Melio vs Stampli
Zero of fourteen models named Melio first on the direct prompt; four named Stampli. Melio was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Stampli by thirteen and Melio carries 31 labels and Stampli 26, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in nine categories this edition.
Named in seven 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 business bill pay page.
By framing
MelioFirst choices, of fourteen modelsStampli
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Melio and Stampli were named in the same answer sixty-two times, of the 308 answers naming Melio and the 206 naming Stampli. In those answers Stampli took the first choice three times and Melio fifteen.
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 | | | |
Melio Stampli first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Melio on the left and Stampli on the right.The direct prompt
Stampli first, Melio not the choice
4 of 14 modelsMelio 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
4 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
Stampli2%#6 of 13Melio0%#12 of 13What the models said about Melio
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Likely too lightweight for 500 people” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · hard negative
“Start with Melio. Since it has a genuinely free plan, you can try it immediately with zero financial risk.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget 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.
“What to Avoid on a Tight Budget ... Stampli, Airbase — Generally more expensive” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Stampli — *Best Overall for Mid-Market Approval Workflows & Ease of Use*” Gemini 3.5 Flash · 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.