Float vs Kyriba
Zero of twelve models named Float first on the direct prompt; zero named Kyriba. Float was named by twelve of the twelve models and Kyriba by ten and Float carries 27 labels and Kyriba 23, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in five categories 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.
By framing
FloatFirst choices, of twelve modelsKyriba
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Float and Kyriba were named in the same answer thirty-four times, of the 126 answers naming Float and the 221 naming Kyriba. In those answers Kyriba took the first choice seven times and Float four.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | | |
Float Kyriba first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Float on the left and Kyriba on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
9 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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.
By buyer segment
Kyriba35%#1 of 10Float0%#10 of 10What the models said about Float
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
What the models said about Kyriba
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“If you are a small business or a mid-market company, avoid these platforms.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
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.