Two of fourteen models named BlackLine Transaction Matching first on the direct prompt; two named Numeric. BlackLine Transaction Matching was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Numeric by twelve and BlackLine Transaction Matching carries 53 labels and Numeric 27, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen 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 account reconciliation page.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, BlackLine Transaction Matching and Numeric were named in the same answer sixty-six times, of the 163 answers naming BlackLine Transaction Matching and the 207 naming Numeric. In those answers Numeric took the first choice five times and BlackLine Transaction Matching twenty-four.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.20 | ||||||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | ||||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | ||||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | ||||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B |
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.
“What to Avoid on a Budget - BlackLine ($50K+ per year) \u2014 enterprise-grade, way overkill” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid: Enterprise tools like Sage Intacct or full BlackLine unless your budget allows” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise platforms such as BlackLine, FloQast, and Trintech” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · hard negative
“Market leader in Financial Close Management... Look at FloQast (for speed/Excel-friendly workflows) or BlackLine (for enterprise scale and rigid internal controls).” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“BlackLine is the industry leader for high-volume, compliance-heavy reconciliation and is a leading enterprise reconciliation platform” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“BlackLine is considered the industry leader for high-volume, compliance-heavy reconciliation and is best for enterprises.” Llama 4 Maverick · comparative prompt · first choice
No label in this category carried a quote.
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.