Ramp vs Airbase
Eight of fourteen models named Ramp first on the direct prompt; three named Airbase. Both were named by all fourteen models and Ramp carries 66 labels and Airbase 39, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seventeen categories this edition.
Named in eight 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 spend management platforms page.
By framing
RampFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAirbase
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Ramp and Airbase were named in the same answer 142 times, of the 1084 answers naming Ramp and the 171 naming Airbase. In those answers Airbase took the first choice ten times and Ramp fifty-two.
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 | | | | | |
Ramp Airbase first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Ramp on the left and Airbase on the right.The direct prompt
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Ramp first, Airbase an alternative
7 of 14 modelsAirbase was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Airbase first, Ramp an alternative
2 of 14 modelsRamp was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 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
What the models said about Ramp
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Users frequently cite issues with receipt management, such as problems with voiding transactions and unusable CSV exports.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Many modern platforms (like Ramp and Brex) are "free" because they require you to migrate your company credit cards to their proprietary cards.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Ramp: Excellent for fast-growing mid-market companies. Strong automation, great ERP integrations, flat-rate cashback... Very popular for consolidated card, AP, and expense.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
What the models said about Airbase
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“for buyers who want a standalone finance vendor... verify the product's roadmap, support ownership, and integration priorities fit your needs” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“Caveat: No longer sold as standalone; requires Paylocity relationship” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Most mid-sized B2B companies find that Ramp or Airbase provide the best balance of features, ease of use, and value for money.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · 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.