Trovata vs Mercury
Nine of fourteen models named Trovata first on the direct prompt; zero named Mercury. Trovata was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Mercury by eight and Trovata carries 32 labels and Mercury 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in four 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 treasury management systems page.
By framing
TrovataFirst choices, of fourteen modelsMercury
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 | | | |
Trovata Mercury first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Trovata on the left and Mercury on the right.The direct prompt
Trovata first, Mercury not the choice
9 of 14 modelsMercury was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
1 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
Trovata23%#1 of 11Mercury8%#3 of 11Trovata0%#11 of 12Mercury0%#– of 12What the models said about Trovata
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“its $24k/year starting price is likely too steep for a truly budget-limited company” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Trovata, for example, lists its base package at $24,000/year” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · soft negative
“Starts around $24,000/year—borderline for very tight budgets” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · soft negative
“Trovata is the best overall treasury management system due to its modern, API-first approach, strong cash forecasting, and reasonable pricing” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“Choose Trovata if you're a US-based B2B company wanting a modern, fast-to-implement system with strong forecasting and multibank visibility.” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“Trovata stands out as the best treasury management system (TMS) for a typical mid-market B2B company” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Mercury
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“starting with a modern business banking platform like Mercury or Ramp might be the most cost-effective approach” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Mercury — *Best for Startups and Small Businesses* ... $0/month for banking and basic treasury features” Kimi K2 · budget 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.