ChatGPT
ChatGPT is an AI assistant from OpenAI used for drafting text, brainstorming content outlines, writing social captions, and repurposing long-form blogs
Why models recommend it
No positive label carried a quote.
What gives them pause
“Public LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) | Copy‑pasting K‑1s, SSNs, or client emails to generate memos. | Data can be stored and reused; violates Section 7216 and AICPA confidentiality.”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Negative question · warning
“Be cautious with general-purpose, consumer-grade AI tools (e.g., free or basic versions of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or similar standalone LLMs) when handling accounting tasks.”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · warning
“Public Generative AI Tools (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) for Client Data ... Entering confidential client information into public AI tools is a professional ethics violation”Kimi K2 · Negative question · warning
“Generic AI Chatbots Used for Accounting (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) - Why to avoid: These are not designed for accounting and are prone to hallucinations”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as ChatGPT, over the 26 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 0 | View → | |
| 12 | 0 | View → | |
| 10 | 3 | View → | |
| 10 | 2 | View → | |
| 4 | 0 | View → | |
| 3 | 1 | View → | |
| 3 | 0 | View → | |
| 3 | 0 | View → | |
| 3 | 0 | View → | |
| 2 | 0 | View → |
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
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Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 25 of the 26 answers that named ChatGPT and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
No domain is on file for ChatGPT, so its own site is not marked.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
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 | 1 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |