# Excel templates: 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-templates

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Fixed asset accounting](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/accounting/fixed-asset-accounting/index.md) | 0% | 94 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "These work for minimal needs but require manual effort and lack automation." (Grok 4.20, Fixed asset accounting)

## 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 templates, from 2 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- aifundingtracker.com: 1
- ainative.studio: 1
- bevisible.app: 1
- blog.withmantle.com: 1
- cakeequity.com: 1
- capterra.ca: 1
- capterra.com: 1
- carta.com: 1
- cheqly.com: 1
- enteroverdrive.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://aifundingtracker.com/best-cap-table-management-software: 1
- https://ainative.studio/blog/best-cap-table-software-startups-2026: 1
- https://bevisible.app/recommendations/top-accounting-software-for-managing-fixed-assets: 1
- https://blog.withmantle.com/best-cap-table-management-software-2026: 1
- https://cakeequity.com/guides/pulley-alternatives: 1
- https://capterra.ca/directory/10026/fixed-asset-management/software: 1
- https://capterra.com/fixed-asset-management-software/s/small-businesses: 1
- https://carta.com/equity-management/launch: 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.