# PROS Smart CPQ: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 7 judge labels across 1 category by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/pros-smart-cpq

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [CPQ](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/revops/cpq/index.md) | 0% | 19 | 0% | 7 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best for dynamic pricing and margin optimization: PROS Smart CPQ or Vendavo." (Perplexity Sonar, CPQ)
- "Enterprise Revenue Automation: PROS Smart CPQ, Salesforce Revenue Cloud" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, CPQ)
- "Pricing-intensive manufacturing or distribution | PROS Smart CPQ" (Perplexity Sonar, CPQ)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named PROS Smart CPQ, from 24 of the 30 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 14
- softwareadvice.com: 12
- albato.com: 10
- zapier.com: 9
- qobra.co: 8
- topelevens.com: 8
- financesonline.com: 7
- atwix.com: 6
- ciopages.com: 6
- selecthub.com: 6

### Pages cited

- https://softwareadvice.com/cpq: 12
- https://albato.com/blog/publications/best-cpq-software: 10
- https://g2.com/categories/cpq/enterprise: 9
- https://zapier.com/blog/cpq-software-vendors: 9
- https://qobra.co/blog/cpq-software: 8
- https://topelevens.com/api/lists/cpq-software: 8
- https://atwix.com/b2b-ecommerce/best-cpq-software: 6
- https://ciopages.com/buyer-guides/cpq-platform: 6

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.