Concord vs ContractWorks
One of fourteen models named Concord first on the direct prompt; zero named ContractWorks. Concord was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and ContractWorks by twelve and Concord carries 31 labels and ContractWorks 19, so the shares are not directly comparable.
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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 contract lifecycle management and e-signature page.
By framing
ConcordFirst choices, of fourteen modelsContractWorks
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Concord and ContractWorks were named in the same answer thirty times, of the 96 answers naming Concord and the 44 naming ContractWorks. In those answers ContractWorks took the first choice five times and Concord eleven.
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 | | |
Concord ContractWorks first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Concord on the left and ContractWorks on the right.The direct prompt
Concord first, ContractWorks not the choice
1 of 14 modelsContractWorks 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
9 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
Concord18%#2 of 16ContractWorks0%#10 of 16Concord16%#3 of 15ContractWorks4%#7 of 15Concord2%#– of 11ContractWorks2%#– of 11What the models said about Concord
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Be cautious with Ironclad, DocuSign CLM, Concord, Conga, PandaDoc, and Agiloft” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“For most mid-market B2B companies, I'd suggest starting with either: Concord if you prioritize ease-of-use and quick deployment” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“If you need a robust, all-in-one solution with strong contract management, Concord or Oneflow are top choices.” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend Concord as the best overall choice for a mid-sized B2B company” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about ContractWorks
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Do not buy these expecting full lifecycle management.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · hard negative
“its pricing is not transparent, and it may not be suitable for complex contract management needs” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“some users report PDF usage issues, difficult workflow setup, and occasional formatting problems” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“The best contract lifecycle management platform for a company with a limited budget is ContractWorks, which is considered the best budget pick” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“or ContractWorks (starting around $425/month billed annually for up to 50,000 documents)” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
“if your priority is unlimited users at a predictable cost, ContractWorks would be the stronger choice” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase 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.