# Excel-based checklists: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/excel-based-checklists

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Financial close management](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/accounting/financial-close-management/index.md) | 0% | 75 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Spreadsheet-heavy or manual tools (e.g., Excel-based checklists...): Common pitfalls: 88% of spreadsheets contain errors" (Grok 4.20, Financial close manageme)

## 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 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 Excel-based checklists, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- 6sigma.us: 1
- capterra.com: 1
- clappia.com: 1
- ey.com: 1
- research.isg-one.com: 1
- sap.com: 1
- softwareadvice.com: 1
- stacks.ai: 1
- tlm-software.com: 1
- trintech.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://6sigma.us/six-sigma-in-focus/risk-management-tools: 1
- https://capterra.com/p/153722/FloQast/reviews: 1
- https://clappia.com/blog/near-miss-report: 1
- https://ey.com/en_us/alliances/avoiding-pitfalls-in-the-financial-close-process: 1
- https://research.isg-one.com/analyst-perspectives/the-buyers-guides-for-financial-consolidation-and-close-classifies-and-rates-software-providers: 1
- https://research.isg-one.com/buyers-guide/office_of_finance/financial_close: 1
- https://sap.com/westbalkans/resources/financial-close-challenges: 1
- https://softwareadvice.com/financial-close: 1

## 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.