# Gatekeeper vs Payhawk: which do AI models recommend for supplier management, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Supplier management. One of fourteen models named Gatekeeper first on the direct prompt; three named Payhawk. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/spend/supplier-management/gatekeeper-vs-payhawk/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gatekeeper | 5% | #5 of 13 | 0% | 19 | 12 of 14 |
| Payhawk | 5% | #6 of 13 | 0% | 11 | 8 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- DeepSeek V4 Flash: gatekeeper first (first choices: Gatekeeper) (alternatives: Kodiak Hub, Precoro, Procurify)
- Perplexity Sonar: payhawk first (first choices: Payhawk) (alternatives: Precoro)
- MiniMax M2.5: payhawk first (first choices: Payhawk, Precoro) (alternatives: Striven, Zip)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: payhawk first (first choices: Payhawk, Procurify) (alternatives: Coupa, Gatekeeper, Kodiak Hub, Precoro)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Procurify) (alternatives: ComplianceQuest, Gatekeeper, Graphite Connect, Ironclad, Kodiak Hub, Precoro, Vertice, Zip)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Coupa) (alternatives: Payhawk, Precoro, Procurify, SAP Ariba)
- Mistral Small: neither first, one named (first choices: Kodiak Hub, Procurify) (alternatives: Payhawk)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither first, one named (first choices: Precoro) (alternatives: Coupa, GEP SMART, Ivalua, Payhawk)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Precoro) (alternatives: Gatekeeper, Procurify, SAP Business One)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named (first choices: Procurify) (alternatives: Coupa, HICX, Jaggaer, Kodiak Hub)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Coupa, Ivalua) (alternatives: Oracle Fusion Cloud Procurement, SAP Ariba Supplier Risk)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Coupa) (alternatives: HighRadius, Ivalua, Zycus)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: Procurify) (alternatives: Precoro, ProcureDesk, Zip)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: Precoro) (alternatives: Kodiak Hub, Procurify)

## What the models said about Gatekeeper

- "I recommend Gatekeeper as your vendor onboarding and information management platform." (Mistral Small, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "Best Overall for Most Mid-Market B2B: Gatekeeper" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, direct prompt, first choice)
- "My default recommendation is Gatekeeper" (GPT-6 Luna, paraphrase prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Payhawk

- "framed as finance-led supplier and spend workflows for mid-market finance" (Muse Glimmer 30B, direct prompt, first choice)
- "the strongest all-around choice from the results is Payhawk" (Perplexity Sonar, direct prompt, first choice)

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.