Global payroll and employer of record · October 2026 Edition
Deel vs Remote People
Eleven of fourteen models named Deel first on the direct prompt; zero named Remote People. Deel was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Remote People by nine and Deel carries 64 labels and Remote People 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seventeen categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share30%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate23%9%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#6A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels6411A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Deel reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Remote was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Deel vs RemoFirst · Deel vs Rippling · Deel vs Papaya Global
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the global payroll and employer of record page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
DeelFirst choices, of fourteen modelsRemote People
Direct110
Paraphrase50
Comparative80
Budget-constrained026 against Deel
Scale-constrained00
Negative009 against Deel · 1 against Remote People
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Deel and Remote People stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Deel Remote People first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Deel on the left and Remote People on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Deel and Remote People stood in it.
Deel first, Remote People not the choice
11 of 14 modelsRemote People was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Deel alternatives: Multiplier, Oyster
GPT-5.4 miniDeel alternatives: G-P, Multiplier, Oyster, Rippling
Perplexity SonarDeel alternatives: RemoFirst, Remote, Rippling
Grok 4.1 FastDeel, Remote alternatives: Multiplier, RemoFirst, Rippling
Mistral SmallDeel alternatives: Acvian, Borderless AI, Boundless, Insperity, Safeguard Global
DeepSeek V4 FlashDeel alternatives: G-P, Oyster, Remote, Rippling
Qwen 3.7 FlashDeel, Remote, Safeguard Global
Kimi K2Deel alternatives: Multiplier, Papaya Global, Remote, Rippling
GLM 4.7 FlashXDeel, Papaya Global alternatives: Omni HR, Oyster, Remote, Rippling
GPT-6 LunaDeel alternatives: Papaya Global, Remote, Rippling
Muse Glimmer 30BDeel alternatives: Oyster, Remote
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashRippling alternatives: Deel, Papaya Global, Remote
Llama 4 MaverickSafeguard Global alternatives: Deel
MiniMax M2.5Multiplier alternatives: Deel, Papaya Global, Remote
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Deel leads by thirty-one points.
Deel33%#1 of 9Remote People2%#– of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
What the models said about Deel
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Highest Caution: Active Legal/Ethical Controversies ... Rippling sued Deel alleging corporate espionage” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Deel dominates the freelancer space but faces scrutiny regarding its EOR services for full-time employees... "billing shocks"...Avoid If: You need flexible, human-negotiated contract terms” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“I would put Deel in the "do extra diligence" bucket\u2014not because there's established evidence here of payroll failures, but because of its unusually contentious, ongoing litigation” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“repeatedly ranked among the leading EOR providers; it is described as strong for global hiring, compliance, payroll support, and centralized workforce management” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
“Deel – Best Overall ... If you want the best overall solution: Deel offers the most mature platform with the widest feature set.” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“Covers 150+ countries; strong in scalability, contractor management, and compliance. Often top-rated for speed and global reach.” Grok 4.1 Fast · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Remote People
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“some of those themes appearing around providers like Remote, G-P, RemotePeople, and some others” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · soft negative
“Remofirst and RemotePeople are generally considered the top Affordable Employer of Record (EOR) options in 2026.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Start with RemoFirst or RemotePeople for the lowest entry point” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · first choice
“Hire with Columbus, RemoFirst, or RemotePeople are also strong contenders.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · alternative
Also compared
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.