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

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

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workiva | 32% | #1 of 6 | 23% | 77 | 14 of 14 |
| IRIS CARBON | 17% | #4 of 6 | 0% | 43 | 13 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

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

## What the models said about Workiva

- "Top Recommendation: Workiva ... the default market leader and is consistently rated the best all-around platform for mid-market public companies" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "Workiva is identified as the leading solution in the disclosure management category with the highest adoption and satisfaction" (Claude Haiku 4.5, comparative 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.