# Certent Disclosure Management vs IRIS CARBON: which do AI models recommend for disclosure reporting, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, SEC and disclosure reporting. Four of fourteen models named Certent Disclosure Management first on the direct prompt; one named IRIS CARBON. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/accounting/sec-and-disclosure-reporting/certent-disclosure-management-vs-iris-carbon/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certent Disclosure Management | 22% | #3 of 6 | 2% | 47 | 14 of 14 |
| IRIS CARBON | 17% | #4 of 6 | 0% | 43 | 13 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- DeepSeek V4 Flash: certent disclosure management first (first choices: Certent Disclosure Management) (alternatives: DFIN ActiveDisclosure, IRIS CARBON, Toppan Merrill Bridge)
- Kimi K2: certent disclosure management first (first choices: Certent Disclosure Management, DFIN ActiveDisclosure)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: certent disclosure management first (first choices: Certent Disclosure Management, DFIN ActiveDisclosure) (alternatives: DataTracks DART, FilePoint, IDL Publisher, Workiva)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: certent disclosure management first (first choices: Certent Disclosure Management) (alternatives: DFIN ActiveDisclosure, Workiva)
- Mistral Small: iris carbon first (first choices: IRIS CARBON, Workiva) (alternatives: Basedash, RERegnology ESEF)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Workiva) (alternatives: Certent, DFIN ActiveDisclosure, IRIS CARBON)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: Workiva) (alternatives: DFIN ActiveDisclosure, IRIS CARBON)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Workiva) (alternatives: Certent Disclosure Management, DFIN ActiveDisclosure, IRIS CARBON, Toppan Merrill Bridge)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: Workiva) (alternatives: Certent Disclosure Management, DFIN ActiveDisclosure)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Workiva) (alternatives: Certent Disclosure Management, DFIN ActiveDisclosure, IRIS CARBON)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Workiva) (alternatives: Certent, DFIN ActiveDisclosure, IRIS CARBON, Toppan Merrill Bridge)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: DFIN ActiveDisclosure)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Workiva) (alternatives: ActiveDisclosure, Certent, DFIN ActiveDisclosure, RDG Filings)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: DFIN ActiveDisclosure) (alternatives: Toppan Merrill Bridge, Workiva)

## What the models said about Certent Disclosure Management

- "Cautiously evaluate Certent if your team is looking for a modern, cloud-native platform" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Start with Certent or IRIS CARBON if you need a full disclosure management platform with workflow and collaboration features" (Kimi K2, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Certent is regularly positioned as the value lane alternative to Workiva... the price point sits meaningfully below Workiva" (Muse Glimmer 30B, direct prompt, first choice)
- "Certent Disclosure Management and IRIS CARBON are the two best-value platforms recommended by industry analysts" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about IRIS CARBON

- "IRIS CARBON® and Workiva are the top choices due to their strong compliance features, ease of use, and scalability" (Mistral Small, direct prompt, first choice)
- "the best SEC‑disclosure platform is likely IRIS CARBON (cloud SaaS, flat‑annual fee, strong small‑business focus)" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, budget prompt, first choice)
- "IRIS CARBON is typically the lowest-cost of the major dedicated platforms, with Certent as a close second" (Muse Glimmer 30B, budget prompt, first choice)

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. 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.
