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Pricing optimization · November 2026 Edition
Zilliant vs PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management
One of fourteen models named Zilliant first on the direct prompt; one named PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management. Zilliant was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management by thirteen and Zilliant carries 50 labels and PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management 42, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management
criticized challengerNamed in one category this edition.
First-choice share6%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate28%38%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#7A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels5042A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Zilliant reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Pricefx was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Pricefx vs Zilliant · Pricefx vs PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management · Prisync vs Zilliant
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.
ZilliantFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPROS Smart Price Optimization & ManagementDirect111 against Zilliant · 4 against PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management
Paraphrase202 against Zilliant · 2 against PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management
Comparative02
Budget-constrained004 against Zilliant · 3 against PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management
Scale-constrained001 against Zilliant · 1 against PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management
Negative006 against Zilliant · 6 against PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management
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, Zilliant and PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management were named in the same answer 113 times, of the 145 answers naming Zilliant and the 130 naming PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management. In those answers PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management took the first choice fifteen times and Zilliant eight.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Zilliant and PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management stood in it.
| Model | DirectPS | ParaphrasePS | ComparativePS | Budget-constrainedPS | Scale-constrainedPS | NegativePS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | PS | PS | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | PS | | PS | PS | |
| Perplexity Sonar | PS | | PS | PS | ||
| Grok 4.20 | PS | PS | PS | PS | ||
| Mistral Small | PS | PS | PS | PS | ||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | PS | PS | PS | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | PS | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | PS | | PS | |||
| Kimi K2 | PS | | PS | PS | PS | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | PS | PS | PS | PS | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | PS | PS | PS | PS | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | PS | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | PS | PS | PS |
ZilliantPS PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Zilliant on the left and PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Zilliant and PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management stood in it.
Zilliant first, PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management an alternative
1 of 14 modelsPROS Smart Price Optimization & Management was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallPricefx, Zilliant alternatives: PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management, Vendavo Pricepoint
PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management first, Zilliant an alternative
1 of 14 modelsZilliant was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.MiniMax M2.5PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management, Pricefx alternatives: CloudPricing, Vendavo, Zilliant
Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Pricefx alternatives: Pricemoov, Zilliant
GPT-5.4 miniConga Price Optimization & Management alternatives: Vistaar, 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
GPT-6 LunaPricefx alternatives: PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management, Vendavo, Zilliant
Muse Glimmer 30BPricefx alternatives: Vendavo, Zilliant
Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Zilliant leads by four points.
Zilliant4%#4 of 8PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management0%#7 of 8
The full small business standing →Mid-marketThe figures above
Zilliant leads by four points.
Zilliant6%#3 of 9PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management2%#7 of 9
The full mid-market standing →Enterprise
The order flips: PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management leads at enterprise.
PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management16%#3 of 9
Zilliant9%#4 of 9What 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
What the models said about PROS Smart Price Optimization & Management
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
“It's recommended to avoid unless absolutely necessary due to high costs and complexity.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“you should generally avoid established enterprise giants like Vendavo or PROS” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Large enterprise with complex B2B pricing? → PROS, Vendavo, or Vistaar depending on whether you prioritize optimization science (PROS)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Best for: Large enterprises with complex dynamic pricing... Deep optimization science with decades of AI pedigree” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Pricefx and PROS are often the top two to evaluate” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
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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.