Edition 4 Finance Software Report
A category-by-category reading of all ten Edition 4 Finance markets, with Best Top 3 tables and separate Most Affordable, Easiest to Set Up, and Rising analysis.
The Edition 4 Finance Reading
This report covers all ten category-relative markets in Cooper's Edition 4 Finance software hub. The July 27–August 2, 2026 measurement records how ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity answer four separate questions: Best, Most Affordable, Easiest to Set Up, and Rising.
The hub contains 120 unique Best-ranked products, 892 cited pages from 470 source domains, and 2,581 Mentions across all four direct questions. Hub totals deduplicate products and evidence shared across categories, so they do not need to equal the sum of the ten category mastheads.
Best leadership changed in 4 of ten categories. Most Affordable changed in 9, Easiest to Set Up in 7, and Rising in 5. The different rates show why each answer needs its own ranking: movement in a price, setup, or emerging-product question does not alter Best.
How to Read This Report
Each category begins with one Best Top 3 table, then compares its result with the leaders in Most Affordable, Easiest to Set Up, and Rising. AIQ is a 1–100 category-relative recommendation-strength score within one question. Compare a product only inside the same category and direct scope; raw AIQ values from unrelated markets are not comparable.
The assistant positions show where a product ranked in that exact scope. A missing position means no category rank from that assistant in the measurement, not a rejection. Sources count distinct publisher domains and Mentions count verified product-page links, both accumulated across the week's four public questions. They describe the evidence footprint and do not cause rank.
Accounting
Open the complete Accounting Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  QuickBooks Online | 95 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 37 | 42 |
| 2 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 35 |
In Accounting, QuickBooks Online leads at Best AIQ 95. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, and #1 on Claude, with no category rank from Perplexity in this scope. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 37 Sources and 42 Mentions. Xero is second at Best AIQ 53. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 4 Sources and 6 Mentions.
Zoho Books is third at Best AIQ 30. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #4 on Gemini, #4 on Claude, and #4 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 31 Sources and 35 Mentions.
QuickBooks Online holds #1 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 100 to 95. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 37 Sources and 42 Mentions. Xero holds #2 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 50 to 53. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 4 Sources and 6 Mentions.
Zoho Books moves from #4 to #3 in Best, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 25 to 30. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 31 Sources and 35 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by 
Wave at category-relative AIQ 95. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, and #1 on Claude, with no category rank from Perplexity in this scope. Wave holds #1 in Most Affordable, while category-relative AIQ moves from 100 to 95. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 2 Sources and 3 Mentions. Best is led by QuickBooks Online; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Wave at category-relative AIQ 73. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Wave moves from #2 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 50 to 73. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 2 Sources and 3 Mentions. Best is led by QuickBooks Online; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by 
Puzzle at Rising AIQ 70. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #1 on Claude, with no category rank from Gemini and Perplexity in this scope. Puzzle moves from #3 to #1 in Rising, a 2-place gain, while Rising AIQ moves from 33 to 70. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 4 Sources and 5 Mentions. Best is led by QuickBooks Online; the two results answer separate questions.
Subscription Billing
Open the complete Subscription Billing Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 85 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 33 | |
| 2 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 42 | |
| 3 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 31 |
In Subscription Billing, Stripe Billing leads at Best AIQ 85. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 25 Sources and 33 Mentions.
Chargebee is second at Best AIQ 65. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 30 Sources and 42 Mentions.
Recurly is third at Best AIQ 27. It has assistant positions of #4 on ChatGPT, #4 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #3 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 24 Sources and 31 Mentions.
Stripe Billing moves from #2 to #1 in Best, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 71 to 85. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 25 Sources and 33 Mentions.
Chargebee moves from #1 to #2 in Best, a 1-place drop, while category-relative AIQ moves from 73 to 65. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 30 Sources and 42 Mentions.
Recurly holds #3 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 25 to 27. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 24 Sources and 31 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by Lago at category-relative AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope.
Lago moves from #16 to #1 in Most Affordable, a 15-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 3 to 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 1 Source and 3 Mentions. Best is led by
Stripe Billing; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Stripe Billing at category-relative AIQ 65. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #5 on Gemini, and #1 on Perplexity, with no category rank from Claude in this scope.
Stripe Billing holds #1 in Easiest to Set Up, while category-relative AIQ moves from 61 to 65. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 25 Sources and 33 Mentions. The same product also leads Best, but these remain separate answers to separate questions.
Rising is led by 
Metronome at Rising AIQ 85. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Metronome moves from #2 to #1 in Rising, a 1-place gain, while Rising AIQ moves from 36 to 85. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 7 Sources and 13 Mentions. Best is led by Stripe Billing; the two results answer separate questions.
