# Rillet vs Digits: which do AI models recommend for AI accounting assistants, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, AI accounting assistants. Three of fourteen models named Rillet first on the direct prompt; zero named Digits. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/accounting/ai-accounting-assistants/rillet-vs-digits/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rillet | 11% | #2 of 17 | 6% | 17 | 11 of 14 |
| Digits | 4% | #8 of 17 | 20% | 10 | 9 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Perplexity Sonar: rillet first (first choices: Rillet, Sage Intacct) (alternatives: Vic.ai, Zeni)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: rillet first (first choices: Rillet) (alternatives: Digits, Pilot, Sage Intacct)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: rillet first (first choices: Rillet) (alternatives: Sage Intacct)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Sage Intacct) (alternatives: Ramp Accounting Agent, Rillet, Xero)
- Kimi K2: neither first, one named (first choices: Sage Intacct) (alternatives: BILL, Oracle NetSuite, Ramp Accounting Agent, Rillet)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Sage Intacct, Xero) (alternatives: Oracle NetSuite, Ramp Accounting Agent, Rillet)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Sage Intacct) (alternatives: FloQast, HighRadius)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: Truewind) (alternatives: Numeric, Ramp Accounting Agent, Stampli, Vic.ai)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither named (first choices: Sage Intacct) (alternatives: Oracle NetSuite, Xero)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: Vic.ai) (alternatives: Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: Vic.ai) (alternatives: BILL, Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Sage Intacct) (alternatives: BlackLine, Bluecopa, Oracle NetSuite, Vic.ai)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Sage Intacct) (alternatives: Booke AI, Oracle NetSuite, Vic.ai)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: Sage Intacct) (alternatives: Intuit Enterprise Suite, Oracle NetSuite)

## What the models said about Rillet

- "worth evaluating ... However, migration effort is a real cost, so weigh that carefully." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, paraphrase prompt, soft negative)
- "the strongest recommendation for an AI-driven accounting solution is Rillet, specifically leveraging its Aura AI agents." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "Tools like Rillet, which pair AI with human oversight and a full audit trail, are safer choices." (Mistral Small, negative prompt, first choice)
- "Rillet with Aura AI agents is the most purpose-built AI agent layer for accounting tasks" (Muse Glimmer 30B, paraphrase prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Digits

- "Digits and similar AI-first tools may be interesting, but they're aimed more at growing companies than the absolute lowest-budget option" (GPT-5.4 mini, budget prompt, soft negative)
- "Platforms like Digits and Puzzle work best on clean, standardized data and require significant manual handling for edge cases" (Claude Haiku 4.5, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Want an AI-native ledger that replaces QBO | Digits | Built from scratch as an AI ledger with continuous reconciliation." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, comparative prompt, first choice)
- "Digits at $65 a month is the best AI bookkeeping tool for most small businesses" (Muse Glimmer 30B, budget prompt, first choice)
- "at $65 a month for Essentials, representing the best mix of depth and cost" (Claude Haiku 4.5, budget prompt, first choice)

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. 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.