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Best agent for spreadsheets & reporting

Cleaning data, building formulas, pivot tables and recurring reports.

Leader

Dominant lead

Claude Opus 5.5 (Excel)

Index

96

Lead

+5.0

% ahead

5.5%

over GPT-6 Astra.

Full ranking

Task index, 0 to 100. Bars are scaled to the field, so small gaps look small.

  1. 1
    Claude Opus 5.5 (Excel)
    96

    Explains every change it makes.

  2. 2
    GPT-6 Astra
    −5.091

    Strong formulas and analysis.

  3. 3
    Gemini in Sheets
    −9.087

    Built into Google Sheets.

  4. 4
    Microsoft Copilot in Excel
    −10.086

    Native Excel integration.

Key takeaways
  • 1Agents that edit real spreadsheets are now mainstream in Excel and Sheets.
  • 2Opus 5.5 and Astra lead on correct, auditable formulas.
  • 3Keep raw data separate from calculations.

Recommended setup

The AI built into your spreadsheet tool, backed by a frontier model, with a changes log.

Prompts that work

Report automation

Using the raw data tab, build a weekly report tab with: totals by {{dimension}}, week-over-week change, and a chart. Use formulas (no pasted values), document each formula in a notes column, and check totals match the raw data.

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