Spend Management
Open the complete Spend Management Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 16 | |
| 3 |  Brex | 43 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
In Spend Management, Ramp leads at Best AIQ 80. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 2 Sources and 4 Mentions.
SAP Concur is second at Best AIQ 50. It has assistant positions of #6 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #9 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 15 Sources and 16 Mentions.
Brex is third at Best AIQ 43. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 5 Sources and 7 Mentions.
Ramp holds #1 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 88 to 80. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 2 Sources and 4 Mentions.
SAP Concur moves from #4 to #2 in Best, a 2-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 26 to 50. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 15 Sources and 16 Mentions.
Brex moves from #2 to #3 in Best, a 1-place drop, while category-relative AIQ moves from 45 to 43. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 5 Sources and 7 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by 
BILL at category-relative AIQ 97. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #3 on Perplexity. BILL moves from #2 to #1 in Most Affordable, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 70 to 97. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 14 Sources and 18 Mentions. Best is led by Ramp; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Expensify at category-relative AIQ 63. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #5 on Gemini, #7 on Claude, and #7 on Perplexity.
Expensify moves from #3 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 2-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 32 to 63. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 20 Sources and 21 Mentions. Best is led by
Ramp; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by Payhawk at Rising AIQ 63. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #7 on Gemini, #4 on Claude, and #7 on Perplexity.
Payhawk holds #1 in Rising, while Rising AIQ moves from 62 to 63. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 7 Sources and 11 Mentions. Best is led by
Ramp; the two results answer separate questions.
AP Automation
Open the complete AP Automation Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 34 | |
| 2 | BILL | 43 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 32 |
| 3 |  Stampli | 40 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 26 |
In AP Automation, Tipalti leads at Best AIQ 77. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #3 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 26 Sources and 34 Mentions.
BILL is second at Best AIQ 43. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #5 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 26 Sources and 32 Mentions. Stampli is third at Best AIQ 40. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #4 on Gemini, #4 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 18 Sources and 26 Mentions.
Tipalti moves from #2 to #1 in Best, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 70 to 77. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 26 Sources and 34 Mentions.
BILL moves from #1 to #2 in Best, a 1-place drop, while category-relative AIQ moves from 73 to 43. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 26 Sources and 32 Mentions. Stampli holds #3 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 41 to 40. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 18 Sources and 26 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by 
Melio at category-relative AIQ 56. It has assistant positions of #4 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Melio moves from #2 to #1 in Most Affordable, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 49 to 56. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 13 Sources and 16 Mentions. Best is led by Tipalti; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by 
Parsinto at category-relative AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope. Parsinto had no category rank in Edition 3 for Easiest to Set Up and enters Edition 4 at #1, with category-relative AIQ 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 1 Source and 1 Mention. Best is led by Tipalti; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by 
Nanonets at Rising AIQ 62. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #6 on Gemini, and #6 on Claude, with no category rank from Perplexity in this scope. Nanonets moves from #12 to #1 in Rising, a 11-place gain, while Rising AIQ moves from 7 to 62. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 5 Sources and 6 Mentions. Best is led by Tipalti; the two results answer separate questions.
Travel & Expense
Open the complete Travel & Expense Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 23 | |
| 2 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 24 | |
| 3 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | 10 | 13 |
In Travel & Expense, Navan leads at Best AIQ 80. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 15 Sources and 23 Mentions.
SAP Concur is second at Best AIQ 57. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #7 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 21 Sources and 24 Mentions.
Emburse is third at Best AIQ 29. It has assistant positions of #5 on ChatGPT, #9 on Gemini, and #1 on Claude, with no category rank from Perplexity in this scope. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 10 Sources and 13 Mentions.
Navan moves from #2 to #1 in Best, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 33 to 80. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 15 Sources and 23 Mentions.
SAP Concur moves from #1 to #2 in Best, a 1-place drop, while category-relative AIQ moves from 83 to 57. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 21 Sources and 24 Mentions.
Emburse moves from #9 to #3 in Best, a 6-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 14 to 29. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 10 Sources and 13 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by Ramp at category-relative AIQ 81. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, and #5 on Perplexity, with no category rank from Claude in this scope.
Ramp moves from #4 to #1 in Most Affordable, a 3-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 23 to 81. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 1 Source and 1 Mention. Best is led by
Navan; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Expensify at category-relative AIQ 87. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #10 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity.
