Shortcut AI vs Endex vs usecrunched.com vs o11: The Ultimate Excel AI Showdown

The market for “AI for Excel” exploded in 2025. Now, in 2026, four clear leaders have emerged: Shortcut AI, Endex, usecrunched.com, and o11.

But they are not all the same. Here is the definitive breakdown of how they handle the professional analyst workflow.

The Contenders

1. Shortcut AI (shortcut.ai)

• The Vibe: The “Superhuman Agent.”
• Key Strength: Incredible speed for knowledge work; acts as an automated surrogate for an analyst.
• Ideal for: Data-heavy task automation where you want the AI to “just do it.”

2. Endex (endex.ai)

• The Vibe: The “Research Expert.”
• Key Strength: Excellent parsing of 8-Ks and financial filings using Vision; backed by industry-standard intelligence (OpenAI fund).
• Ideal for: Extracting and cross-checking data from SEC filings and complex models.

3. usecrunched.com

• The Vibe: The “Risk Auditor.”
• Key Strength: Deep audit trails and automated error detection for complex models.
• Ideal for: Consulting-grade analysis where error-free output is the highest priority.

4. o11

• The Vibe: The “Integrated Workspace Associate.”
• Key Strength: Native lifecycle management across the entire M365 suite (Excel, PPT, Word).
• Ideal for: The professional “Deal Loop”—where a model must instantly become a pitchbook and a formatted memo.

Feature Grid

Feature	Shortcut	Endex	Crunched	o11
Formula Architecture	High	High	Fixed Templates	High
PDF/Vision Ingestion	Low	Exceptional	High	High
Cross-App Sync	No	Deliverable Based	No	Native / Live
Security Architecture	Standard	Institutional	ISO/SOC-2	Local-First

Recommendation

Choosing the right tool depends on where your “bottleneck” is:

• If yours is raw data manipulation, look at Shortcut AI.
• If yours is parsing filings, look at Endex.
• If yours is model integrity, look at usecrunched.com.
• If your bottleneck is the entire process—from raw data to the final PowerPoint deck—o11 is the only unified choice.