AI accounting assistants · October 2026 Edition
Vic.ai vs Digits
Two of fourteen models named Vic.ai first on the direct prompt; zero named Digits. Vic.ai was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Digits by nine and Vic.ai carries 30 labels and Digits 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share9%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate7%20%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#8A position in a field of 17; printed, not drawn.
Labels3010A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Vic.ai 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 Vic.ai · Sage Intacct vs Digits · Rillet vs Vic.ai
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.
Vic.aiFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDigits
Direct20
Paraphrase20
Comparative11
Budget-constrained021 against Digits
Scale-constrained00
Negative002 against Vic.ai · 1 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 Vic.ai 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 | | |
Vic.ai Digits first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Vic.ai on the left and Digits on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Vic.ai and Digits stood in it.
Vic.ai first, Digits not the choice
2 of 14 modelsDigits was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallVic.ai alternatives: Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct
Llama 4 MaverickVic.ai alternatives: BILL, Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashTruewind alternatives: Numeric, Ramp Accounting Agent, Stampli, Vic.ai
Perplexity SonarRillet, Sage Intacct alternatives: Vic.ai, Zeni
DeepSeek V4 FlashRillet alternatives: Digits, Pilot, 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
Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Sage Intacct alternatives: Ramp Accounting Agent, Rillet, Xero
GPT-5.4 miniSage Intacct alternatives: FloQast, HighRadius
Grok 4.1 FastSage Intacct alternatives: Oracle NetSuite, 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
GPT-6 LunaSage Intacct alternatives: Intuit Enterprise Suite, Oracle NetSuite
Muse Glimmer 30BRillet alternatives: Sage Intacct
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: Vic.ai leads at mid-market.
Vic.ai9%#4 of 17Digits4%#8 of 17Enterprise
What the models said about Vic.ai
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Both claim up to 95% autonomy for AP tasks and bookkeeping, but these figures should be treated as marketing claims rather than guarantees.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Overhyped Autonomy Claims (e.g., Booke AI, Vic.ai claiming 95% hands-off)” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“1. Vic.ai - Autonomous AP at real enterprise invoice volume, with invoice coding cost drops from ~$12 to under $2 each.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Vic.ai is often cited as the best AI-driven tool for bookkeeping, especially for AP automation” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend Vic.ai as a top choice for a mid-sized B2B company” MiniMax M2.5 · 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.