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

Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, FP&A platforms. Five of twelve models named Pigment first on the direct prompt; three named Planful. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/planning/fpa-platforms/pigment-vs-planful/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pigment | 15% | #2 of 16 | 16% | 38 | 12 of 12 |
| Planful | 10% | #4 of 16 | 11% | 36 | 11 of 12 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

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

## What the models said about Pigment

- "Avoid or be cautious about enterprise platforms (Anaplan, Workday Adaptive, Planful, Pigment)" (Mistral Small, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "What to avoid when budget is tight ... overkill for a budget-conscious company" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "Pigment and other enterprise platforms have pricing that "scales significantly with user count and data volume."" (MiniMax M2.5, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Pigment | Tech-forward mid-market, driver‑based modeling, rapid scenario analysis | Deep driver‑based modeling ... enterprise‑grade power on short implementation timelines" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, direct prompt, first choice)
- "Go with Pigment if you are forward-looking, have a modern finance team, and want a highly collaborative, visual, and agile scenario-planning tool." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, paraphrase prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Planful

- "Avoid or be cautious about enterprise platforms (Anaplan, Workday Adaptive, Planful, Pigment)" (Mistral Small, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "What to avoid when budget is tight ... overkill for a budget-conscious company" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "Currently one of the leaders in this space. Excellent balance between a robust backend and a user-friendly frontend" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, scale 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.