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Telecom expense management · October 2026 Edition

Genuity vs Sakon

Zero of fourteen models named Genuity first on the direct prompt; one named Sakon. Genuity was named by nine of the fourteen models and Sakon by twelve and Genuity carries 14 labels and Sakon 32, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Genuity

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Sakon

criticized challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share19%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate7%34%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#7A position in a field of 8; printed, not drawn.
Labels1432A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Genuity reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.vCom Solutions was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. Genuity vs Lightyear · Genuity vs vCom Solutions · Genuity vs Mindglobal

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; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the telecom expense management page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
GenuityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSakon
Direct014 against Sakon
Paraphrase002 against Sakon
Comparative02
Budget-constrained902 against Sakon
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Genuity · 3 against Sakon
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Genuity and Sakon were named in the same answer twenty-three times, of the 62 answers naming Genuity and the 95 naming Sakon. In those answers Sakon took the first choice one time and Genuity eleven.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Genuity and Sakon stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Genuity Sakon first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Genuity on the left and Sakon on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Genuity and Sakon stood in it.

Sakon first, Genuity an alternative

1 of 14 modelsGenuity was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Grok 4.1 FastSakon, vCom Solutions alternatives: Calero, Genuity, Valicom

Neither was the first choice, one was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniCalero alternatives: Sakon, Tangoe One Telecom, Valicom Clearview
GPT-6 LunaClearview alternatives: Brightfin, Genuity

Neither was named

11 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Lightyear alternatives: Cimpl, Tangoe One Telecom, Valicom's Clearview, vCom Solutions
Gemini 3.5 FlashLightyear alternatives: Brightfin, Mindglobal, vCom Solutions, vManager
Perplexity SonarBrightfin alternatives: Clearview, Lightyear, vCom Solutions
Mistral SmallClearSight TEMs, LINQ Qonnect
DeepSeek V4 FlashMindglobal, vCom Solutions alternatives: Cimpl, Lightyear, Valicom
Llama 4 MaverickClearSight TEMs alternatives: LINQ Qonnect
Qwen 3.7 FlashBrightfin alternatives: RadiusPoint, vCom Solutions
Kimi K2Calero alternatives: Asignet, Tellennium, vCom Solutions
GLM 4.7 FlashXUpland Cimpl alternatives: Calero, Ginger Telecom, Lightyear, Stratix, Tangoe One Telecom
MiniMax M2.5no first choice
Muse Glimmer 30BLightyear alternatives: Brightfin, Calero, Mindglobal, vCom Solutions

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

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Genuity leads by thirty-six points.
Genuity36%#1 of 9
Sakon0%#8 of 9
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Genuity leads by seventeen points.
Genuity19%#1 of 8
Sakon2%#7 of 8
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Sakon leads at enterprise.
Sakon10%#3 of 10
Genuity2%#– of 10
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Genuity

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“Major red flag: Unexpected 400% price increases — users report being shocked by sudden massive subscription cost hikes” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Best ultra-low-budget transparent option: Genuity ... it's the only major TEM option with transparent, accessible pricing” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Genuity stands out as the best telecom expense management (TEM) platform for companies with a limited budget” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“Genuity is easily the most budget-friendly dedicated technology business management platform on the market.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about Sakon

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“What to Avoid for Mid-Market” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · hard negative
“Caution: While Sakon offers native integration with ServiceNow, it is less widely adopted and may not have the same level of scalability or support” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“AI-driven multi-cloud, telecom and mobility expense tracking with high Gartner ratings, but: "Cons: The steep learning curve for new users."” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Sakon stands out for its ability to pay vendors directly and automate the entire billing workflow” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
“Start with vCom or Sakon if you're mid-market B2B with moderate telecom complexity” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice
“Start with Tangoe, Calero, Sakon, and Cimpl for a broad enterprise TEM comparison” GPT-6 Luna · comparative prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.