One of fourteen models named Avalara first on the direct prompt; one named OneStream Tax Provision. Avalara was named by eleven of the fourteen models and OneStream Tax Provision by nine and Avalara carries 19 labels and OneStream Tax Provision 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in one category 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 corporate tax provision page.
| 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 seven in this category shown.
“Avalara should generally not be treated as a primary ASC 740 provision tool” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · hard negative
“it's not primarily a corporate income tax compliance tool... it shouldn't be your primary income tax compliance system” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Cons: Primarily focused on indirect tax, not corporate income tax.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“I recommend Avalara as the top choice for comprehensive income tax compliance and related regulatory needs” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Avalara would be my primary recommendation because it specifically addresses B2B compliance needs” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE Tax Provision and Avalara are the top choices” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“OneStream Tax Provision | 9.1/10 | Consolidation-aligned workflows with repeatable reconciliation artifacts” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“OneStream Tax Provision is rated best overall and combines end-to-end provisioning workflow orchestration” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Best For: Companies already using OneStream for financial consolidation” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · alternative
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.