# FloQast vs AuditBoard: which do AI models recommend for internal controls, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Internal controls and SOX. Ten of fourteen models named FloQast first on the direct prompt; two named AuditBoard. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/tax/internal-controls-and-sox/floqast-vs-auditboard/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FloQast | 25% | #1 of 16 | 4% | 28 | 13 of 14 |
| AuditBoard | 12% | #2 of 16 | 24% | 33 | 14 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Mistral Small: both first (first choices: AuditBoard, FloQast) (alternatives: Complies.ai, Scytale)
- Perplexity Sonar: floqast first (first choices: FloQast) (alternatives: Netwrix Auditor, Optro, Scytale)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: floqast first (first choices: FloQast) (alternatives: AuditBoard, BlackLine)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: floqast first (first choices: FloQast) (alternatives: BlackLine, Hyperproof, Workiva)
- Llama 4 Maverick: floqast first (first choices: FloQast, Scytale)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: floqast first (first choices: FloQast) (alternatives: AuditBoard, Scytale)
- Kimi K2: floqast first (first choices: FloQast) (alternatives: Hyperproof, Onspring, Workiva)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: floqast first (first choices: FloQast) (alternatives: Hyperproof, NAVEX One, Onspring, Workiva)
- MiniMax M2.5: floqast first (first choices: FloQast) (alternatives: AuditBoard, Workiva)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: floqast first (first choices: FloQast) (alternatives: AuditBoard, HighRadius, Hyperproof, Onspring, Scytale)
- GPT-5.4 mini: auditboard first (first choices: AuditBoard) (alternatives: Vanta, Workiva)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (alternatives: BlackLine, FloQast, HighRadius, LogicGate Risk Cloud, Scytale)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Optro) (alternatives: FloQast, Pathlock, Scytale, Vanta, Workiva)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither first, one named (first choices: Optro) (alternatives: FloQast, Workiva)

## What the models said about FloQast

- "What to Avoid on a Budget - FloQast \u2014 from about $30,000/year" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "Start with FloQast if your SOX controls are embedded in your monthly financial close process and you want the fastest time-to-value" (Kimi K2, direct prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about AuditBoard

- "What to Avoid on a Budget - AuditBoard/Optro \u2014 custom pricing, typically enterprise-level" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "What I'd Avoid for a Mid-Sized B2B Company ... often overkill for mid-market companies" (Kimi K2, paraphrase prompt, hard negative)
- "AuditBoard and Workiva are excellent, but their public materials and category positioning are much more enterprise-oriented" (GPT-5.4 mini, budget prompt, soft negative)
- "Highly popular for mid-market and scaling pre-IPO/public companies. It is purpose-built for audit, incredibly user-friendly for control owners, and loved by external auditors." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, scale prompt, first choice)
- "Choose AuditBoard if your internal auditors are tired of spreadsheets and need a user-friendly tool to test controls." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, comparative prompt, first choice)
- "the undisputed gold standard for mid-market to enterprise teams managing internal audit, SOX compliance, and risk" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, paraphrase prompt, first choice)

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.