Chili Piper vs Distribution Engine
Five of twelve models named Chili Piper first on the direct prompt; zero named Distribution Engine. Chili Piper was named by eleven of the twelve models and Distribution Engine by nine and Chili Piper carries 46 labels and Distribution Engine 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories 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 lead routing and management page.
By framing
Chili PiperFirst choices, of twelve modelsDistribution Engine
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Chili Piper and Distribution Engine were named in the same answer forty-one times, of the 249 answers naming Chili Piper and the 43 naming Distribution Engine. In those answers Distribution Engine took the first choice three times and Chili Piper six.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| 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 | | | |
Chili Piper Distribution Engine first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Chili Piper on the left and Distribution Engine on the right.The direct prompt
Chili Piper first, Distribution Engine an alternative
5 of 12 modelsDistribution Engine was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
3 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
Chili Piper2%#10 of 14Distribution Engine0%#– of 14Chili Piper11%#3 of 14Distribution Engine4%#6 of 14Chili Piper2%#6 of 9Distribution Engine0%#9 of 9What the models said about Chili Piper
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“full Chili Piper suites can be incredibly frustrating, as they often require five-figure annual contracts” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“What to Avoid on a Limited Budget - Chili Piper — Now starts at $15,000/year minimum” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid for Limited Budgets - Chili Piper — starts at $15,000/year (enterprise pricing)” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · hard negative
“For most mid-market B2B companies, I recommend starting with Chili Piper as your primary routing and scheduling tool.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Distribution Engine
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“prioritize Salesforce-native routing tools (such as *LeanData, Traction Complete, Kubaru,* or *Distribution Engine*)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“LeadAngel or Distribution Engine (mid-market value + territory depth)” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
“buy Distribution Engine” Gemini 3.5 Flash · 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.