Expensify holds #1 in Easiest to Set Up, while category-relative AIQ moves from 88 to 87. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 21 Sources and 25 Mentions. Best is led by
Navan; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by Navan at Rising AIQ 85. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, and #1 on Perplexity, with no category rank from Claude in this scope.
Navan holds #1 in Rising, while Rising AIQ moves from 100 to 85. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 15 Sources and 23 Mentions. The same product also leads Best, but these remain separate answers to separate questions.
FP&A
Open the complete FP&A Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Anaplan | 88 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 34 |
| 2 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 21 | |
| 3 |  Pigment | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 23 |
In FP&A, Anaplan leads at Best AIQ 88. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 24 Sources and 34 Mentions. Workday Adaptive Planning is second at Best AIQ 63. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 20 Sources and 21 Mentions.
Pigment is third at Best AIQ 31. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, #6 on Claude, and #3 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 17 Sources and 23 Mentions.
Anaplan holds #1 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 89 to 88. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 24 Sources and 34 Mentions. Workday Adaptive Planning holds #2 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 46 to 63. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 20 Sources and 21 Mentions.
Pigment holds #3 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 35 to 31. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 17 Sources and 23 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by LivePlan at category-relative AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope.
LivePlan had no category rank in Edition 3 for Most Affordable and enters Edition 4 at #1, with category-relative AIQ 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 1 Source and 1 Mention. Best is led by
Anaplan; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by 
Float at category-relative AIQ 58. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #6 on Claude, with no category rank from Gemini and Perplexity in this scope. Float moves from #7 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 6-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 15 to 58. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 2 Sources and 2 Mentions. Best is led by Anaplan; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by 
Drivetrain at Rising AIQ 58. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #5 on Claude, with no category rank from Gemini and Perplexity in this scope. Drivetrain moves from #2 to #1 in Rising, a 1-place gain, while Rising AIQ moves from 33 to 58. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 5 Sources and 7 Mentions. Best is led by Anaplan; the two results answer separate questions.
Sales Tax Compliance
Open the complete Sales Tax Compliance Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 49 | |
| 2 | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Anrok | 27 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 26 |
In Sales Tax Compliance, Avalara leads at Best AIQ 100. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 25 Sources and 49 Mentions.
Vertex O Series is second at Best AIQ 28. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 3 Sources and 3 Mentions.
Anrok is third at Best AIQ 27. It has assistant positions of #6 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #4 on Claude, and #3 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 12 Sources and 26 Mentions.
Avalara holds #1 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 83 to 100. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 25 Sources and 49 Mentions.
Vertex O Series had no category rank in Edition 3 for Best and enters Edition 4 at #2, with category-relative AIQ 28. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 3 Sources and 3 Mentions.
Anrok holds #3 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 42 to 27. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 12 Sources and 26 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by 
TaxCloud at category-relative AIQ 59. It has assistant positions of #4 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. TaxCloud moves from #3 to #1 in Most Affordable, a 2-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 44 to 59. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 11 Sources and 17 Mentions. Best is led by Avalara; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Stripe Tax at category-relative AIQ 78. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, and #1 on Claude, with no category rank from Perplexity in this scope.
Stripe Tax holds #1 in Easiest to Set Up, while category-relative AIQ moves from 69 to 78. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 12 Sources and 25 Mentions. Best is led by
Avalara; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by Anrok at Rising AIQ 100. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Anrok holds #1 in Rising, with Rising AIQ unchanged at 100. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 12 Sources and 26 Mentions. Best is led by Avalara; the two results answer separate questions.
Procurement
Open the complete Procurement Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 22 | 25 | |
| 2 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | 11 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Ivalua | 41 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 16 | 18 |
In Procurement, SAP Ariba leads at Best AIQ 70. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #1 on Claude, with no category rank from Gemini and Perplexity in this scope. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 22 Sources and 25 Mentions.
GEP SMART is second at Best AIQ 42. It has assistant positions of #4 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, and #5 on Claude, with no category rank from Perplexity in this scope. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 11 Sources and 12 Mentions.
Ivalua is third at Best AIQ 41. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, and #3 on Claude, with no category rank from Perplexity in this scope. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 16 Sources and 18 Mentions.
SAP Ariba holds #1 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 55 to 70. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 22 Sources and 25 Mentions.
GEP SMART moves from #5 to #2 in Best, a 3-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 19 to 42. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 11 Sources and 12 Mentions.
Ivalua moves from #2 to #3 in Best, a 1-place drop, while category-relative AIQ moves from 48 to 41. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 16 Sources and 18 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by Spendwise at category-relative AIQ 83. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, and #1 on Claude, with no category rank from Perplexity in this scope.
