ESG and carbon reporting · October 2026 Edition
Watershed vs Plan A
One of fourteen models named Watershed first on the direct prompt; one named Plan A. Watershed was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Plan A by nine and Watershed carries 30 labels and Plan A 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share3%3%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate23%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#7A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels3011A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Watershed reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Sweep was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Greenly vs Watershed · Greenly vs Plan A · Sweep vs Watershed
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 ESG and carbon reporting page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
WatershedFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPlan A
Direct112 against Watershed
Paraphrase013 against Watershed
Comparative10
Budget-constrained002 against Watershed
Scale-constrained10
Negative00
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 Watershed and Plan A stood in it.
| 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 | | |
Watershed Plan A first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Watershed on the left and Plan A on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Watershed and Plan A stood in it.
Watershed first, Plan A not the choice
1 of 14 modelsPlan A was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Qwen 3.7 FlashWatershed alternatives: Carbon Cloud, Enablon, Persefoni, PlanA, Sphera
Plan A first, Watershed not the choice
1 of 14 modelsWatershed was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.MiniMax M2.5Plan A, Sweep alternatives: EcoOnline ESG, Novata
Neither was named
12 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5EcoOnline ESG alternatives: Coolset, Novata, Sweep
GPT-5.4 miniWorkiva alternatives: Credibl ESG, IBM Envizi, Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability
Gemini 3.5 FlashCoolset, Greenly alternatives: Gravity, KEY ESG, Novata, Sweep
Perplexity SonarGreenly alternatives: EcoOnline ESG, Novata, Novisto, Sweep
Grok 4.1 FastGreenly, Sweep alternatives: Horizon ESG, cubemos
Mistral SmallSweep alternatives: EcoOnline ESG, Novata
DeepSeek V4 FlashSweep alternatives: Coolset, Greenly, Novisto
Llama 4 MaverickSweep alternatives: EcoOnline ESG, Novata
Kimi K2Novata, Position Green alternatives: Greenly, Novisto, Workiva
GLM 4.7 FlashXWorkiva alternatives: Greenly, Measurabl, Novisto, Persefoni, Position Green
GPT-6 LunaGreenly alternatives: Novisto, Workiva
Muse Glimmer 30BNovisto, Sweep alternatives: Coolset, Novata
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
Level: the same share of first choices.
Watershed0%#12 of 12Plan A0%#9 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Watershed3%#5 of 13Plan A3%#7 of 13Enterprise
Watershed leads by thirty-three points.
Watershed33%#2 of 11Plan A0%#– of 11What the models said about Watershed
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“What to Avoid - Watershed — Excellent but typically over $50K–$250K/year; better suited for large enterprises” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“rather than self-serve platforms (like Watershed, which assumes you have an in-house expert to run the strategy)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“built for large corporations and carry five-figure price tags and long sales cycles” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Choose Watershed or Persefoni if: Your primary immediate pain point is calculating Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions accurately” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“It is the current market leader for mid-market to enterprise. It excels at automating carbon accounting” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd suggest focusing on vendors like Greenly, Novisto, Tracera, or Watershed” MiniMax M2.5 · scale prompt · first choice
What the models said about Plan A
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Sweep or Plan A would be the top recommendations” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“1. Plan A – Best Overall for Mid-Market” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Greenly or Plan A are often positioned as accessible SMB/mid-market options with guided UX and automated data collection.” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · alternative
Also compared
Greenly vs WatershedGreenly vs Plan ASweep vs WatershedSweep vs Plan ACoolset vs WatershedCoolset vs Plan APersefoni vs WatershedPersefoni vs Plan AWatershed vs NovistoWatershed vs WorkivaNovisto vs Plan APlan A vs WorkivaAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full ESG and carbon reporting standing
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.