September 2026 Edition
September 2026 Edition
Published September 17, 2026. This page is the permanent record of the September 2026 Edition: the standing of every category as measured in it, under vendor table v2026-10.7. The unqualified category addresses and the home page carry the latest edition.
41 categories · 12 models · 246 prompts · 2,952 answers · 16,288 judge labels, all published
The leaderboard
The first choice in all 41 categories · 33 unsettledShare is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all twelve models. Each row opens that category's page for this edition.What the verdicts mean
Spend and procurement
Corporate travel managementSmall business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Spend and procurement
Spend management platformsSmall business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Equity and corporate
Cap table managementMid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
Tax and compliance
Sales tax automationMid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
Tax and compliance
Corporate tax provisionMid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
Treasury and cash
Cross-border payments and FXSmall business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Tax and compliance
Internal controls and SOXMid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
Receivables and billing
B2B payment acceptanceSmall business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Receivables and billing
Cash applicationMid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
Accounting and close
Crypto accountingStill collecting in small business and mid-market and enterprise.
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Accounting and close
SEC and disclosure reportingStill collecting in small business and mid-market and enterprise.
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Spend and procurement
Telecom expense managementStill collecting in small business and mid-market and enterprise.
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Receivables and billing
B2B BNPL and net termsStill collecting in small business and mid-market and enterprise.
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Chargeback managementStill collecting in small business and mid-market and enterprise.
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Ecommerce fraud preventionStill collecting in small business and mid-market and enterprise.
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Embedded payments platformsStill collecting in small business and mid-market and enterprise.
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Receivables and billing
Merchants of recordStill collecting in small business and mid-market and enterprise.
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Payment orchestration platformsStill collecting in small business and mid-market and enterprise.
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Professional services automationStill collecting in small business and mid-market and enterprise.
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Receivables and billing
Rebate managementStill collecting in small business and mid-market and enterprise.
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Treasury and cash
Stablecoin platformsStill collecting in small business and mid-market and enterprise.
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Tax and compliance
AML and transaction monitoringStill collecting in small business and mid-market and enterprise.
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Equity and corporate
Virtual data roomsStill collecting in small business and mid-market and enterprise.
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The models asked
Twelve models: the generally available models a buyer meets as a default in an assistant, with search on. A model joins at an edition boundary and stays at least three editions; movement is read over the models both editions asked, so a join never moves a share on its own. The roster rule.
| Model | Version asked for | Lab | How it searches | In the set since |
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| Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5 | Anthropic | native search | September 2026 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini | OpenAI | native search | September 2026 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | native search | September 2026 | |
| Perplexity Sonar | sonar | Perplexity | native search | September 2026 |
| Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning | xAI | gateway, Perplexity search | September 2026 |
| Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small | Mistral | gateway, Perplexity search | September 2026 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash | DeepSeek | gateway, Perplexity search | September 2026 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick | Meta | gateway, Perplexity search | September 2026 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash | Alibaba | gateway, Perplexity search | September 2026 |
| Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 | Moonshot | gateway, Perplexity search | September 2026 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx | Z.AI | gateway, Perplexity search | September 2026 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 | MiniMax | gateway, Perplexity search | September 2026 |
The record
The prompts, the model set, the vendor table the edition was scored under and the report, free to download and to cite. The raw judge labels and full answers are sent on request.
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Raw judge labels
One row per named product, with the name exactly as written and a verbatim evidence quote.
16.6 MB, by request
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Full responses
Every call with its full answer text, timestamp, version string, search flag, cited URLs, latency and token counts.
14.4 MB, by request
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Vendor table v2026-10.7
Canonical names, aliases, category-scoped readings, exclusions and the change log.
823 KB, by request
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Prompts
Every prompt verbatim: six variants across 57 categories for each buyer segment, 342 per segment. Each prompt carries its set; the September 2026 mid-market set, asked as a B2B software company, is kept under its own ids beside the current one.
485 KB
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Model set
Pinned models, endpoints, search tools and list prices as of the edition.
16 KB
Markdown
Edition report
The derived report for the edition, including the appendix on loose paraphrase stability.
393 KB
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Calibration repeat: judge labels
The same prompts asked again on September 18, 2026 with nothing changed, over 10 categories. One row per named product, as in the edition file.
4.0 MB, by request
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Calibration repeat: full responses
Every call of the repeat with its full answer text, timestamp, version string, search flag, cited URLs, latency and token counts.
3.4 MB, by request
Markdown
Calibration report
The derived report for the repeat, the per-model flip rates behind the noise floor.
115 KB
Cite this edition
Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. finance-ai-index.com. Scored under vendor table v2026-10.7.