Five of twelve models named Chase Business Banking first on the direct prompt; zero named U.S. Bank. Chase Business Banking was named by twelve of the twelve models and U.S. Bank by eight and Chase Business Banking carries 42 labels and U.S. Bank 16, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category 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 business banking page.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Chase Business Banking and U.S. Bank were named in the same answer twenty-three times, of the 116 answers naming Chase Business Banking and the 32 naming U.S. Bank. In those answers U.S. Bank took the first choice one time and Chase Business Banking five.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
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| 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. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid traditional banks (e.g., Chase) for mid-sized startups—they lack fintech speed/tools.” Grok 4.1 Fast · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“Avoid big banks like Chase (waivable but complex fees).” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · hard negative
“may be better even though it usually costs more; Chase's Business Complete account has a $15 monthly fee” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · soft negative
“If your business is a local storefront, restaurant, or contractor handling physical cash, stick to Chase or Bank of America.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Mercury or Chase are the safest starting points—Mercury for speed and tech, Chase for lending and relationship depth.” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“The largest commercial bank in the U.S. with the highest number of business accounts... Choose a National Bank (Chase/BofA)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Caution: Accused of opening unauthorized accounts, rated poorly across review platforms” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“U.S. Bank Business Essentials stands out as one of the only free business checking accounts offered by a big brick-and-mortar bank” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“expands on basic business options, offering the ability to grow money through money market accounts and CDs” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · alternative
“Best if you're in U.S. Bank's middle-market sweet spot: U.S. Bank Commercial Banking” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · alternative
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.