# Planful vs Workday Adaptive Planning: which do AI models recommend for financial modeling, September 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, Financial modeling and scenario planning. Zero of twelve models named Planful first on the direct prompt; zero named Workday Adaptive Planning. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/planning/financial-modeling-and-scenario-planning/planful-vs-workday-adaptive-planning/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planful | 4% | #6 of 8 | 11% | 18 | 11 of 12 |
| Workday Adaptive Planning | 4% | #7 of 8 | 35% | 17 | 11 of 12 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Mosaic, Pigment) (alternatives: Centage Planning Maestro, Cube, Datarails, Planful, Vena)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: Datarails, Drivetrain) (alternatives: Anaplan, Planful, Vena)
- Mistral Small: neither first, one named (first choices: Datarails, Limelight) (alternatives: Cube, Planful, Vena)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Limelight) (alternatives: Abacum, Cube, Datarails, Pigment, Planful)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Cube) (alternatives: Fathom, Float, Jedox, Jirav, Planful, Vena)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Datarails) (alternatives: Cube, Drivetrain, Mosaic, Planful)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Datarails) (alternatives: Cube, Planful)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Datarails) (alternatives: Abacum, Anaplan)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither named (first choices: Cube, Datarails) (alternatives: Drivetrain, Limelight, Pigment, Vena)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: Datarails) (alternatives: Abacum, Cube, Lucanet xP&A, Mosaic, Vena)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: Datarails) (alternatives: Aleph, Centage Planning Maestro, Cube)

## What the models said about Workday Adaptive Planning

- "You generally want to avoid enterprise-grade tools (like Anaplan or Workday) which cost thousands per month." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "I'd recommend Workday Adaptive Planning if you want the best balance of usability, guided finance workflows, and solid scenario modeling" (Perplexity Sonar, paraphrase prompt, first choice)

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.