Ivalua vs Coupa
One of fourteen models named Ivalua first on the direct prompt; one named Coupa. Ivalua was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Coupa by fourteen and Ivalua carries 24 labels and Coupa 35, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in nine categories this edition.
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 strategic sourcing page.
By framing
IvaluaFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCoupa
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Ivalua and Coupa were named in the same answer 304 times, of the 326 answers naming Ivalua and the 702 naming Coupa. In those answers Coupa took the first choice eighty-one times and Ivalua twenty-eight.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | |
Ivalua Coupa first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Ivalua on the left and Coupa on the right.The direct prompt
Ivalua first, Coupa not the choice
1 of 14 modelsCoupa was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Coupa first, Ivalua an alternative
1 of 14 modelsIvalua was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Ivalua0%#15 of 18Coupa0%#17 of 18Coupa31%#1 of 9Ivalua25%#3 of 9What the models said about Ivalua
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“If you are a mid-market growth company needing speed and modern AI, Ivalua or aKiro Labs are currently viewed as the superior next-generation choices.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Ivalua and SAP Ariba are the top strategic sourcing software due to their robust features, scalability, and integration capabilities” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“Coupa Sourcing, GEP SMART, and Ivalua are excellent choices” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Coupa
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“explicitly advise against these for SMBs due to their steep learning curves, high costs, and overkill for smaller operations” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Pure Mid-Market: (e.g., Procol, Sourcifi, GEP SMART, Coupa). ... These are usually the best fit for 500-person companies.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Coupa Sourcing, GEP SMART, and Ivalua are excellent choices if you need a full-featured, scalable solution” Mistral Small · paraphrase 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.