Zero of twelve models named Float first on the direct prompt; zero named Cash Flow Frog. Both were named by all twelve models and Float carries 27 labels and Cash Flow Frog 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
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; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the cash flow forecasting page.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Float and Cash Flow Frog were named in the same answer fifty-one times, of the 126 answers naming Float and the 63 naming Cash Flow Frog. In those answers Cash Flow Frog took the first choice eight times and Float eighteen.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | ||||||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | ||||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | ||||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | ||||||
| MiniMax M2.5 |
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid if: Your business has peaks/troughs (e.g., retail, tourism). Users call it "hopeless" without heavy manual tweaks.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“Float has been criticized for being "absolutely hopeless for seasonal business as it can only predict income based on the previous 3 months or manual guessing"a” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Some tools, like Float or Fluidly, may not be suitable for rapidly growing or contracting businesses” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“If I had to pick one best option for most budget-conscious small businesses, it would be Float” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“If you want live operational cash visibility, look at Float or Dryrun.” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative prompt · first choice
“the best value is usually Float if you use Xero or QuickBooks Online” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Use a dedicated tool like Float or Cash Flow Frog (published pricing, standard bank/accounting integrations)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“Choose Cash Flow Frog (~$33/mo) or Helm (~$32/mo) if you want a professional-grade, automated dashboard” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Cash Flow Frog (often ranked #1 overall for SMBs)” Grok 4.1 Fast · comparative prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.