Ironclad vs LinkSquares
Four of twelve models named Ironclad first on the direct prompt; two named LinkSquares. Ironclad was named by twelve of the twelve models and LinkSquares by eleven and Ironclad carries 48 labels and LinkSquares 30, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve 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
IroncladFirst choices, of twelve modelsLinkSquares
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Ironclad and LinkSquares were named in the same answer forty-six times, of the 134 answers naming Ironclad and the 53 naming LinkSquares. In those answers LinkSquares took the first choice three times and Ironclad twelve.
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 | | |
Ironclad LinkSquares first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Ironclad on the left and LinkSquares on the right.The direct prompt
Ironclad first, LinkSquares an alternative
4 of 12 modelsLinkSquares was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.LinkSquares first, Ironclad an alternative
2 of 12 modelsIronclad was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
1 of 12 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
Ironclad0%#15 of 15LinkSquares0%#– of 15Ironclad12%#3 of 16LinkSquares4%#6 of 16Ironclad22%#1 of 8LinkSquares0%#8 of 8What 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 enterprise platforms (Ironclad, DocuSign CLM) - typically start at $20,000-50,000/year” Mistral Small · budget prompt · hard negative
“Enterprise tools like Ironclad/DocuSign CLM start at $20K+/yr, so avoid for budgets.” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise CLMs like Ironclad, DocuSign CLM, Agiloft, or ContractPodAi” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“The standard for fast-growing mid-market companies. Incredible, visual, drag-and-drop workflow designer and best-in-class Salesforce integration.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“focus your search on no-code, collaborative, and AI-native CLMs (such as Ironclad, Juro, LinkSquares, or ContractSafe)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“Ironclad is a leader in AI-powered contract lifecycle management, particularly for mid-market and enterprise legal teams.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about LinkSquares
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Users reported issues with self-service flexibility for sales... lack of natural language search, and occasional glitches in the platform” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“positioned more strongly for post-signature analytics than front-end negotiation” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Top-rated alternatives with fewer complaints: LinkSquares, Malbek, Juro (4.6-4.7/5, praised for ease/AI).” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · first choice
“LinkSquares is frequently cited as an excellent choice for mid-market companies.” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Best Overall for Mid-Market B2B: LinkSquares” Mistral Small · 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.