62% of first choices, consensus.
“Avoid/Caution if: You do not have a dedicated, senior CPQ developer/administrator... often cited as one of the most difficult to manage technically.” Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt
“Consistently draws the sharpest criticism from verified reviewers... The ones to be most cautious with are Oracle CPQ (support/release-cycle pain)” DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt
“Avoid Rigid ERP-Native CPQs if you need business agility... like older SAP configurations, Infor, or Microsoft Dynamics legacy quoting tools” Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt
“Powerful, but commonly a better fit for larger organizations with CLM needs; setup and ramp-up can be substantial.” Perplexity Sonar, negative prompt
23 of 72 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 4 of 12 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 279 links across 108 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. The other 8 models searched through a gateway that returned no source list on this edition.
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DealHub dealhub.io | 62% | 172 | 1,900 | 83 | 319,299 | $372 | 62 | 1 |
| PandaDoc pandadoc.com | 13% | 538 | 60,500 | 510 | 425,196 | $42,516 | 119 | |
| QuoteWerks quotewerks.com | 9% | 66 | 1,300 | 22 | 3,244 | 27 | 5 | |
| HubSpot parent site HubSpot Commerce Hub 4% | 4% | 71 | 368,000 | 9,776 | ||||
| Bitrix24 bitrix24.com | 4% | 49 | 5,400 | 90 | 69,160 | 104 | ||
| Proposify proposify.com | 2% | 259 | 3,600 | 28 | 38,103 | 27 | ||
| Bitrix24 CRM | 2% | |||||||
| Zoho parent site Zoho CPQ 2% | 2% | 3 | ||||||
| Conga CPQ conga.com | 0% | 133 | 320 | 19 | 46,363 | $224 | 120 | |
| Tacton tacton.com | 0% | 35 | 480 | 25 | 1,142 | 7 |
Google's top ten for the two searches hold 15 sites; 8 of them are among the sites the models cited here (cincom.com, dealhub.io, g2.com, gartner.com, gokickflip.com, monday.com, reddit.com, salesbricks.com). The first result for “best cpq software” is gartner.com.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-15 01:37 | yes | 9 | 7 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-14 23:57 | yes | 3 | 6 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-15 04:06 | yes | 13 | 18 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-15 04:57 | yes | 16 | 7 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-14 22:59 | yes | 0 | 9 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-15 01:12 | yes | 0 | 9 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-15 00:28 | yes | 0 | 14 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-14 22:52 | yes | 0 | 2 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-15 02:27 | yes | 0 | 54 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-14 23:15 | yes | 0 | 26 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-15 02:21 | yes | 0 | 21 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-15 01:12 | yes | 0 | 16 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-14 23:23 | yes | 8 | 8 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-15 01:53 | yes | 3 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-15 02:20 | yes | 15 | 22 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-15 04:01 | yes | 20 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-15 02:01 | yes | 0 | 6 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-15 00:11 | yes | 0 | 6 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-15 04:58 | yes | 0 | 16 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-15 02:13 | yes | 0 | 1 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-15 03:33 | yes | 0 | 23 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-15 01:09 | yes | 0 | 45 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-15 02:59 | yes | 0 | 44 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-15 00:48 | yes | 0 | 12 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-14 22:59 | yes | 15 | 9 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-15 03:09 | yes | 6 | 8 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-15 03:17 | yes | 15 | 28 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-15 04:23 | yes | 20 | 7 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-15 03:43 | yes | 0 | 7 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-15 01:39 | yes | 0 | 9 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-09-14 23:56 | yes | 0 | 32 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-15 01:55 | yes | 0 | 2 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-15 04:48 | no | 0 | 29 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-15 01:40 | yes | 0 | 40 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-15 04:02 | yes | 0 | 19 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-15 03:50 | yes | 0 | 17 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-15 01:10 | yes | 8 | 7 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-15 00:31 | yes | 3 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-15 01:27 | yes | 17 | 23 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-14 22:56 | yes | 20 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-14 23:59 | yes | 0 | 9 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-15 02:01 | yes | 0 | 7 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-09-15 00:52 | yes | 0 | 42 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-15 01:57 | yes | 0 | 1 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-15 00:45 | yes | 0 | 32 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-15 00:10 | yes | 0 | 21 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-14 23:03 | yes | 0 | 54 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-14 22:57 | yes | 0 | 10 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-15 03:46 | yes | 10 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-15 03:10 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-15 01:29 | yes | 11 | 29 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-15 03:38 | yes | 20 | 11 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-15 04:09 | yes | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-15 02:15 | yes | 0 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-09-15 00:51 | yes | 0 | 56 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-15 02:22 | yes | 0 | 2 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-15 02:11 | yes | 0 | 51 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-15 03:31 | yes | 0 | 77 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-14 23:06 | yes | 0 | 31 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-15 02:37 | yes | 0 | 17 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-15 00:53 | yes | 13 | 7 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-15 03:55 | yes | 4 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-14 23:38 | yes | 10 | 24 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-15 01:43 | yes | 20 | 8 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-15 01:09 | yes | 0 | 8 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-15 02:53 | yes | 0 | 11 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-15 01:44 | yes | 0 | 16 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-15 02:29 | yes | 0 | 2 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-15 03:02 | yes | 0 | 38 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-15 05:02 | yes | 0 | 70 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-14 23:36 | yes | 0 | 25 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-15 03:42 | yes | 0 | 24 s |
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