# SOFT4Lessee vs Crunchafi: which do AI models recommend for lease accounting, September 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, Lease accounting. Two of twelve models named SOFT4Lessee first on the direct prompt; zero named Crunchafi. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/accounting/lease-accounting/soft4lessee-vs-crunchafi/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOFT4Lessee | 6% | #5 of 12 | 0% | 10 | 7 of 12 |
| Crunchafi | 2% | #7 of 12 | 7% | 15 | 9 of 12 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Claude Haiku 4.5: soft4lessee first (first choices: SOFT4Lessee) (alternatives: EZLease, FinQuery, Trullion, Visual Lease)
- Mistral Small: soft4lessee first (first choices: FinQuery, SOFT4Lessee) (alternatives: EZLease, Trullion, Visual Lease)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: FinQuery) (alternatives: NetLease, SOFT4Lessee, Trullion, Visual Lease)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: FinQuery, Spacebase) (alternatives: EZLease, SOFT4Lessee, Visual Lease)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: FinQuery) (alternatives: Crunchafi, LeaseCrunch, NetLease, Visual Lease)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither first, one named (first choices: iLeasePro) (alternatives: EZLease, LeaseAccelerator, Leasecake, SOFT4Lessee)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: FinQuery, Visual Lease) (alternatives: DebtBook, SOFT4Lessee, iLeasePro)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: FinQuery) (alternatives: Nakisa Lease Administration, Sage Intacct, UGAAP, Yardi Corom, iLeasePro)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither named (first choices: FinQuery) (alternatives: EZLease, Visual Lease)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: FinQuery) (alternatives: EZLease, Spacebase, iLeasePro)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: FinQuery) (alternatives: EZLease, iLeasePro)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: FinQuery, Visual Lease) (alternatives: Spacebase)

## What the models said about SOFT4Lessee

- "Overall best for mid‑sized companies ... SOFT4Lessee for a balanced mid‑market choice" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, scale prompt, first choice)
- "FinQuery (LeaseQuery) and SOFT4Lessee are the top recommendations" (Mistral Small, direct prompt, first choice)
- "SOFT4Lessee is the best first shortlist option" (Claude Haiku 4.5, direct prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Crunchafi

- "Data entry inaccuracies, lack of OCR for lease abstraction, cumbersome journal entries" (Grok 4.1 Fast, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "Crunchafi offers a per-lease pricing model that gives budget-conscious buyers a concrete cost basis" (Claude Haiku 4.5, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Best for: Companies that want pay-per-lease scalability rather than fixed monthly subscriptions, especially CPA firms." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt, alternative)
- "Best for: Companies that prefer a pay-as-you-go model or work closely with an external CPA firm." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, budget prompt, alternative)

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.