, Tradogram)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Workday Strategic Sourcing) (alternatives: Archlet, Market Dojo, Tradogram, Zip)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Procurify) (alternatives: Fairmarkit, GEP SMART, Market Dojo, Precoro)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither first, one named (first choices: Workday Strategic Sourcing) (alternatives: Coupa, GEP SMART)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither first, one named (first choices: Procurify) (alternatives: Basware, GEP SMART, Precoro, Zycus)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named (first choices: Precoro) (alternatives: Coupa, ProcurePort, SAP Ariba, Zycus)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Procurify) (alternatives: Archlet, Bid Management)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither named (first choices: Procurify) (alternatives: Precoro)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: Procurify) (alternatives: Ivalua, MeRLIN, SAP Ariba, Scanmarket)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Coupa) (alternatives: Jaggaer, Precoro, Zycus)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: Precoro, Procurify) (alternatives: Ivalua, Zip)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Procurify, Scanmarket)

## What the models said about Market Dojo

- "I'd start with Market Dojo. It looks like a sensible first demo for a mid-sized company that wants sourcing capabilities" (GPT-6 Luna, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "Best low-budget pick for SMBs: Market Dojo — described as “affordable” and “self-service” e-sourcing software for SMBs" (Perplexity Sonar, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Market Dojo is a highly popular, lightweight e-sourcing platform tailored perfectly for the mid-market." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, paraphrase prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about GEP SMART

- "NOT Recommended for Limited Budgets" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "rather than a full suite like SAP Ariba, Coupa, Ivalua or GEP that is built for larger, ERP-native estates" (Muse Glimmer 30B, scale prompt, soft negative)
- "GEP SMART: $500K+/year — Upper mid-market with consulting-led delivery" (Kimi K2, direct prompt, soft negative)
- "Most mid-market B2B companies find that Coupa or GEP SMART provide the best balance of depth, analytics, and mid-market pricing" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, direct prompt, first choice)
- "the best overall fit is often GEP SMART" (Perplexity Sonar, direct prompt, first choice)
- "Offer enterprise-grade capabilities (like deep spend analytics and contract management) but packaged in a scaled-down, quicker-to-deploy format" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, scale prompt, alternative)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.