Entity management · October 2026 Edition
Athennian vs ContractZen
Ten of fourteen models named Athennian first on the direct prompt; one named ContractZen. Athennian was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and ContractZen by nine and Athennian carries 57 labels and ContractZen 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
ContractZen
accepted challengerNamed in one category this edition.
First-choice share41%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate18%9%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#2A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels5711A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Athennian reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Athennian vs Diligent Entities · Athennian vs EntityKeeper · Athennian vs Filejet
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 entity management page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
AthennianFirst choices, of fourteen modelsContractZenDirect101
Paraphrase81
Comparative30
Budget-constrained024 against Athennian · 1 against ContractZen
Scale-constrained20
Negative106 against Athennian
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Athennian and ContractZen stood in it.
| Model | DirectCO | ParaphraseCO | ComparativeCO | Budget-constrainedCO | Scale-constrainedCO | NegativeCO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | CO | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | CO | | | CO | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | CO | | CO | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | |||
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | CO | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | CO | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | CO | | |
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | CO | |
AthennianCO ContractZen first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Athennian on the left and ContractZen on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Athennian and ContractZen stood in it.
Athennian first, ContractZen an alternative
10 of 14 modelsContractZen was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Athennian, Commenda alternatives: Klea
Gemini 3.5 FlashAthennian alternatives: ContractZen, Diliforce, EntityKeeper, MinuteBox
Grok 4.1 FastAthennian alternatives: Commenda, EntityKeeper, Filejet
Mistral SmallAthennian, Filejet alternatives: Commenda, Diligent Entities, Discern
DeepSeek V4 FlashAthennian alternatives: Commenda, EntityKeeper, Filejet
Kimi K2Athennian alternatives: Filejet, NEWTON
GLM 4.7 FlashXAthennian alternatives: Diligent Entities, EntityKeeper, Filejet
MiniMax M2.5Athennian, Diligent Entities alternatives: Eqvista, Harbor Compliance
GPT-6 LunaAthennian alternatives: CSC Entity Management, EntityKeeper
Muse Glimmer 30BAthennian alternatives: CSC Entity Management, CT Corporation Entity Management, Commenda, Discern
ContractZen first, Athennian not the choice
1 of 14 modelsAthennian was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Llama 4 MaverickCommenda, ContractZen alternatives: NEWTON
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniDiligent Entities alternatives: Athennian, CSC Entity Management
Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Perplexity SonarDiligent Entities alternatives: Commenda, GateWay Entities
Qwen 3.7 FlashLegally alternatives: Diligent Boards, Docuum, Onspring
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
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
ContractZen leads by eight points.
ContractZen10%#– of 8
Athennian2%#5 of 8Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Athennian leads at mid-market.
Athennian41%#1 of 11ContractZen8%#2 of 11
The full mid-market standing →Enterprise
Athennian leads by eighteen points.
Athennian18%#2 of 9ContractZen0%#– of 9
The full enterprise standing →What the models said about Athennian
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“"Avoid Enterprise Tools: Athennian, Diligent Entities, etc., start at $15K+/year—overkill and too pricey"” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise platforms (Athennian ~$25K+/yr, Diligent from ~$10K/yr)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“noted as an enterprise\u2011tier tool with pricing that can reach $15,000\u2013$50,000 per year\u2014potentially overkill for smaller organizations” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“Athennian — Strong for complex corporate structures, transactional entity work, AI-assisted data management, SOC 2 certified, published pricing” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Athennian is noted for rapid implementation timelines and its ability to use AI to surface insights and automate routine compliance tasks” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“Choose Athennian or MinuteBox if you are an in-house legal operations team or law firm looking to modernise workflows” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about ContractZen
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“has a 30-day free trial, but the result frames it more around built-in meeting management than low-cost entity management specifically” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · soft negative
“ContractZen if you need a broader entity management focus with board, contract, and document workflow in one platform” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best All-In-One Budget Option ... ContractZen is one of the most cost-effective governance systems on the market” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“such as Commenda or ContractZen. These software solutions are designed for mid-market organizations and SMBs” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
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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.