AI accounting assistants · October 2026 Edition
Rillet vs Digits
Three of fourteen models named Rillet first on the direct prompt; zero named Digits. Rillet was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Digits by nine and Rillet carries 17 labels and Digits 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share11%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate6%20%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#8A position in a field of 17; printed, not drawn.
Labels1710A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Rillet reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Sage Intacct was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Sage Intacct vs Rillet · Sage Intacct vs Digits · Rillet vs Zoho Books
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 AI accounting assistants page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
RilletFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDigits
Direct30
Paraphrase201 against Rillet
Comparative01
Budget-constrained021 against Digits
Scale-constrained00
Negative101 against Digits
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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Rillet and Digits stood in it.
| 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 | | | |
Rillet Digits first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Rillet on the left and Digits on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Rillet and Digits stood in it.
Rillet first, Digits an alternative
3 of 14 modelsDigits was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Perplexity SonarRillet, Sage Intacct alternatives: Vic.ai, Zeni
DeepSeek V4 FlashRillet alternatives: Digits, Pilot, Sage Intacct
Muse Glimmer 30BRillet alternatives: Sage Intacct
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.Claude Haiku 4.5Sage Intacct alternatives: Ramp Accounting Agent, Rillet, Xero
Kimi K2Sage Intacct alternatives: BILL, Oracle NetSuite, Ramp Accounting Agent, Rillet
GLM 4.7 FlashXSage Intacct, Xero alternatives: Oracle NetSuite, Ramp Accounting Agent, Rillet
Neither was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniSage Intacct alternatives: FloQast, HighRadius
Gemini 3.5 FlashTruewind alternatives: Numeric, Ramp Accounting Agent, Stampli, Vic.ai
Grok 4.1 FastSage Intacct alternatives: Oracle NetSuite, Xero
Mistral SmallVic.ai alternatives: Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct
Llama 4 MaverickVic.ai alternatives: BILL, Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct
Qwen 3.7 FlashSage Intacct alternatives: BlackLine, Bluecopa, Oracle NetSuite, Vic.ai
MiniMax M2.5Sage Intacct alternatives: Booke AI, Oracle NetSuite, Vic.ai
GPT-6 LunaSage Intacct alternatives: Intuit Enterprise Suite, Oracle NetSuite
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
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Rillet leads at mid-market.
Rillet11%#2 of 17Digits4%#8 of 17Enterprise
What the models said about Rillet
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“worth evaluating ... However, migration effort is a real cost, so weigh that carefully.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“the strongest recommendation for an AI-driven accounting solution is Rillet, specifically leveraging its Aura AI agents.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Tools like Rillet, which pair AI with human oversight and a full audit trail, are safer choices.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · first choice
“Rillet with Aura AI agents is the most purpose-built AI agent layer for accounting tasks” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Digits
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Digits and similar AI-first tools may be interesting, but they're aimed more at growing companies than the absolute lowest-budget option” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“Platforms like Digits and Puzzle work best on clean, standardized data and require significant manual handling for edge cases” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Want an AI-native ledger that replaces QBO | Digits | Built from scratch as an AI ledger with continuous reconciliation.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Digits at $65 a month is the best AI bookkeeping tool for most small businesses” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“at $65 a month for Essentials, representing the best mix of depth and cost” Claude Haiku 4.5 · 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.