# Showpad vs Seismic: which do AI models recommend for sales rooms, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, Digital sales rooms. Zero of twelve models named Showpad first on the direct prompt; one named Seismic. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/sales/digital-sales-rooms/showpad-vs-seismic/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Showpad | 2% | #7 of 14 | 20% | 10 | 7 of 12 |
| Seismic | 2% | #8 of 14 | 36% | 25 | 11 of 12 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Qwen 3.7 Flash: seismic first (first choices: Seismic) (alternatives: Highspot, Qwilr, Spotio)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: Aligned) (alternatives: DealHub, Dock, Showpad)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named (first choices: Trumpet) (alternatives: Aligned, Dock, Flowla, GetAccept)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: Aligned, Trumpet) (alternatives: DealHub, Dock, GetAccept)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: Trumpet) (alternatives: Aligned, Dock, GetAccept)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither named (first choices: Trumpet) (alternatives: Aligned, GetAccept)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: GetAccept) (alternatives: Aligned, Dock, Trumpet)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: Aligned) (alternatives: Dock, GetAccept, HummingDeck, Trumpet)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: Trumpet)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: Trumpet) (alternatives: Aligned, Dock, GetAccept, HummingDeck)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: Aligned, Trumpet) (alternatives: DealHub, GetAccept, HummingDeck)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Aligned, Trumpet) (alternatives: Dock, GetAccept)

## What the models said about Showpad

- "Showpad — strongest if you want a broader sales enablement suite with DSR capabilities, deeper analytics, and native offline access" (GPT-5.4 mini, comparative prompt, first choice)
- "I'd generally recommend Showpad if your main goal is buyer engagement + collaborative deal rooms in one platform." (GPT-5.4 mini, paraphrase prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Seismic

- "Seismic is arguably the leader... Go with Seismic if you are building a modern sales infrastructure and need deep analytics." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, direct prompt, first choice)

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. 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.