Xero vs Digits
One of fourteen models named Xero first on the direct prompt; zero named Digits. Xero was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Digits by nine and Xero carries 37 labels and Digits 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in twenty-one 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 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 AI accounting assistants page.
By framing
XeroFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDigits
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 | | |
Xero Digits first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Xero on the left and Digits on the right.The direct prompt
Xero first, Digits not the choice
1 of 14 modelsDigits was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
10 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
Digits2%#– of 12Xero0%#12 of 12What the models said about Xero
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“Xero is ideal for accountants and bookkeepers... best for cloud bookkeeping with strong bank feeds and unlimited users” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Digits
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“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
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.