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Business bill pay · September 2026 Edition

Tipalti vs Stampli

Two of twelve models named Tipalti first on the direct prompt; one named Stampli. Tipalti was named by eleven of the twelve models and Stampli by nine and Tipalti carries 26 labels and Stampli 16, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Tipalti

accepted challenger

Named in twelve categories this edition.

Stampli

accepted challenger

Named in eight categories this edition.

First-choice share7%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate4%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#5A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels2616A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Tipalti reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.BILL was named alongside these two in ten of the twelve direct answers. BILL vs Tipalti · BILL vs Stampli · Melio 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.
TipaltiFirst choices, of twelve modelsStampli
Direct21
Paraphrase01
Comparative00
Budget-constrained001 against Tipalti
Scale-constrained10
Negative00
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, Tipalti and Stampli were named in the same answer 118 times, of the 465 answers naming Tipalti and the 152 naming Stampli. In those answers Stampli took the first choice twelve times and Tipalti nineteen.

Every model, every framing

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

The direct prompt

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

Tipalti first, Stampli an alternative

2 of 12 modelsStampli was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-5.4 miniTipalti alternatives: BILL, Ramp
DeepSeek V4 FlashTipalti alternatives: AvidXchange, BILL, Ramp, Stampli

Stampli first, Tipalti an alternative

1 of 12 modelsTipalti 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

6 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Perplexity SonarBILL alternatives: AvidXchange, Ramp, Stampli, Tipalti
Grok 4.1 FastBILL alternatives: AvidXchange, Ramp, Stampli, Tipalti
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

Neither was named

3 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5MineralTree alternatives: BILL, EBizCharge, Rillion, Versapay
Mistral SmallBILL alternatives: AvidXchange, Finexio
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
Level: the same share of first choices.
Tipalti0%#7 of 7
Stampli0%#– of 7
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Tipalti leads by two points.
Tipalti7%#4 of 10
Stampli5%#5 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Tipalti leads by forty points.
Tipalti42%#1 of 9
Stampli2%#6 of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Tipalti

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

“removes the high monthly subscription fees common in accounting software like Bill.com or Tipalti” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“need elite tax compliance, Tipalti is the gold standard. *Drawback: Implementation is expensive and time-consuming.*” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale 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.