# Bench: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 category by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/bench

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [AI accounting assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/accounting/ai-accounting-assistants/index.md) | 0% | 87 | 50% | 2 |

## And against it

- "premium services that include human bookkeepers — generally out of budget range" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, AI accounting assistants)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Bench, from 8 of the 8 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- gotofu.com: 4
- resources.rework.com: 4
- hellobooks.ai: 3
- intuit.com: 3
- toolradar.com: 3
- cellcog.ai: 2
- growthy.com: 2
- omidsaffari.com: 2
- startupowl.com: 2
- thedigitalmerchant.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://resources.rework.com/tools/ai-agents/best-ai-agents-for-bookkeeping-2026: 4
- https://hellobooks.ai/blog/best-ai-bookkeeping-software-for-small-business-in-united-states-what-to-automat: 3
- https://intuit.com/blog/innovative-thinking/best-ai-accounting-software-tools: 3
- https://toolradar.com/guides/best-ai-bookkeeping-tools: 3
- https://cellcog.ai/blog/best-ai-bookkeeping-software: 2
- https://gotofu.com/blog/best-ai-bookkeeping-software%20: 2
- https://growthy.com/blog/best-ai-bookkeeping-tools-2026: 2
- https://omidsaffari.com/blog/best-ai-accounting-software: 2

## In its own words

What Bench's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Online bookkeeping and tax for small businesses. (https://bench.co/)
- For: small businesses (https://bench.co/)
- Price stated: Simple, transparent pricing (https://bench.co/)
- Starting price: $199/mo (https://bench.co/)
- Free plan or trial: Get caught up for FREE (https://www.bench.co/pricing)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type I
- Customers named: Social Revelation Marketing, Cypress Capital, Goliath Consulting Group, LoadForge, Bria, Chez Realty

## What it publishes

Every page bench.co exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1716 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 752 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 61 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 40 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/finance.