Twelve of fourteen models named FloQast first on the direct prompt; one named Workiva. FloQast was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Workiva by eleven and FloQast carries 57 labels and Workiva 30, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in ten categories this edition.
Named in eleven categories 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 financial close management page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, FloQast and Workiva were named in the same answer 102 times, of the 387 answers naming FloQast and the 625 naming Workiva. In those answers Workiva took the first choice five times and FloQast thirty-four.
| 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 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B |
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.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Avoid Enterprise Tools: BlackLine/FloQast/Workiva are powerful ... overkill for limited budgets” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise-focused tools like BlackLine, FloQast, and Trintech if budget is a concern” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“For most mid-market B2B companies, FloQast represents the best balance of implementation speed, cost-effectiveness, and user-friendly design.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“Often criticized as overly complex and expensive for non-enterprise or mid-market needs; ... avoid if scalability or cost is a concern.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
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.