Zero of twelve models named Melio first on the direct prompt; one named AvidXchange. Melio was named by twelve of the twelve models and AvidXchange by eleven and Melio carries 27 labels and AvidXchange 25, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in eight 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 bill pay page.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Melio and AvidXchange were named in the same answer thirty-eight times, of the 272 answers naming Melio and the 135 naming AvidXchange. In those answers AvidXchange took the first choice zero times and Melio eight.
| 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 |
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. Three of three in this category shown.
“Likely too lightweight for 500 employees needing controls and audit trails.” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · soft negative
“You run a small business (≤50 invoices/month) and want a friendly UI | Melio (Go plan: 5 free ACH payments).” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“The best bill pay platform for businesses on a limited budget is Melio's Go plan, which is $0/month” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“For most mid-market B2B companies, BILL or AvidXchange seem to be the most widely recommended” MiniMax M2.5 · direct 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.