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Business bill pay · September 2026 Edition

BILL vs Stampli

Seven of twelve models named BILL first on the direct prompt; one named Stampli. BILL was named by twelve of the twelve models and Stampli by nine and BILL carries 51 labels and Stampli 16, so the shares are not directly comparable.

BILL

criticized default

Named in twelve categories this edition.

Stampli

accepted challenger

Named in eight categories this edition.

First-choice share35%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate27%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#5A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels5116A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, BILL reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.AvidXchange was named alongside these two in nine of the twelve direct answers. BILL vs Melio · BILL vs Ramp · BILL vs Tipalti

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 bill pay page.

By framing

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
BILLFirst choices, of twelve modelsStampli
Direct711 against BILL
Paraphrase71
Comparative40
Budget-constrained007 against BILL
Scale-constrained101 against BILL
Negative005 against BILL
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, BILL and Stampli were named in the same answer 108 times, of the 650 answers naming BILL and the 152 naming Stampli. In those answers Stampli took the first choice twelve times and BILL twenty-one.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where BILL and Stampli 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
BILL Stampli first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, BILL on the left and Stampli on the right.

The direct prompt

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

BILL first, Stampli an alternative

7 of 12 modelsStampli was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Perplexity SonarBILL alternatives: AvidXchange, Ramp, Stampli, Tipalti
Grok 4.1 FastBILL alternatives: AvidXchange, Ramp, Stampli, Tipalti
Mistral SmallBILL alternatives: AvidXchange, Finexio
Qwen 3.7 FlashBILL alternatives: AvidXchange, Ramp, Tipalti
Kimi K2BILL alternatives: AvidXchange, Melio, Rillion, Stampli
GLM 4.7 FlashXBILL, Ramp alternatives: AvidXchange, Stampli, Tipalti
MiniMax M2.5AvidXchange, BILL alternatives: Stampli, Tipalti

Stampli first, BILL not the choice

1 of 12 modelsBILL was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashStampli alternatives: Airbase, AvidXchange, Ramp, Tipalti

Neither was the first choice, one was named

3 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5MineralTree alternatives: BILL, EBizCharge, Rillion, Versapay
GPT-5.4 miniTipalti alternatives: BILL, Ramp
DeepSeek V4 FlashTipalti alternatives: AvidXchange, BILL, Ramp, Stampli

Neither was named

1 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice

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
BILL leads by twenty-three points.
BILL23%#2 of 7
Stampli0%#– of 7
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
BILL leads by thirty points.
BILL35%#1 of 10
Stampli5%#5 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
BILL leads by two points.
BILL5%#4 of 9
Stampli2%#6 of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about BILL

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

“BBB rating 1.09/5 (108+ reviews), 188 complaints in 3 years. Common issues: payment delays/holds, poor customer support, unauthorized charges” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“BILL is widely adopted by nearly half a million businesses, with users citing improved visibility, faster reconciliation, and reduced manual work” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, BILL is the top choice due to its scalability, broad payment options, and strong AP automation features.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“BILL is the heavyweight market leader... It offers the most robust internal controls, audit trails, and customizable approval workflows.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice

What the models said about Stampli

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

“Best Overall for Pure AP Automation & ERP Sync: Stampli ... is the industry favorite for the mid-market” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Stampli: Best Overall for Collaborative AP & Ease of Use ... Stampli is the market leader.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct 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.