Use-case fit · Prompt 2 of 8 · July 2026

A real buyer question from the July 2026 snapshot, asked 3× to each of the three models. 9 answers recorded.

“Our finance team is drowning in spreadsheet models for budgeting and forecasting. What should we use?”

ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot

…I’d think about it: If you want something modern and relatively easy to roll out: Pigment – very flexible modeling, great UI, strong for fast-growing companies. Feels like “spreadsheets, but sane.” Anaplan – powerful and proven, especially for complex orgs, but heavier to implement and pricier. Planful or Vena – more structured, finance-friendly tools that still feel somewhat Excel-like. If your team is very…

Named across its answers: 1. Pigment2. Anaplan3. Planful4. Vena5. Adaptive Planning

Verbatim excerpt from one collected ChatGPT answer; formatting flattened, words untouched.

Anaplan leads on raw presence with a perfect 9-of-9 mention rate, but its average position of 4.7 and zero first-recommendation slots show the models treat it as a reliable safe pick rather than the standout answer. Mosaic matches that pattern closely at 8 of 9 mentions and an average position of 4.6, meaning neither brand has converted broad recognition into the pole position that drives buyer consideration most directly.

AI-generated read of the July 2026 measurements.

Who wins this question

Contested Consensus

All three models name Pigment, Anaplan, Mosaic and Cube on this question.

ChatGPT

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Gemini mentioned · first · avg. pos

Anaplan 623331888 9/9 · 1× first · #4.7

Mosaic 36564544 8/9 · never first · #4.6

Cube 59675333 8/9 · never first · #5.1

Pigment 2147846 7/9 · 1× first · #4.6

Planful 732443 6/9 · never first · #3.8

Adaptive Planning 5152 4/9 · 1× first · #3.3

Workday Adaptive Planning 2777 4/9 · never first · #5.8

Vena Solutions 111 3/9 · 3× first · #1

Datarails 222 3/9 · never first · #2

Jirav 465 3/9 · never first · #5

Vena 8410 3/9 · never first · #7.3

Power BI 6106 3/9 · never first · #7.3

Each square is one collected answer; the number is the brand's position in that answer. Lime = the very first recommendation. Unlinked brands were named by the models here but sit outside this category's published top 15 overall. Showing the top 12 of 29 brands named at least once. Never mentioned here: SAP Analytics Cloud, Causal.