Pulley vs Cake Equity
Two of fourteen models named Pulley first on the direct prompt; two named Cake Equity. Pulley was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Cake Equity by thirteen and Pulley carries 66 labels and Cake Equity 32, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories 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 cap table management page.
By framing
PulleyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCake Equity
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Pulley and Cake Equity were named in the same answer eighty times, of the 189 answers naming Pulley and the 86 naming Cake Equity. In those answers Cake Equity took the first choice twelve times and Pulley sixteen.
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 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | |
Pulley Cake Equity first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Pulley on the left and Cake Equity on the right.The direct prompt
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Pulley first, Cake Equity not the choice
1 of 14 modelsCake Equity was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Cake Equity first, Pulley not the choice
1 of 14 modelsPulley was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
4 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
Pulley21%#3 of 10Cake Equity16%#4 of 10What the models said about Pulley
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Pulley is closing - The platform announced it will cease operations on December 8, 2026 ... If you're considering Pulley, you'll want to evaluate Carta or other alternatives.” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · hard negative
“Pulley — caution right now because it announced it is shutting down, with final day of operations/services on December 8, 2026.” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · hard negative
“Pulley — avoid for a new setup; migrate if you're already a customer. Pulley has announced it will end operations on December 8, 2026.” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · hard negative
“My specific recommendation for most mid-market B2B companies: ... Pulley offers the best balance of capability, price transparency, and ease of use.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Pulley has emerged as the primary challenger to Carta. It is designed specifically for high-growth startups moving through multiple funding rounds.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Start with Cake Equity or Pulley—both offer the right balance of features” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Cake Equity
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Cake Equity was explicitly named in a 2026 analyst aggregation ("the main platforms to avoid or treat cautiously")” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Cake Equity: flagged with approximately 58% negative sentiment.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid Cake Equity for anything beyond very small teams.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“The best cap table management software for a company with a limited budget is Cake Equity, which offers a free starting point” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“On a tight budget, Cake Equity gives you a real free starting point with a clear upgrade path.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Go with Qapita or Cake Equity if: You want predictable, flat-rate pricing” MiniMax M2.5 · 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.