Two of fourteen models named Pulley first on the direct prompt; zero named Eqvista. Pulley was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Eqvista by thirteen and Pulley carries 66 labels and Eqvista 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two 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 cap table management page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Pulley and Eqvista were named in the same answer eighty-seven times, of the 189 answers naming Pulley and the 109 naming Eqvista. In those answers Eqvista took the first choice twenty-three times and Pulley 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 4.1 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 |
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.
“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
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Eqvista: flagged with roughly 23–39% negative sentiment. Users frequently criticize its user interface” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Eqvista appears in the "criticized" category with a high proportion of negative labels” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Use Eqvista cautiously—it's fine for early-stage budget-conscious startups, but not for complex modeling needs.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“Eqvista – best for bootstrapped / very small cap tables ... Best for budget conscious and bootstrapped companies. Free to 20 shareholders” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Eqvista offers the best combination of a fully functional free tier, transparent low-cost pricing” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Eqvista is probably the best starting point for most small companies” GPT-5.4 mini · budget 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.