Two of fourteen models named AuditBoard first on the direct prompt; zero named Hyperproof. AuditBoard was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Hyperproof by eight and AuditBoard carries 33 labels and Hyperproof 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category 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 Internal controls and SOX page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, AuditBoard and Hyperproof were named in the same answer twenty-six times, of the 104 answers naming AuditBoard and the 44 naming Hyperproof. In those answers Hyperproof took the first choice seven times and AuditBoard five.
| 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 |
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. Six of eight in this category shown.
“What to Avoid on a Budget - AuditBoard/Optro \u2014 custom pricing, typically enterprise-level” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“What I'd Avoid for a Mid-Sized B2B Company ... often overkill for mid-market companies” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“AuditBoard and Workiva are excellent, but their public materials and category positioning are much more enterprise-oriented” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“Highly popular for mid-market and scaling pre-IPO/public companies. It is purpose-built for audit, incredibly user-friendly for control owners, and loved by external auditors.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Choose AuditBoard if your internal auditors are tired of spreadsheets and need a user-friendly tool to test controls.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“the undisputed gold standard for mid-market to enterprise teams managing internal audit, SOX compliance, and risk” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Hyperproof — Solid mid-market option with good balance of features and price” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“My default pick: Hyperproof” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“consider Hyperproof instead, as it consolidates multiple frameworks into one control library” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · alternative
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.