Five of fourteen models named SimplifyVMS first on the direct prompt; six named VectorVMS. SimplifyVMS was named by eleven of the fourteen models and VectorVMS by eleven and SimplifyVMS carries 21 labels and VectorVMS 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category 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 contingent workforce management page.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, SimplifyVMS and VectorVMS were named in the same answer twenty-four times, of the 51 answers naming SimplifyVMS and the 36 naming VectorVMS. In those answers VectorVMS took the first choice two times and SimplifyVMS two.
| 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 |
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. Four of five in this category shown.
“While excellent platforms, they use quote-only pricing and are generally designed for enterprise-scale programs” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“The best vendor management system for contingent workers for a mid-market B2B company is SimplifyVMS or VectorVMS.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, SimplifyVMS is the strongest overall choice” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“SimplifyVMS – Often cited as mid-market friendly with strong AI/automation” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“The best vendor management system for contingent workers for a mid-market B2B company is SimplifyVMS or VectorVMS.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“most commonly evaluate Conexis VMS, SimplifyVMS and VectorVMS first” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“the top recommendations are VectorVMS and SimplifyVMS” Mistral Small · direct 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.