Five of fourteen models named Responsive first on the direct prompt; zero named Proposify. Responsive was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Proposify by thirteen and Responsive carries 60 labels and Proposify 27, so the shares are not directly comparable.
founded 2015. Named in two categories this edition.
Named in five 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 RFP response software page.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Responsive and Proposify were named in the same answer ninety-one times, of the 249 answers naming Responsive and the 290 naming Proposify. In those answers Proposify took the first choice two times and Responsive eighteen.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| 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 |
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.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Responsive (formerly RFPIO) - Multiple users report: Complicated UI with non-intuitive features - Steep learning curve (71+ mentions on G2)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise platforms such as Responsive, Loopio, or Qvidian until proposal volume and revenue justify custom-priced software” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid for mid-sized: Enterprise tools like Responsive (better for large corps with dedicated RFP teams)” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“Prefer specialized RFP response platforms ... (e.g., Responsive/formerly RFPIO, Loopio, or alternatives like RocketDocs, Tribble, or AutoRFP.ai)” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · first choice
“the two names that consistently top the lists for RFP response / Strategic Response Management are Responsive, formerly RFPIO, and Loopio” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“Responsive is one of the most comprehensive platforms on the market... Unmatched scalability and governance for large organizations” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Tools like Proposify and PandaDoc are primarily designed for general proposal creation and lack the specialized features required for RFP response management” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“These are primarily sales proposal tools and are not designed for the specific workflows and compliance needs of RFP responses.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“1. Proposify (Most Popular for Mid-Market)” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase 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.