# Cube vs Prophix: which do AI models recommend for FP&A platforms, September 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, FP&A platforms. One of twelve models named Cube first on the direct prompt; zero named Prophix. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/planning/fpa-platforms/cube-vs-prophix/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cube | 8% | #6 of 16 | 8% | 37 | 12 of 12 |
| Prophix | 6% | #7 of 16 | 12% | 17 | 9 of 12 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Grok 4.1 Fast: cube first (first choices: Cube, Vena) (alternatives: Datarails, Pigment)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Planful) (alternatives: Pigment, Prophix, Vena)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: Planful, Vena) (alternatives: Cube, Datarails)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Drivetrain) (alternatives: Bob Finance, Cube, Planful)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: Planful) (alternatives: Aleph, Centage, Pigment, Prophix, Vena)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Datarails) (alternatives: Planful, Prophix, Vena)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Pigment) (alternatives: Aleph, Centage, Cube, Datarails, Planful, Prophix, Vena, Workday Adaptive Planning)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: Centage) (alternatives: Abacum, Aleph, Datarails, Workday Adaptive Planning)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: Pigment) (alternatives: Aleph, Centage, Workday Adaptive Planning)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Pigment) (alternatives: Aleph, Centage, Datarails, Workday Adaptive Planning)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: Pigment) (alternatives: Aleph, Centage, Workday Adaptive Planning)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Pigment) (alternatives: Aleph, Centage, Datarails, Workday Adaptive Planning)

## What the models said about Cube

- "Avoid pricier ones like Jirav (~$10K/year), Cube/Datarails ($1K+/month)" (Grok 4.1 Fast, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "you quickly hit "guardrails"... still prone to broken formulas, version-control friction, and performance lag" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt, soft negative)

## What the models said about Prophix

- "Prophix (slow performance, limited functionality, steep learning curve)" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "Be wary of mid-market tools (Centage, Datarails, Vena, Prophix) if you are a small business" (Mistral Small, negative prompt, soft negative)

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.