Spendwise moves from #12 to #1 in Most Affordable, a 11-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 7 to 83. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 3 Sources and 4 Mentions. Best is led by
SAP Ariba; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by 
Precoro at category-relative AIQ 76. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #4 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Precoro moves from #2 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 36 to 76. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 19 Sources and 23 Mentions. Best is led by SAP Ariba; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by 
Zip at Rising AIQ 88. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Zip holds #1 in Rising, while Rising AIQ moves from 75 to 88. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 2 Sources and 2 Mentions. Best is led by SAP Ariba; the two results answer separate questions.
Financial Close
Open the complete Financial Close Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 61 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | |
| 2 |  FloQast | 59 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 28 |
| 3 |  Trintech Cadency | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 |
In Financial Close, OneStream leads at Best AIQ 61. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #3 on Claude, and #4 on Perplexity, with no category rank from Gemini in this scope. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 12 Sources and 13 Mentions.
FloQast is second at Best AIQ 59. It has assistant positions of #4 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 21 Sources and 28 Mentions. Trintech Cadency is third at Best AIQ 28. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 3 Sources and 4 Mentions.
OneStream moves from #2 to #1 in Best, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 46 to 61. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 12 Sources and 13 Mentions.
FloQast moves from #1 to #2 in Best, a 1-place drop, while category-relative AIQ moves from 81 to 59. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 21 Sources and 28 Mentions. Trintech Cadency had no category rank in Edition 3 for Best and enters Edition 4 at #3, with category-relative AIQ 28. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 3 Sources and 4 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by 
Mayday at category-relative AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope. Mayday moves from #3 to #1 in Most Affordable, a 2-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 28 to 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 2 Sources and 3 Mentions. Best is led by OneStream; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Close-ify at category-relative AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope.
Close-ify had no category rank in Edition 3 for Easiest to Set Up and enters Edition 4 at #1, with category-relative AIQ 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 1 Source and 1 Mention. Best is led by
OneStream; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by 
Numeric at Rising AIQ 100. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Numeric holds #1 in Rising, while Rising AIQ moves from 75 to 100. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 9 Sources and 13 Mentions. Best is led by OneStream; the two results answer separate questions.
Equity Management
Open the complete Equity Management Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 50 | |
| 2 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 39 | |
| 3 |  Ledgy | 30 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 21 | 27 |
In Equity Management, Carta leads at Best AIQ 100. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 33 Sources and 50 Mentions.
Pulley is second at Best AIQ 50. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 23 Sources and 39 Mentions.
Ledgy is third at Best AIQ 30. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #4 on Gemini, and #3 on Claude, with no category rank from Perplexity in this scope. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 21 Sources and 27 Mentions.
Carta holds #1 in Best, with category-relative AIQ unchanged at 100. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 33 Sources and 50 Mentions.
Pulley moves from #3 to #2 in Best, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 32 to 50. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 23 Sources and 39 Mentions.
Ledgy moves from #4 to #3 in Best, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 30 to 30. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 21 Sources and 27 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by 
Mantle Equity at category-relative AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope. Mantle Equity had no category rank in Edition 3 for Most Affordable and enters Edition 4 at #1, with category-relative AIQ 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 2 Sources and 3 Mentions. Best is led by Carta; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by 
Tableicity at category-relative AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope. Tableicity had no category rank in Edition 3 for Easiest to Set Up and enters Edition 4 at #1, with category-relative AIQ 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 1 Source and 1 Mention. Best is led by Carta; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by Mantle Equity at Rising AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope. Mantle Equity had no category rank in Edition 3 for Rising and enters Edition 4 at #1, with Rising AIQ 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 2 Sources and 3 Mentions. Best is led by Carta; the two results answer separate questions.
What Changed Across Finance
The ten Best leaders are QuickBooks Online, Stripe Billing,
Ramp,
Tipalti,
Navan,
Anaplan, Avalara,
SAP Ariba,
OneStream, and
Carta. Among them, 7 have a Best rank from all four assistants, 2 from three, 1 from two, and 0 from one. Assistant breadth shows how widely a product appears inside its category; the individual positions above show whether those assistants agree.
Edition 4 records 9 changed Most Affordable leaders, 7 changed Easiest to Set Up leaders, and 5 changed Rising leaders across this hub. Those movements belong to their own questions and do not override the Best tables.
The Edition 4 Finance archive preserves all four direct rankings and the Sources & Mentions view. Continue with the Edition 4 Rising AIQ report, or review Cooper's methodology for the scoring and evidence rules.
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