# Abacum vs Kyriba: which do AI models recommend for cash flow forecasting, September 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, Cash flow forecasting. Two of twelve models named Abacum first on the direct prompt; zero named Kyriba. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/treasury/cash-flow-forecasting/abacum-vs-kyriba/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abacum | 4% | #6 of 14 | 6% | 17 | 11 of 12 |
| Kyriba | 2% | #8 of 14 | 22% | 23 | 10 of 12 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Perplexity Sonar: abacum first (first choices: Abacum, Drivetrain) (alternatives: Chaser, Cube, Vena)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: abacum first (first choices: Abacum) (alternatives: Centime, Chaser, Cube, Drivetrain)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Chaser, Drivetrain) (alternatives: Abacum, Upflow)
- Mistral Small: neither first, one named (first choices: Cube) (alternatives: Abacum, Chaser)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither first, one named (first choices: Cube) (alternatives: Abacum, Agicap, Chaser, GTreasury)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Chaser) (alternatives: Abacum, Phocas Software, Vena)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Chaser) (alternatives: Abacum, Drivetrain, Float, Futrli, Upflow)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named (first choices: Tesorio) (alternatives: Billtrust, Cube, Drivetrain)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Agicap) (alternatives: Cube, Float, Tesorio)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: Centime, Tesorio) (alternatives: Agicap, Cube, Mosaic, Trovata)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: Tesorio) (alternatives: Agicap, Chaser, Cube, Float)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Chaser) (alternatives: Cube, Tesorio)

## What the models said about Abacum

- "Abacum (not for enterprises)" (Grok 4.1 Fast, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Best overall for mid-market FP&A and scenario planning: Abacum" (Perplexity Sonar, direct prompt, first choice)
- "Abacum — Best overall for mid-market FP&A teams" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, direct prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Kyriba

- "If you are a small business or a mid-market company, avoid these platforms." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt, hard 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.