Pricing optimization · November 2026 Edition
Pricefx vs Zilliant
Ten of fourteen models named Pricefx first on the direct prompt; one named Zilliant. Both were named by all fourteen models and Pricefx carries 54 labels and Zilliant 50, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share49%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate15%28%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#3A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels5450A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Pricefx reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Pricefx vs Prisync · Pricefx vs PriceLabs · Pricefx vs Price2Spy
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 pricing optimization page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
PricefxFirst choices, of fourteen modelsZilliant
Direct1011 against Zilliant
Paraphrase1322 against Zilliant
Comparative80
Budget-constrained004 against Pricefx · 4 against Zilliant
Scale-constrained001 against Pricefx · 1 against Zilliant
Negative003 against Pricefx · 6 against Zilliant
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Pricefx and Zilliant were named in the same answer 134 times, of the 169 answers naming Pricefx and the 145 naming Zilliant. In those answers Zilliant took the first choice seven times and Pricefx fifty-six.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Pricefx and Zilliant stood in it.
| 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 | | | |
Pricefx Zilliant first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Pricefx on the left and Zilliant on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Pricefx and Zilliant stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Mistral SmallPricefx, Zilliant alternatives: PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management, Vendavo Pricepoint
Pricefx first, Zilliant an alternative
9 of 14 modelsZilliant was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Pricefx alternatives: Pricemoov, Zilliant
Gemini 3.5 FlashPricefx alternatives: Enable, Pricemoov, Vendavo, Zilliant
Perplexity SonarPricefx alternatives: Native commerce-platform pricing, Vendavo, Zilliant
Grok 4.20Pricefx alternatives: Zilliant
DeepSeek V4 FlashPricefx alternatives: PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management, Price2Spy, Prisync, Salesforce Revenue Cloud, Vendavo, Zilliant
Kimi K2Pricefx alternatives: PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management, Zilliant
MiniMax M2.5PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management, Pricefx alternatives: CloudPricing, Vendavo, Zilliant
GPT-6 LunaPricefx alternatives: PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management, Vendavo, Zilliant
Muse Glimmer 30BPricefx alternatives: Vendavo, Zilliant
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.GPT-5.4 miniConga Price Optimization & Management alternatives: Vistaar, Zilliant
Llama 4 MaverickCompetera alternatives: Minderest, Pricefx, Vendavo Pricepoint
Qwen 3.7 FlashProPrice alternatives: Impartner, Pricefx, Profitect
GLM 4.7 FlashXPricePro alternatives: Adobe Commerce, Pricefx, Pricerium.ai, SAP Commerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud
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
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Mid-marketThe figures above
Pricefx leads by forty-three points.
Pricefx49%#1 of 9Zilliant6%#3 of 9Enterprise
Pricefx leads by thirty-three points.
Pricefx42%#1 of 9Zilliant9%#4 of 9What the models said about Pricefx
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Pricefx is one such platform that has been criticized for its custom pricing only feature, which may not be ideal for small businesses due to its opaque and limited functionality” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise platforms such as Pricefx, PROS, Zilliant, or Competera” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · hard negative
“Pricefx, Competera, Vendavo, and similar systems may be appropriate for complex enterprises, but quote-only implementations can become expensive and overbuilt” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Cloud-native suite spanning price management, optimization, CPQ, rebates, and analytics; strong choice when one platform must cover the full pricing lifecycle.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
“It's positioned as the pricing optimization software pick for B2B manufacturers and distributors that want the shortest path to informed pricing decisions” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“A cloud-native, modular pricing platform popular for enterprise B2B... widely recognized for having faster implementation times and shorter time-to-ROI” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Zilliant
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Other platforms that have been criticized include PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management, Zilliant, and Competera.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid unless you have complex, high-volume B2B operations and a big budget.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise platforms such as Pricefx, PROS, Zilliant, or Competera” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · hard negative
“Pricefx and Zilliant are the best options due to their balance of power, ease of use, and mid-market focus” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“or Zilliant if you have a complex product catalog and need strong guided selling” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Pricefx and Zilliant are the top choices” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Also compared
Pricefx vs PrisyncPricefx vs PriceLabsPricefx vs Price2SpyPricefx vs CompeteraPricefx vs PROS Smart Price Optimization & ManagementPricefx vs Conga Price Optimization & ManagementPrisync vs ZilliantZilliant vs PriceLabsZilliant vs Price2SpyZilliant vs CompeteraZilliant vs PROS Smart Price Optimization & ManagementZilliant vs Conga Price Optimization & ManagementAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full pricing optimization standing
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.