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Cash flow forecasting · October 2026 Edition

Float vs Cash Flow Frog

Zero of fourteen models named Float first on the direct prompt; zero named Cash Flow Frog. Float was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Cash Flow Frog by thirteen and Float carries 36 labels and Cash Flow Frog 21, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Float

accepted challenger

Named in five categories this edition.

Cash Flow Frog

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share8%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate22%10%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels3621A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Float reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Cube was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Agicap vs Float · Agicap vs Cash Flow Frog · Float vs Chaser

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 cash flow forecasting page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
FloatFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCash Flow Frog
Direct00
Paraphrase00
Comparative21
Budget-constrained343 against Float
Scale-constrained101 against Float · 1 against Cash Flow Frog
Negative004 against Float · 1 against Cash Flow Frog
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Float and Cash Flow Frog were named in the same answer fifty-two times, of the 161 answers naming Float and the 57 naming Cash Flow Frog. In those answers Cash Flow Frog took the first choice ten times and Float fourteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Float and Cash Flow Frog stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Float Cash Flow Frog first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Float on the left and Cash Flow Frog on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Float and Cash Flow Frog stood in it.

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.
Grok 4.1 FastChaser alternatives: Drivetrain, Float, Jirav
DeepSeek V4 FlashTesorio alternatives: Agicap, Chaser, Float, Vena
Muse Glimmer 30BTesorio, Upflow alternatives: Abacum, Float, Planful

Neither was named

11 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Upflow alternatives: Abacum, Chaser, Cube, Tesorio
GPT-5.4 miniAgicap alternatives: Datarails, Kyriba, Vena
Gemini 3.5 FlashTesorio alternatives: Agicap, Centime, Cube, Nilus, Trovata
Perplexity SonarAgicap alternatives: Chaser, Cube, Upflow
Mistral SmallChaser, Cube alternatives: Prophix One, Tesorio
Llama 4 MaverickCube
Qwen 3.7 FlashAgicap alternatives: Chaser, Cube, Tesorio
Kimi K2Chaser alternatives: Abacum, Cube, Fathom, Upflow
GLM 4.7 FlashXCube alternatives: Abacum, HighRadius
MiniMax M2.5Upflow alternatives: Chaser, Drivetrain, Vena
GPT-6 LunaCentime alternatives: Cube, Jirav, Planful, Tesorio

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

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Float leads by eighteen points.
Float35%#1 of 12
Cash Flow Frog16%#2 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Float8%#2 of 15
Cash Flow Frog8%#3 of 15
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Float leads by two points.
Float2%#8 of 12
Cash Flow Frog0%#– of 12
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Float

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“products such as Float, Helm, Dryrun, and Cash Flow Frog are described as good within a narrow scope, but they do not produce a full P&L or balance-sheet forecast” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Float is risky if you are not on Xero/QuickBooks/FreeAgent, need heavy custom reporting, have strong seasonality..."Absolutely hopeless for seasonal business"” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Poor seasonal business support | Float (limited to recent 3 months or manual input...) | Seasonal SMBs—users report it's "hopeless" without custom fixes.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“If you are a small business using Xero/QuickBooks: Start with Float. It is the most intuitive and affordable way to stop guessing your cash runway.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“Float is the go-to cashflow forecasting pick for finance teams that need rolling views driven by invoices, bills, and bank activity” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“Float is frequently recommended as one of the best cash flow forecasting software options” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about Cash Flow Frog

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.

“products such as Float, Helm, Dryrun, and Cash Flow Frog are described as good within a narrow scope” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Simpler liquidity focus | 4.6/5 | Fast rolling forecasts | $100-1K/mo (test first)” Grok 4.1 Fast · scale prompt · soft negative
“For most small-to-mid-sized businesses, Cash Flow Frog offers the best value with deep features at an affordable price” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“with Float and Cash Flow Frog being strong picks for an automated view of your cash position” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Cash Flow Frog stands out as one of the best cash flow forecasting software options” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.