Planful vs Pigment
Nine of fourteen models named Planful first on the direct prompt; zero named Pigment. Planful was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Pigment by seven and Planful carries 41 labels and Pigment 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in eight categories this edition.
Named in six 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 corporate performance management page.
By framing
PlanfulFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPigment
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Planful and Pigment were named in the same answer ninety-nine times, of the 370 answers naming Planful and the 171 naming Pigment. In those answers Pigment took the first choice ten times and Planful six.
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 | | |
Planful Pigment first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Planful on the left and Pigment on the right.The direct prompt
Planful first, Pigment an alternative
9 of 14 modelsPigment 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
1 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
Planful2%#8 of 13Pigment2%#– of 13Pigment2%#– of 12Planful0%#7 of 12What the models said about Planful
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Primary recommendation: Planful – best blend of speed, functionality, and price for most mid‑sized B2B firms” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Planful is the sweet spot. It's built for mid-market, doesn't require consultants to implement” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Pigment
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Pigment (Best for Collaborative, Cross-Functional Planning)... has rapidly become a favorite for modern B2B SaaS and services companies” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Safer bets if cautious: Newer/lower-implementation options like Pigment, Planful, Prophix, or Drivetrain” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative 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.