Spend management platforms · November 2026 Edition
Airbase vs Spendesk
Three of fourteen models named Airbase first on the direct prompt; one named Spendesk. Airbase was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Spendesk by twelve and Airbase carries 35 labels and Spendesk 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in eleven categories this edition.
Named in seven categories this edition.
First-choice share7%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate3%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#6A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels3531A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Airbase reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Ramp was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Ramp vs Airbase · Ramp vs Spendesk · BILL Spend & Expense vs Airbase
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 spend management platforms page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
AirbaseFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSpendesk
Direct31
Paraphrase10
Comparative00
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained02
Negative001 against Airbase · 2 against Spendesk
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 Airbase and Spendesk stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | |
Airbase Spendesk first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Airbase on the left and Spendesk on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Airbase and Spendesk stood in it.
Airbase first, Spendesk an alternative
3 of 14 modelsSpendesk was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallAirbase, BILL Spend & Expense alternatives: ProcureDesk, Spendesk
Llama 4 MaverickAirbase alternatives: Brex, Procurify, Ramp
Kimi K2Airbase, Ramp alternatives: BILL Spend & Expense, Procurify
Spendesk first, Airbase not the choice
1 of 14 modelsAirbase was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Muse Glimmer 30BSpendesk alternatives: Coupa, Precoro, ProcureDesk, Procurify, SAP Concur, Vertice
Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Ramp alternatives: Airbase, Coupa, Procurify
Gemini 3.5 FlashRamp alternatives: Airbase, Brex, Tipalti, Zip
Grok 4.20Ramp alternatives: Airbase, BILL Spend & Expense, Navan, Procurify
DeepSeek V4 FlashRamp alternatives: Airbase, BILL Spend & Expense, Brex, Spendesk
Qwen 3.7 FlashRamp alternatives: Airbase, BILL Spend & Expense, BrexBusiness, Rippling Spend, Sapling
GLM 4.7 FlashXProcurify alternatives: Airbase, BILL Spend & Expense, Coupa, Ramp, Spendesk, Tipalti
MiniMax M2.5Ramp alternatives: Airbase, BILL Spend & Expense, Procurify
Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniRamp alternatives: BILL Spend & Expense, Navan, Payhawk, Procurify, Rippling Spend
Perplexity SonarRamp alternatives: BILL Spend & Expense, Brex, Payhawk, Procurify
GPT-6 LunaRamp alternatives: BILL Spend & Expense, Paylocity for Finance
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
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Airbase leads at mid-market.
Airbase7%#3 of 14Spendesk5%#6 of 14Enterprise
What the models said about Airbase
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Airbase is now part of Paylocity, so evaluate product direction, support arrangements, contract terms, and migration implications before committing.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“The Best for End-to-End Finance Control: Airbase ... widely considered the most comprehensive "super app" for mid-market finance teams” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“The best spend management platform for a mid-market B2B company is Airbase” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Spendesk
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“Spendesk for highly customized reporting or broad card coverage: Report customization and category-level visibility may be limited” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Platforms with Mixed but Notable Complaints (Moderate Caution)” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Ramp, Brex, Spendesk | Fast-growing mid-market companies wanting corporate cards, AP, expenses, and automated savings in one clean UI.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Spendesk is the dominant spend management tool for SMB and mid-market companies in current CFO adoption data.” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“Spendesk - Built for 50-500 employee companies; strong in Europe” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
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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.