Lightyear vs Calero
Three of fourteen models named Lightyear first on the direct prompt; two named Calero. Lightyear was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Calero by fourteen and Lightyear carries 30 labels and Calero 46, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
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
LightyearFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCalero
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Lightyear and Calero were named in the same answer fifty times, of the 71 answers naming Lightyear and the 132 naming Calero. In those answers Calero took the first choice six times and Lightyear seventeen.
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 | | |||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
Lightyear Calero first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Lightyear on the left and Calero on the right.The direct prompt
Lightyear first, Calero an alternative
3 of 14 modelsCalero was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Calero first, Lightyear not the choice
2 of 14 modelsLightyear was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
5 of 14 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
Calero12%#2 of 10Lightyear4%#7 of 10What the models said about Lightyear
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“it has far fewer reviews, so I'd treat it as a newer option rather than the safest default” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · soft negative
“Highly rated for mid-market and SMB companies, offering robust telecom expense management (TEM) with low service tiers that make it accessible for mid-sized businesses.” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I would recommend Lightyear if you want a TEM/wireless expense management platform that is explicitly positioned for *SMB and mid-market* organizations” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Lightyear is a strong choice because it connects procurement, inventory tracking, and expense management in a unified platform” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Calero
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Users report slow data reporting, delayed updates when requesting changes, and poor customer support” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“What to Avoid for Mid-Market” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · hard negative
“Traditional giants like Tangoe or Calero are often built for massive enterprises ... making them overkill and too expensive for smaller setups” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Top picks: Calero (unified IT/TEM), Tangoe (enterprise-grade), Cimpl (broad tech mgmt), Lightyear (AI-heavy), Temforce (workflow-focused).” Grok 4.1 Fast · scale prompt · first choice
“Choose Calero or Tangoe if you are a large enterprise managing thousands of devices and complex contracts” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“Start with Tangoe, Calero, Sakon, and Cimpl for a broad enterprise TEM comparison” GPT-6 Luna · comparative 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.