# Pleo: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 26 judge labels across 5 categories by 12 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/pleo

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Expense management](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/spend/expense-management/index.md) | 0% | 13 | 0% | 11 |
| [Spend management platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/spend/spend-management-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 25 | 22% | 9 |
| [Corporate cards](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/spend/corporate-cards/index.md) | 0% | 23 | 0% | 4 |
| [Accounts payable automation](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/spend/accounts-payable-automation/index.md) | 0% | 65 | 0% | 1 |
| [Global e-invoicing compliance](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/tax/global-e-invoicing-compliance/index.md) | 0% | 130 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Offers transparent, per-user pricing that scales down nicely. Often includes free tiers or trials." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Expense management)
- "If you are operating primarily in the UK or EU, Pleo and Spendesk are currently the leaders" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Expense management)
- "Prepaid or debit-based cards, limits tied to funds you load, no personal liability" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Corporate cards)
- "all have stronger customer support reputations in recent reviews" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Expense management)

## And against it

- "often market the software as free because they earn on interchange fees. Proceed with caution" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Spend management platfor)
- "these come up in G2 as names where support is a recurring complaint, so I'd be cautious" (GPT-5.4 mini, Spend management platfor)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Pleo, from 53 of the 56 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- resources.rework.com: 25
- spendesk.com: 24
- bill.com: 22
- g2.com: 22
- mindsprint.com: 16
- capterra.com: 14
- emburse.com: 13
- techrepublic.com: 13
- leadchangegroup.com: 12
- softwareadvice.com: 11

### Pages cited

- https://mindsprint.com/resources/blogs/spend-management-software: 15
- https://resources.rework.com/tools/spend-expense/best-expense-management-software-2026: 15
- https://bill.com/blog/best-spend-management-software: 13
- https://use.expensify.com/resource-center/guides/best-expense-management-software: 11
- https://albato.com/blog/publications/best-expense-management-software: 10
- https://spendesk.com/blog/best-expense-management-software: 10
- https://resources.rework.com/tools/spend-expense/best-spend-management-software-2026: 9
- https://bill.com/blog/best-expense-management-software: 8

## In its own words

What Pleo's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The business expenses solution that empowers your people to do more. (https://pleo.io/)
- For: businesses (https://pleo.io/)
- Price stated: Start: € 8 Per user / month; Build: € 14 Per user / month; Optimise: € 18 Per user / month (https://www.pleo.io/at/pricing)
- Starting price: € 8 (https://www.pleo.io/at/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Try for free (https://www.pleo.io/at/pricing)
- Integrations claimed: 15 (https://pleo.io/)
- Certifications: PSD2, PCI DSS
- Customers named: PodimoDK, BlinkistDE, SiliconNL, Planday, Techspace, Bataviastad Fashion Outlet, Budbee, SALT Amsterdam

## What it publishes

Every page pleo.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 4220 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 969 pages, 17 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-17
- case study: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 51 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-04-05
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-01
- report or ebook: 80 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 14 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-21
- template or tool: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-07
- podcast or video: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: New in pleo say hello to the pleo mcp https://blog.pleo.io/en/new-in-pleo-say-hello-to-the-pleo-mcp
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: New in pleo say hello to the pleo mcp https://blog.pleo.io/da/new-in-pleo-say-hello-to-the-pleo-mcp
- Recent: 2026-09-15 blog: The real reason your ai investment isnt paying off https://blog.pleo.io/da/en/the-real-reason-your-ai-investment-isnt-paying-off
- Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: Pleos mcp is live https://blog.pleo.io/en/pleos-mcp-is-live
- Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: Pleos onboarding gave portalone a faster close and full spend visibility https://blog.pleo.io/en/pleos-onboarding-gave-portalone-a-faster-close-and-full-spend-visibility
- Recent: 2026-09-08 blog: Ai at pleo https://blog.pleo.io/da/en/ai-at-pleo

## 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.