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

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, FP&A platforms. Two of fourteen models named Planful first on the direct prompt; one named Centage. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/planning/fpa-platforms/planful-vs-centage/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planful | 20% | #1 of 18 | 18% | 60 | 14 of 14 |
| Centage | 4% | #7 of 18 | 6% | 16 | 8 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- GPT-5.4 mini: planful first (first choices: Planful) (alternatives: Pigment, Vena)
- Perplexity Sonar: planful first (first choices: Abacum, Planful) (alternatives: Vena, Workday Adaptive Planning)
- Mistral Small: centage first (first choices: Centage) (alternatives: Abacum, Drivetrain, Planful, Prophix, Vena)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Vena) (alternatives: Aleph, Bob Finance, Cube, Pigment, Planful)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Vena) (alternatives: Centage, Cube, Datarails, Planful)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Datarails, Drivetrain) (alternatives: Cube, Jirav, Planful, Prophix, Workday Adaptive Planning)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Vena) (alternatives: Aleph, Cube, Planful)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither first, one named (first choices: Abacum) (alternatives: Planful, Vena)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither first, one named (first choices: Pigment) (alternatives: Abacum, Aleph, Centage, Cube, Datarails, Planful, Vena)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named (first choices: Aleph, Cube) (alternatives: Pigment, Prophix, Workday Adaptive Planning)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: Cube) (alternatives: Aleph, Datarails, Drivetrain, Jirav, Vena)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: Abacum, Drivetrain) (alternatives: Cube, Vena)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Vena) (alternatives: Drivetrain, Parse)

## What the models said about Planful

- "Another enterprise-grade solution that may be unnecessarily complex and expensive for smaller teams." (Mistral Small, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "Planful, Pigment, and Oracle Essbase generated the most negative feedback overall" (Claude Haiku 4.5, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "should be avoided or approached with caution... 3. Planful" (Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt, hard negative)

## What the models said about Centage

- "Options to Avoid ... Centage — Starts around $1,750–$2,250/month" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "Centage: Ideal for mid-market finance teams with revenues between $25M and $500M." (Mistral Small, direct prompt, first choice)
- "Centage – purpose-built for your size range" (Kimi K2, scale prompt, first choice)
- "Centage and Jirav win at the small end, where the buyer actually gets a published price" (Muse Glimmer 30B, budget prompt, alternative)

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.