GEP SMART vs Coupa
Two of fourteen models named GEP SMART first on the direct prompt; two named Coupa. GEP SMART was named by nine of the fourteen models and Coupa by twelve and GEP SMART carries 14 labels and Coupa 30, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in nine 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 strategic sourcing page.
By framing
GEP SMARTFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCoupa
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, GEP SMART and Coupa were named in the same answer 161 times, of the 170 answers naming GEP SMART and the 717 naming Coupa. In those answers Coupa took the first choice fifty-one times and GEP SMART eight.
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 | | |
GEP SMART Coupa first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, GEP SMART on the left and Coupa 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.GEP SMART first, Coupa not the choice
1 of 14 modelsCoupa was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Coupa first, GEP SMART not the choice
1 of 14 modelsGEP SMART 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
7 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
GEP SMART0%#– of 10Coupa0%#9 of 10GEP SMART4%#7 of 14Coupa4%#8 of 14What the models said about GEP SMART
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of six in this category shown.
“NOT Recommended for Limited Budgets” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“rather than a full suite like SAP Ariba, Coupa, Ivalua or GEP that is built for larger, ERP-native estates” Muse Glimmer 30B · scale prompt · soft negative
“GEP SMART: $500K+/year — Upper mid-market with consulting-led delivery” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · soft negative
“Most mid-market B2B companies find that Coupa or GEP SMART provide the best balance of depth, analytics, and mid-market pricing” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“the best overall fit is often GEP SMART” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
“Offer enterprise-grade capabilities (like deep spend analytics and contract management) but packaged in a scaled-down, quicker-to-deploy format” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · alternative
What the models said about Coupa
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“Most mid-market B2B companies find that Coupa or GEP SMART provide the best balance of depth, analytics, and mid-market pricing” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct 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.