Concord vs Ironclad
Three of fourteen models named Concord first on the direct prompt; five named Ironclad. Concord was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Ironclad by fourteen and Concord carries 35 labels and Ironclad 59, so the shares are not directly comparable.
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Named in one category 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 contract lifecycle management and e-signature page.
By framing
ConcordFirst choices, of fourteen modelsIronclad
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Concord and Ironclad were named in the same answer forty-nine times, of the 90 answers naming Concord and the 144 naming Ironclad. In those answers Ironclad took the first choice five times and Concord thirteen.
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 | | | | | |
Concord Ironclad first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Concord on the left and Ironclad 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.Concord first, Ironclad an alternative
2 of 14 modelsIronclad was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Ironclad first, Concord an alternative
4 of 14 modelsConcord was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 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
Concord25%#2 of 14Ironclad2%#10 of 14Ironclad18%#2 of 14Concord2%#10 of 14What the models said about Concord
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“"The very small team (~22 employees) raises questions about support and migration capacity"” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“The best contract lifecycle management platform for a company with a limited budget is Concord, which has an entry tier priced at $499.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“If you have 3–5 people and want simplicity: Concord ($499/month flat) is hard to beat for predictable costs and true CLM features.” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“For a balance of affordability, ease of use, and mid-market focus, Concord is often the top recommendation.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Ironclad
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid vendors like Ironclad, Agiloft, Icertis, and ContractPodAI if budget predictability matters” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid if you need granular security: Ironclad (current security gaps).” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Enterprise suites with long implementations and premium pricing: platforms like Ironclad, DocuSign CLM, Conga, Icertis, and Sirion can be the wrong fit” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“aim for mid-market tools like Ironclad, Conga CLM, LinkSquares, Sirion, Agiloft, or SpotDraft... Ironclad/Conga: Workflow-first, Salesforce-heavy, great for sales/legal speed.” Grok 4.1 Fast · scale prompt · first choice
“Ironclad - AI-powered drafting, workflow automation, strong Salesforce integration. Best for mid-market to enterprise legal/sales teams” Grok 4.1 Fast · comparative prompt · first choice
“Most enterprise buyers shortlist Icertis (for AI/governance), Ironclad (for workflow UX), and Sirion” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative 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.