Vena vs Abacum
Four of fourteen models named Vena first on the direct prompt; three named Abacum. Vena was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Abacum by nine and Vena carries 60 labels and Abacum 16, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in nine 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 FP&A platforms page.
By framing
VenaFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAbacum
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 | | |
Vena Abacum first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Vena on the left and Abacum on the right.The direct prompt
Vena first, Abacum not the choice
4 of 14 modelsAbacum was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Abacum first, Vena an alternative
3 of 14 modelsVena 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
3 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
Vena2%#10 of 16Abacum2%#– of 16Vena0%#10 of 14Abacum0%#– of 14What the models said about Vena
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Strong negative quotes (e.g., "would rather eat a bullet than use it again"); 16-58% negative labels” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“Options to Avoid on a Limited Budget ... Vena — Median contract ~$34,000/year” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“#1 in G2 Mid-Market Grid for Budgeting/Forecasting & Financial Analysis (Summer 2024)... For comprehensive planning: Vena or Planful (top G2 mid-market leaders).” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice
“Best For: Mid-market companies ($50M–$500M+ revenue) that are deeply committed to Excel and need enterprise-grade security and workflows.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Abacum
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“older versions of Mosaic/Abacum... These replace spreadsheets entirely” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Drivetrain and Abacum stand out for their advanced features, scalability, and ease of implementation” Mistral Small · paraphrase 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.