Requirement evaluated: Non-PO invoice routing: automatic GL coding suggestions based on vendor history and invoice description
For your 45% non-PO invoice volume (utilities, subscriptions, professional services, insurance), Airbase's Bill Payments module applies auto-categorization at the point of bill creation: OCR extracts line-level invoice data from a dedicated invoice inbox, and the system then uses a combination of deterministic rules, OCR, and generative AI to populate fields and recommend GL coding without requiring a purchase order as an anchor. …
Limitations: The auto-categorization mechanism is most clearly documented for bill pay and card transactions; how quickly the ML model stabilizes on accuracy for a net-new vendor population (such as your subcontractors and insurance carriers where you have limited transaction history at go-live) …