# Claude: how AI models rank it, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 1 categories by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/claude/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI accounting assistants | 0% | 84 | 100% | 6 |

## And against it

- "like public ChatGPT/Claude-style tools when used with client data, because they may lack robust security and may use inputs for training." (Perplexity Sonar, AI accounting assistants)
- "This includes tools like ChatGPT (free/Plus tiers), Claude, and Gemini when used with sensitive data." (Claude Haiku 4.5, AI accounting assistants)
- "General-Purpose Public Chatbots (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) for Financial Advice *   What to avoid:" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, AI accounting assistants)
- "Avoid free/public AIs (ChatGPT, Claude free tiers) for accounting" (Grok 4.1 Fast, AI accounting assistants)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 10 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- AI accounting assistants: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 77 → 84 of 85.

## In its own words

What Claude's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Claude is a next generation AI assistant built by Anthropic and trained to be safe, accurate, and secure to help you do your best work. (https://claude.com/)
- For: for you to do your best work (https://claude.com/)
- Price stated: Free $0; Pro $17 per month with annual subscription discount ($200 billed up front). $20 if billed monthly; Max From $100 per month (https://claude.com/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://claude.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Try Claude (https://claude.com/)
- Customers named: Gusto, Carvana, Anthropic, Notion, Slack, Figma, HubSpot

## What it publishes

Every page claude.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 12594 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 376 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 283 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 821 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://finance-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://finance-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, finance-ai-index.com.