Small-business accounting software
Which brand 5 AI models pick, with intervals.
Fast panel · Panel, equal weight
- anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5 @ claude-haiku-5.5 via OpenRouter (20%)
- openai/gpt-6-luna @ gpt-6-luna via OpenRouter (20%)
- google/gemini-4-argon @ gemini-4-argon via OpenRouter (20%)
- mistralai/mistral-large-4-0 @ mistral-large-4-0 via OpenRouter (20%)
- deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash @ deepseek-v4.1-flash via OpenRouter (20%)
ClearQuickBooks stands alone in the top tier for these 5 API models.
Tier 1
- QuickBooks84%95% interval 77–90%plausible rank 1
Tier 2
- Xero54%95% interval 42–65%plausible rank 2–4
- Zoho Books39%95% interval 28–51%plausible rank 2–4
- FreshBooks31%95% interval 21–43%plausible rank 2–5
Tier 3
- Sage12%95% interval 5–23%plausible rank 4–10
- FreeAgent9%95% interval 4–14%plausible rank 5–10
- Wave8%95% interval 3–15%plausible rank 5–10
- ZarMoney6%95% interval 2–13%plausible rank 5–10
- Patriot Software4%95% interval 1–11%plausible rank 5–10
- Kashoo3%95% interval 0–9%plausible rank 5–10
Drag across the chart to probe a share.
Changes since the previous edition
The judge panel changed since the previous edition, so shares are not compared between the two.
- mistralai/mistral-large-4-0 @ mistral-large-4-0 via OpenRouter: same model, new judge settings
This note was added after publication from the published editions; the signed snapshot is unchanged. Corrections log
ClearQuickBooks stands alone in the top tier for these 5 API models.
| Brand | Choice share | 95% interval | Plausible rank | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QuickBooks | 84% | 77–90% | 1 | Tier 1 |
| Xero | 54% | 42–65% | 2–4 | Tier 2 |
| Zoho Books | 39% | 28–51% | 2–4 | Tier 2 |
| FreshBooks | 31% | 21–43% | 2–5 | Tier 2 |
| Sage | 12% | 5–23% | 4–10 | Tier 3 |
| FreeAgent | 9% | 4–14% | 5–10 | Tier 3 |
| Wave | 8% | 3–15% | 5–10 | Tier 3 |
| ZarMoney | 6% | 2–13% | 5–10 | Tier 3 |
| Patriot Software | 4% | 1–11% | 5–10 | Tier 3 |
| Kashoo | 3% | 0–9% | 5–10 | Tier 3 |
How to read this
- Choice share: how often models pick a brand when it appears in a shortlist of 4. Chance is 25%, the dashed line.
- The band is the 95% interval; the bright tick is the estimate. Overlapping bands are not a strict order.
- Tiers are published: a tier groups brands not distinguishable from that tier's leader. Same tier does not mean equal.
- Rank shows the plausible rank range, not a strict place.
- Drag across the chart to probe a share and see which intervals contain it.
- Brand names only: the models saw each option as a brand name, with no product facts, and answered from their own knowledge.
- Fast panel: the fast or small current models of each vendor, not the full flagship panel.
- Each page shows the latest edition. Dates are in the downloadable JSON.
Panel and conditions
Each edition puts the brands of the category to a panel of AI models, called through their APIs, in randomized shortlists of 4 (chance is 25%). Each option was a brand name only, with no product facts, prices or any commercial data, so a brand's share measures which brand the models recommend from their own knowledge for the shopper needs of the scenarios. Shares come with 95% intervals; tiers and rank intervals are simultaneous at the same level.
- anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5 @ claude-haiku-5.5 via OpenRouter (20%)
- openai/gpt-6-luna @ gpt-6-luna via OpenRouter (20%)
- google/gemini-4-argon @ gemini-4-argon via OpenRouter (20%)
- mistralai/mistral-large-4-0 @ mistral-large-4-0 via OpenRouter (20%)
- deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash @ deepseek-v4.1-flash via OpenRouter (20%)
Conditions: closed-book API calls via OpenRouter (pinned providers); web search, grounding, tools and retrieval off; forced choice; 2 paraphrases per scenario in English.
Methodology: ACM-1.0-chart-draft (draft rules for movement, significance and events, awaiting review).