AI accounting assistants · November 2026 Edition
QuickBooks Online vs Vic.ai
Two of fourteen models named QuickBooks Online first on the direct prompt; one named Vic.ai. Both were named by all fourteen models and QuickBooks Online carries 39 labels and Vic.ai 33, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in twenty-three categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share6%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate18%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#6A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels3933A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, QuickBooks Online reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Rillet was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Zoho Books vs QuickBooks Online · Zoho Books vs Vic.ai · Rillet vs QuickBooks Online
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 AI accounting assistants page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
QuickBooks OnlineFirst choices, of fourteen modelsVic.ai
Direct211 against QuickBooks Online
Paraphrase012 against QuickBooks Online
Comparative51
Budget-constrained101 against QuickBooks Online · 2 against Vic.ai
Scale-constrained00
Negative103 against QuickBooks Online
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where QuickBooks Online and Vic.ai stood in it.
| 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 | | |
QuickBooks Online Vic.ai first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, QuickBooks Online on the left and Vic.ai on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where QuickBooks Online and Vic.ai stood in it.
QuickBooks Online first, Vic.ai an alternative
2 of 14 modelsVic.ai was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniIntuit Enterprise Suite, QuickBooks Online alternatives: BILL, Botkeeper, Campfire, Vic.ai
MiniMax M2.5QuickBooks Online alternatives: DualEntry, Netgain, Vic.ai
Vic.ai first, QuickBooks Online not the choice
1 of 14 modelsQuickBooks Online was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashVic.ai alternatives: Numeric, Ramp Accounting Agent, Stampli, Tabs, Trullion, Zone & Co
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Perplexity SonarSage Intacct alternatives: Booke AI, Rillet, Vic.ai, Zeni
Qwen 3.7 FlashRillet alternatives: Vic.ai, Zeni
Neither was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5DualEntry alternatives: Campfire, Rillet, Sage Intacct
Grok 4.20Rillet alternatives: Sage Intacct
Mistral SmallRillet, Sage Intacct alternatives: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
DeepSeek V4 FlashRillet alternatives: Digits, Zeni
Llama 4 MaverickSage Intacct alternatives: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Rillet, Zeni
Kimi K2Rillet alternatives: QuickBooks with AI, Ramp Accounting Agent, Sage Intacct
GLM 4.7 FlashXRillet alternatives: Booke AI, Docyt
GPT-6 LunaSage Intacct alternatives: Numeric, Oracle NetSuite
Muse Glimmer 30BSage Intacct alternatives: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Rillet
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
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
QuickBooks Online leads by twenty-two points.
QuickBooks Online24%#1 of 16Vic.ai2%#8 of 16Mid-marketThe figures above
QuickBooks Online leads by two points.
QuickBooks Online6%#4 of 15Vic.ai4%#6 of 15Enterprise
The order flips: Vic.ai leads at enterprise.
Vic.ai15%#1 of 13QuickBooks Online0%#13 of 13What the models said about QuickBooks Online
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“found it gave wrong or irrelevant answers on more than half of them ... users report no way to turn it off” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“If you want the most broad, integrated AI feature set for SMBs, QuickBooks currently stands out from the product pages I checked.” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Vic.ai
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“avoid expensive, fully managed AI bookkeeping services (like Zeni or Vic.ai, which cost $200–$500+ per month)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid purely free trials (like some from Botkeeper or Vic.ai) for ongoing use” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Best For: Mid-market companies with high invoice volume (1,000+ invoices/month) and multi-entity structures.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Start with a free trial based on your pain points (e.g., Vic.ai for AP headaches).” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Best for AP & Autonomous Invoice Processing: Vic.ai” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
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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.