# Claude: how AI models rank it, September 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 1 categories by 8 of 12 models. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/claude/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI accounting assistants | 0% | 78 | 100% | 10 |

## And against it

- "public, non-enterprise AI chatbots should never be used to run your books or research complex tax regulations" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, AI accounting assistants)
- "Avoid: Uploading client financial data directly into ChatGPT, Claude, or other general-purpose AI tools" (Kimi K2, AI accounting assistants)
- "free/public versions of ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini ... not designed for sensitive accounting data handling" (Perplexity Sonar, AI accounting assistants)
- "Free versions of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, etc." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, AI accounting assistants)

## Record

- Method: https://finance-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://finance-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, finance-ai-index.com.