Circle vs CoinGate
One of fourteen models named Circle first on the direct prompt; zero named CoinGate. Circle was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and CoinGate by eleven and Circle carries 30 labels and CoinGate 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category 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 stablecoin platforms page.
By framing
CircleFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCoinGate
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 | | |
Circle CoinGate first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Circle on the left and CoinGate on the right.The direct prompt
Circle first, CoinGate not the choice
1 of 14 modelsCoinGate was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
8 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
Circle7%#4 of 12CoinGate5%#6 of 12Circle17%#2 of 9CoinGate—not namedWhat the models said about Circle
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“enterprise platforms like Circle or Ripple that typically require custom pricing and higher minimums” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Circle is another top choice, particularly for institutional payments and USDC transactions.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“Choose Circle for large-scale USDC minting, redemption, and treasury management.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
“Circle (with USDC) would be my top recommendation for a mid-sized B2B company.” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about CoinGate
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“CoinGate is likely the best starting point if the main goal is accepting stablecoin payments” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“with CoinGate offering a lower processing fee (1% vs. 2% + $0.25)” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“Best for EU Businesses ... Best for: EU-based businesses needing MiCA-licensed compliance” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · alternative
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.