AI accounting assistants · November 2026 Edition
Rillet vs Vic.ai
Six of fourteen models named Rillet first on the direct prompt; one named Vic.ai. Rillet was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Vic.ai by fourteen and Rillet carries 18 labels and Vic.ai 33, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share21%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#6A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels1833A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Rillet reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Sage Intacct was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. Zoho Books vs Rillet · Zoho Books vs Vic.ai · Rillet vs Sage Intacct
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.
RilletFirst choices, of fourteen modelsVic.ai
Direct61
Paraphrase41
Comparative01
Budget-constrained002 against Vic.ai
Scale-constrained00
Negative00
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 Rillet 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 | | | |
Rillet Vic.ai first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Rillet on the left and Vic.ai on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Rillet and Vic.ai stood in it.
Rillet first, Vic.ai an alternative
6 of 14 modelsVic.ai was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Grok 4.20Rillet alternatives: Sage Intacct
Mistral SmallRillet, Sage Intacct alternatives: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
DeepSeek V4 FlashRillet alternatives: Digits, Zeni
Qwen 3.7 FlashRillet alternatives: Vic.ai, Zeni
Kimi K2Rillet alternatives: QuickBooks with AI, Ramp Accounting Agent, Sage Intacct
GLM 4.7 FlashXRillet alternatives: Booke AI, Docyt
Vic.ai first, Rillet not the choice
1 of 14 modelsRillet 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
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5DualEntry alternatives: Campfire, Rillet, Sage Intacct
GPT-5.4 miniIntuit Enterprise Suite, QuickBooks Online alternatives: BILL, Botkeeper, Campfire, Vic.ai
Perplexity SonarSage Intacct alternatives: Booke AI, Rillet, Vic.ai, Zeni
Llama 4 MaverickSage Intacct alternatives: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Rillet, Zeni
MiniMax M2.5QuickBooks Online alternatives: DualEntry, Netgain, Vic.ai
Muse Glimmer 30BSage Intacct alternatives: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Rillet
Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-6 LunaSage Intacct alternatives: Numeric, Oracle NetSuite
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
Rillet is not named for this buyer.
Vic.ai2%#8 of 16Rillet—not namedMid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Rillet leads at mid-market.
Rillet21%#2 of 15Vic.ai4%#6 of 15Enterprise
The order flips: Vic.ai leads at enterprise.
Vic.ai15%#1 of 13Rillet2%#6 of 13What the models said about Rillet
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Rillet leads the AI-native category for mid-sized firms, pairing a real-time general ledger with Aura AI agents” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“the strongest general recommendation is Rillet if you are willing to adopt an AI-native accounting platform” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best All-Around AI-Native Solution: Rillet ... frequently cited as the leader for mid-sized firms” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct 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.