“Best tax software for self-employed”
Which brands do AI models actually recommend for this finance & insurance question? We re-run this regularly and track how the answers shift.
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Brands Detected
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Sources Cited
54 brands come up when 10 AI models answer “Best tax software for self-employed”. We re-run this prompt every few days with web search on across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, and Perplexity.
What AI models recommend
10 models queried · Last scanned Jun 15
Unanimous
10/10 models recommend TurboTax
ChatGPT
Claude
DeepSeek
Gemini
Grok
Perplexity| Brand | ChatGPT | Claude | DeepSeek | Ddeepseek-chat | Gemini | Ggemini-3-flash | Ggpt-5 | Grok | Ggrok-4-1-fast | Perplexity | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TurboTax | 10/10 | ||||||||||
 FreeTaxUSA | 9/10 | ||||||||||
 H&R Block | 9/10 | ||||||||||
 TaxSlayer | 7/10 | ||||||||||
 TurboTax Premium | 7/10 | ||||||||||
 Workers | 7/10 | ||||||||||
 Ease | 7/10 | ||||||||||
 Office | 7/10 | ||||||||||
 H&R Block Self-Employed | 6/10 | ||||||||||
 TaxSlayer Self-Employed | 6/10 | ||||||||||
 TaxAct | 5/10 | ||||||||||
 1099s | 5/10 | ||||||||||
 QuickBooks | 5/10 | ||||||||||
 Cash App Taxes | 4/10 | ||||||||||
 1099-NEC | 4/10 | ||||||||||
 TaxAct Self-Employed | 3/10 | ||||||||||
 crypto | 3/10 | ||||||||||
 Balance | 3/10 | ||||||||||
 CNBC | 3/10 | ||||||||||
 Investopedia | 3/10 | ||||||||||
 cnbc.com | 3/10 | ||||||||||
 investopedia.com | 3/10 | ||||||||||
 Intuit | 3/10 | ||||||||||
 CNET | 3/10 | ||||||||||
 Forbes | 3/10 | ||||||||||
 FreshBooks | 3/10 | ||||||||||
 forbes.com | 3/10 | ||||||||||
 Fully | 2/10 | ||||||||||
 Gold | 2/10 | ||||||||||
 OpenAI | 2/10 | ||||||||||
 Email | 2/10 | ||||||||||
 QuickBooks Self-Employed | 2/10 | ||||||||||
 cnet.com | 2/10 | ||||||||||
 Fidelity | 1/10 | ||||||||||
 PayPal | 1/10 | ||||||||||
 Stripe | 1/10 | ||||||||||
 Vanguard | 1/10 | ||||||||||
 Plain | 1/10 | ||||||||||
 1099-K | 1/10 | ||||||||||
 CNBC Select | 1/10 | ||||||||||
 Excel | 1/10 | ||||||||||
 FlyFin | 1/10 | ||||||||||
 W-2s | 1/10 | ||||||||||
 quickbooks.intuit.com | 1/10 | ||||||||||
 Uber | 1/10 | ||||||||||
 Spreadsheets | 1/10 | ||||||||||
 Wave | 1/10 | ||||||||||
 Android | 1/10 | ||||||||||
 Keeper | 1/10 | ||||||||||
 PCMag | 1/10 | ||||||||||
 PCMag Editors' Choice | 1/10 | ||||||||||
 Session | 1/10 | ||||||||||
 pcmag.com | 1/10 | ||||||||||
 Accurate | 1/10 |
Key Quotes
Claude“TaxSlayer Self-Employed Best for: Best overall value TaxSlayer provides all the essential functionality needed by most self-employed taxpayers at less than half the price of TurboTax.”
“- Integration: QuickBooks Self-Employed and FreshBooks combine accounting and tax services.”
DeepSeek“The key differences come down to price, support, and ease of use for more complex situations cnbc.com.”
“Best for Simple Freelancing: TaxSlayer Self-Employed TaxSlayer is the middle ground between FreeTaxUSA and TurboTax.”
Gemini“TurboTax Premium Best for Ease of Use, Automated Importing, and Live Support Federal Fee: $139 (Do-it-Yourself Premium) State Fee: $64 per state Live Expert Upgrades: $209 to $389+ (depending on the level of expert review/full service) If you have a complex self-employment sit…”
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