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Corporate cards · November 2026 Edition

Brex vs Rippling Spend

One of fourteen models named Brex first on the direct prompt; zero named Rippling Spend. Brex was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Rippling Spend by eleven and Brex carries 57 labels and Rippling Spend 20, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Brex

accepted challenger

Named in twelve categories this edition.

Rippling Spend

accepted challenger

Named in five categories this edition.

First-choice share6%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate19%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#4A position in a field of 7; printed, not drawn.
Labels5720A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Brex reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Ramp was named alongside these two in fourteen of the fourteen direct answers. Ramp vs Brex · Ramp vs Rippling Spend · BILL Spend & Expense vs Brex

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 corporate cards page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
BrexFirst choices, of fourteen modelsRippling Spend
Direct10
Paraphrase211 against Brex
Comparative30
Budget-constrained002 against Brex
Scale-constrained00
Negative008 against Brex
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Brex and Rippling Spend stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
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
Brex Rippling Spend first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Brex on the left and Rippling Spend on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Brex and Rippling Spend stood in it.

Brex first, Rippling Spend not the choice

1 of 14 modelsRippling Spend was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Mistral SmallBrex, Ramp alternatives: Emburse Spend Card, U.S. Bank Commercial Rewards Card

Neither was the first choice, one was named

11 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniRamp alternatives: BILL Spend & Expense, Brex, Navan, Rippling Spend
Gemini 3.5 FlashRamp alternatives: American Express Corporate Card, BILL Spend & Expense, Brex, Rippling Spend
Perplexity SonarRamp alternatives: Airbase, American Express Corporate Card, BILL Spend & Expense, Brex, Rho
Grok 4.20Ramp alternatives: Brex, Emburse, Rho, U.S. Bank Commercial Rewards Card
DeepSeek V4 FlashRamp alternatives: BILL Spend & Expense, Brex, Rho, Rippling Spend
Llama 4 MaverickRamp alternatives: BILL Spend & Expense, Brex, U.S. Bank Commercial Rewards Card
Kimi K2Ramp alternatives: Brex, Mesh Payments
GLM 4.7 FlashXRamp alternatives: American Express Business Platinum, BILL Spend & Expense, Brex, Rippling Spend, U.S. Bank Commercial Rewards Card
MiniMax M2.5Ramp alternatives: American Express Corporate Card, BILL Spend & Expense, Brex, U.S. Bank Commercial Rewards Card
GPT-6 LunaRamp alternatives: American Express Corporate Card, BILL Spend & Expense, Brex
Muse Glimmer 30BRamp alternatives: American Express Corporate Platinum Card®, BILL Spend & Expense, Brex, U.S. Bank Commercial Rewards Card

Neither was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Airbase, Ramp alternatives: BILL Spend & Expense, Navan
Qwen 3.7 FlashRamp alternatives: American Express Corporate Card, BILL Spend & Expense

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
Brex leads by eleven points.
Brex11%#3 of 6
Rippling Spend0%#5 of 6
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Brex leads by four points.
Brex6%#3 of 7
Rippling Spend2%#4 of 7
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Brex leads by eleven points.
Brex13%#2 of 12
Rippling Spend2%#5 of 12
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Brex

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

“Options to Skip If You Have a Limited Budget - Brex: ... Not ideal for budget-conscious small businesses.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Account freezes and limit cuts without clear notice are the most cited complaint theme.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“Choose Brex if: You are a venture-backed startup, operate internationally, or need integrated corporate travel booking” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice

What the models said about Rippling Spend

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

“the Ramp Card and Rippling Spend Credit Card are both excellent choices” Mistral Small · paraphrase 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.