# FreeTaxUSA: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/freetaxusa

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Corporate tax provision](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/tax/corporate-tax-provision/index.md) | 2% | 17 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "For the tightest budgets, FreeTaxUSA and TaxSlayer offer the most affordable options." (Claude Haiku 4.5, Corporate tax provision)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 FreeTaxUSA, from 15 of the 15 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- capterra.com: 10
- softwareadvice.com: 10
- fitsmallbusiness.com: 9
- quicken.com: 8
- getapp.com: 7
- cnbc.com: 6
- forbes.com: 5
- g2.com: 5
- softwareadvice.co.uk: 5
- business.org: 4

### Pages cited

- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/best-business-tax-software: 9
- https://quicken.com/blog/best-tax-preparation-and-compliance-tools-for-small-businesses-in-2026: 8
- https://capterra.com/corporate-tax-software: 7
- https://cnbc.com/select/best-tax-software-for-small-businesses: 6
- https://softwareadvice.com/corporate-tax: 6
- https://softwareadvice.com/corporate-tax/small-business: 6
- https://forbes.com/advisor/taxes/best-tax-software-small-business: 5
- https://softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4282/corporate-tax/software: 5

## In its own words

What FreeTaxUSA's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: FreeTaxUSA® - Free Online Tax Filing for Federal Returns (https://freetaxusa.com/)
- For: all tax situations (https://freetaxusa.com/)
- Price stated: Federal Tax Return $0.00; E-File $0.00; Customer support $0.00; Printable tax return $0.00; Tax extension $0.00; State Tax Return $15.99; Audit Defense $19.99; Pro Support $64.99 (https://freetaxusa.com/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://freetaxusa.com/)
- Free plan or trial: 100% free federal tax filing (https://freetaxusa.com/)
- Certifications: TRUSTe
- Customers named: Rocket Money®

## What it publishes

Every page freetaxusa.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 3624 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 19 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 508 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.