Edition 01 · September 2026
September 2026 Edition
Published September 17, 2026. This page is the permanent record of the September 2026 Edition: the standing of every category as measured in it, under vendor table vv2026-09.2. It is also the edition the site carries now.
41 categories · 12 models · 246 prompts · 2,952 answers · 16,288 judge labels, all published
The leaderboard
The first choice in all 41 categories · 33 unsettledShare is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all twelve models. Each row opens that category's page for this edition.What the verdicts mean
Spend and procurement
Corporate travel managementSmall business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Spend and procurement
Spend management platformsSmall business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Equity and corporate
Cap table managementMid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
Tax and compliance
Sales tax automationMid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
Treasury and cash
Cross-border payments and FXSmall business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Tax and compliance
Corporate tax provisionMid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
Tax and compliance
Internal controls and SOXMid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
Receivables and billing
B2B payment acceptanceSmall business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Receivables and billing
Cash applicationMid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
Accounting and close
Revenue recognitionSmall business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
The record
Every prompt, every answer with its version string and search flag, every raw judge label, and the vendor table the edition was scored under. Free to download and free to cite.
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Raw judge labels
One row per named product, with the name exactly as written and a verbatim evidence quote.
16.6 MB
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Full responses
Every call with its full answer text, timestamp, version string, search flag, cited URLs, latency and token counts.
53.0 MB
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Vendor table vv2026-09.2
Canonical names, aliases, category-scoped readings, exclusions and the change log.
523 KB
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Prompts
Every prompt verbatim: six variants across 41 categories for each buyer segment, 246 per segment. Each prompt carries its set; the September 2026 mid-market set, asked as a B2B software company, is kept under its own ids beside the current one.
347 KB
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Model set
Pinned models, endpoints, search tools and list prices as of the edition.
12 KB
Markdown
Edition report
The derived report for the edition, including the appendix on loose paraphrase stability.
378 KB
Markdown
Data dictionary
What each column of the record means, how to reproduce any share on the site, the license and the citation. The same file ships in the pack.
5 KB
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Calibration repeat: judge labels
The same prompts asked again on September 18, 2026 with nothing changed, over 10 categories. One row per named product, as in the edition file.
4.0 MB
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Calibration repeat: full responses
Every call of the repeat with its full answer text, timestamp, version string, search flag, cited URLs, latency and token counts.
12.6 MB
Markdown
Calibration report
The derived report for the repeat, the per-model flip rates behind the noise floor.
115 KB
Cite this edition
Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. finance-ai-index.com. Scored under vendor table vv2026-09.2.