Google Sheets vs Workday Adaptive Planning
Zero of fourteen models named Google Sheets first on the direct prompt; three named Workday Adaptive Planning. Google Sheets was named by nine of the fourteen models and Workday Adaptive Planning by ten and Google Sheets carries 10 labels and Workday Adaptive Planning 20, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in sixteen categories this edition.
Named in seven 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 financial modeling and scenario planning page.
By framing
Google SheetsFirst choices, of fourteen modelsWorkday Adaptive Planning
Every model, every framing
| 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 | |
Google Sheets Workday Adaptive Planning first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Google Sheets on the left and Workday Adaptive Planning on the right.The direct prompt
Workday Adaptive Planning first, Google Sheets not the choice
3 of 14 modelsGoogle Sheets was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
10 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Google Sheets22%#2 of 16Workday Adaptive Planning0%#15 of 16Google Sheets12%#3 of 11Workday Adaptive Planning9%#5 of 11Workday Adaptive Planning8%#2 of 11Google Sheets—not namedWhat the models said about Google Sheets
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“For a truly limited budget, Google Sheets or Excel remains the most cost-effective choice.” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Absolute limited budget → Excel/Google Sheets + free templates such as EasyFinancialModels” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“For a truly limited budget, start with Google Sheets or Excel with free templates” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Workday Adaptive Planning
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“Skip enterprise platforms like Anaplan, OneStream, Oracle EPM, or Workday Adaptive Planning” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
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.