# Microsoft Excel with a Quality Template: 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/microsoft-excel-with-a-quality-template

## 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% | 21 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "My strongest recommendation for a limited budget: Start with #1 (Excel + CPA review)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Corporate tax provision)

## 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 Microsoft Excel with a Quality Template, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- capterra.ca: 1
- capterra.co.uk: 1
- capterra.com: 1
- gane.ai/index: 1
- getapp.com: 1
- getapp.com.au: 1
- onestream.com: 1
- pro.bloombergtax.com: 1
- softwareadvice.co.uk: 1
- softwareadvice.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://capterra.ca/directory/31560/corporate-tax/software: 1
- https://capterra.co.uk/alternatives/1049610/tax-provision: 1
- https://capterra.co.uk/directory/31560/corporate-tax/software: 1
- https://capterra.com/corporate-tax-software: 1
- https://capterra.com/p/10009412/Tax-Provision: 1
- https://capterra.com/p/10012418/Bloomberg-Tax-Provision: 1
- https://capterra.com/p/10027801/ONESOURCE-Tax-Provision: 1
- https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/tax/corporate-tax-provision: 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.