Aeqium vs CaptivateIQ
Three of fourteen models named Aeqium first on the direct prompt; two named CaptivateIQ. Aeqium was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and CaptivateIQ by eight and Aeqium carries 32 labels and CaptivateIQ 12, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in two 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 compensation management page.
By framing
AeqiumFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCaptivateIQ
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Aeqium and CaptivateIQ were named in the same answer twenty-one times, of the 77 answers naming Aeqium and the 63 naming CaptivateIQ. In those answers CaptivateIQ took the first choice two times and Aeqium one.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | |
Aeqium CaptivateIQ first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Aeqium on the left and CaptivateIQ on the right.The direct prompt
Aeqium first, CaptivateIQ an alternative
3 of 14 modelsCaptivateIQ was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.CaptivateIQ first, Aeqium not the choice
2 of 14 modelsAeqium was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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.Neither was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Aeqium23%#2 of 18CaptivateIQ4%#6 of 18CaptivateIQ5%#4 of 17Aeqium2%#12 of 17What the models said about Aeqium
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Best for mid-sized organizations (200 to 6,000 employees) replacing spreadsheet merit planning and prioritizing fast implementation” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Aeqium, Pave, and Lattice are the top recommendations due to their balance of features, scalability, and user-friendliness” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Start with SalaryCube or Aeqium for dedicated compensation management with strong mid-market capabilities.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about CaptivateIQ
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“dedicated enterprise tools (like Beqom, Workday Compensation, or CaptivateIQ) are usually cost-prohibitive and overly complex” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“CaptivateIQ (Best overall for mid-market B2B sales teams)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“CaptivateIQ is my default pick for a mid-market B2B company” GPT-6 Luna · direct prompt · first choice
“Add an ICM Platform (CaptivateIQ, QuotaPath) if: Your finance or sales ops team is losing days every month calculating sales commissions” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
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.