# Persefoni vs Workiva: which do AI models recommend for ESG and carbon reporting, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, ESG and carbon reporting. Zero of fourteen models named Persefoni first on the direct prompt; two named Workiva. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/corporate/esg-and-carbon-reporting/persefoni-vs-workiva/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persefoni | 5% | #4 of 13 | 3% | 30 | 14 of 14 |
| Workiva | 3% | #8 of 13 | 40% | 30 | 13 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- GPT-5.4 mini: workiva first (first choices: Workiva) (alternatives: Credibl ESG, IBM Envizi, Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: workiva first (first choices: Workiva) (alternatives: Greenly, Measurabl, Novisto, Persefoni, Position Green)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Watershed) (alternatives: Carbon Cloud, Enablon, Persefoni, PlanA, Sphera)
- Kimi K2: neither first, one named (first choices: Novata, Position Green) (alternatives: Greenly, Novisto, Workiva)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither first, one named (first choices: Greenly) (alternatives: Novisto, Workiva)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named (first choices: EcoOnline ESG) (alternatives: Coolset, Novata, Sweep)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: Coolset, Greenly) (alternatives: Gravity, KEY ESG, Novata, Sweep)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: Greenly) (alternatives: EcoOnline ESG, Novata, Novisto, Sweep)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither named (first choices: Greenly, Sweep) (alternatives: Horizon ESG, cubemos)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: Sweep) (alternatives: EcoOnline ESG, Novata)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: Sweep) (alternatives: Coolset, Greenly, Novisto)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: Sweep) (alternatives: EcoOnline ESG, Novata)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Plan A, Sweep) (alternatives: EcoOnline ESG, Novata)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither named (first choices: Novisto, Sweep) (alternatives: Coolset, Novata)

## What the models said about Persefoni

- "good for complex organizations, but may be overkill for mid-sized" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, paraphrase prompt, soft negative)
- "Choose Watershed or Persefoni if: Your primary immediate pain point is calculating Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions accurately" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, comparative prompt, first choice)
- "Start for free with carbon + basic reporting: Persefoni Pro." (Muse Glimmer 30B, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Best overall for a mid-sized B2B company: Persefoni" (GPT-5.4 mini, paraphrase prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Workiva

- "Avoid paying for enterprise platforms like Workiva unless you have complex disclosure, assurance, or multi-framework requirements" (Perplexity Sonar, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "Avoid Workiva unless you're already a public company or have a dedicated compliance team with a six-figure software budget." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, direct prompt, hard negative)
- "ISG's 2025 Buyers Guide named Workiva, Salesforce, and Oracle the overall leaders... A strong candidate for public companies and assurance-focused teams." (GPT-6 Luna, comparative 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.