# Stampli vs Medius: which do AI models recommend for accounts payable automat, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Accounts payable automation. Seven of fourteen models named Stampli first on the direct prompt; one named Medius. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/spend/accounts-payable-automation/stampli-vs-medius/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stampli | 22% | #2 of 10 | 5% | 42 | 14 of 14 |
| Medius | 3% | #7 of 10 | 0% | 23 | 14 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Gemini 3.5 Flash: stampli first (first choices: Stampli) (alternatives: AvidXchange, Medius, Ramp, Tipalti)
- Perplexity Sonar: stampli first (first choices: Stampli, Tipalti) (alternatives: AvidXchange, BILL Accounts Payable, Corpay)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: stampli first (first choices: BILL Accounts Payable, Stampli) (alternatives: AvidXchange, Ramp, Tipalti)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: stampli first (first choices: Stampli) (alternatives: Airbase, AvidXchange, Tipalti)
- Kimi K2: stampli first (first choices: BILL Accounts Payable, Stampli) (alternatives: Quadient AP, Ramp, Tipalti)
- MiniMax M2.5: stampli first (first choices: Stampli, Tipalti) (alternatives: BILL Accounts Payable, HighRadius, Ramp, Sage Intacct)
- GPT-6 Luna: stampli first (first choices: Stampli) (alternatives: AvidXchange, BILL Accounts Payable, Ramp, Tipalti)
- Mistral Small: medius first (first choices: Medius, Tipalti) (alternatives: BILL Accounts Payable, Quadient AP, Softco)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: AvidXchange, MineralTree) (alternatives: Medius, Stampli, Tipalti)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: Tipalti) (alternatives: AvidXchange, Basware, Medius)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: HighRadius) (alternatives: AvidXchange, BILL Accounts Payable, Payhawk, Quadient AP, Ramp, Stampli, Tipalti)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither first, one named (first choices: Airbase, AvidXchange) (alternatives: BILL Accounts Payable, Medius, MineralTree, a Global Payments company, Quadient AP, Rillion)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: BILL Accounts Payable) (alternatives: AvidXchange, Spendful, Tipalti, Vasario)

## What the models said about Stampli

- "Thin review base on some platforms (85 G2 reviews vs. 1,978 for competitors)—harder to validate claims" (Kimi K2, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Slow approvals/processing, vendor edit challenges" (Grok 4.1 Fast, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Stampli: Best for collaborative AP, highly complex routing, handling manual exceptions, and companies with highly customized ERP structures." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, scale prompt, first choice)
- "If I had to pick one default recommendation without more context, it would be Stampli for a mid-sized B2B company" (GPT-5.4 mini, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "Stampli and Tipalti emerge as top contenders, with Stampli excelling in collaboration and ERP integration" (MiniMax M2.5, direct prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Medius

- "Tipalti and Medius are top contenders due to their scalability, global capabilities, and advanced automation." (Mistral Small, direct prompt, first choice)
- "Medius stands out for multinational companies needing compliance with country-specific mandates" (MiniMax M2.5, comparative prompt, first choice)
- "Chaser and Medius are top choices due to their focus on mid-market needs" (Mistral Small, paraphrase prompt, first choice)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.