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Global payroll and employer of record · September 2026 Edition

Remote vs G-P

Three of twelve models named Remote first on the direct prompt; one named G-P. Remote was named by twelve of the twelve models and G-P by nine and Remote carries 51 labels and G-P 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Remote

accepted challenger

Named in nine categories this edition.

G-P

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share9%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate18%18%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#8A position in a field of 8; printed, not drawn.
Labels5111A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Remote reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Deel was named alongside these two in eleven of the twelve direct answers. Deel vs Remote · Deel vs G-P · Papaya Global vs Remote

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve 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 twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
RemoteFirst choices, of twelve modelsG-P
Direct311 against G-P
Paraphrase10
Comparative20
Budget-constrained005 against Remote
Scale-constrained00
Negative104 against Remote · 1 against G-P
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Remote and G-P were named in the same answer forty-one times, of the 222 answers naming Remote and the 48 naming G-P. In those answers G-P took the first choice seven times and Remote eight.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Remote and G-P stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Remote G-P first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Remote on the left and G-P on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Remote and G-P stood in it.

Remote first, G-P not the choice

3 of 12 modelsG-P was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Llama 4 MaverickDeel, Oyster, Remote alternatives: Multiplier
Qwen 3.7 FlashDeel, Oyster, Remote alternatives: Multiplier, Rippling
Kimi K2Deel, Remote alternatives: Oyster, Teamed

G-P first, Remote an alternative

1 of 12 modelsRemote was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GLM 4.7 FlashXG-P, Safeguard Global alternatives: Deel, Multiplier, Omni HR, Oyster, Papaya Global, Remote, Teamed, WorkMotion

Neither was the first choice, one was named

7 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Multiplier, Oyster alternatives: Deel, Remote, Velocity Global
GPT-5.4 miniDeel alternatives: Remote, Rippling
Gemini 3.5 FlashRippling alternatives: Deel, Papaya Global, Remote
Grok 4.1 FastDeel alternatives: Multiplier, Oyster, Remote, Rippling
Mistral SmallOyster alternatives: Deel, Remote
DeepSeek V4 FlashDeel alternatives: Oyster, Remote, Teamed
MiniMax M2.5Oyster alternatives: Atlas HXM, Deel, Multiplier, Remote

Neither was named

1 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Perplexity SonarTeamed alternatives: Safeguard Global

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
Remote leads by fourteen points.
Remote14%#3 of 7
G-P0%#– of 7
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Remote leads by seven points.
Remote9%#5 of 8
G-P2%#8 of 8
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Remote leads by two points.
Remote19%#1 of 10
G-P16%#3 of 10
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Remote

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“premium, all-in-one Employer of Record (EOR) providers like Deel, Remote, or Rippling ... these admin costs can quickly deplete your capital” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Recent reviews note partner dependency issues ... ask clearly about their fallback strategy in complex or restricted jurisdictions.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Inadequate customer support, slow response times, payment delays, missing features, high fees, unclear timelines” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“Choose Remote or Deel if: You want the fastest onboarding and the largest pool of available candidates/government relationships.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“The best employer of record for a mid-market B2B company is Oyster HR, Deel, or Remote” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“Remote, Deel, Papaya Global, and ADP are the safer, more reliable choices” Mistral Small · negative prompt · first choice

What the models said about G-P

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.

“G-P (180+ countries, typically $700\u2013900/mo) targets risk-averse enterprises... often overkill” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“G-P: ticket support slowness, premium pricing) but fewer red flags” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“For broad global coverage with compliance depth: Safeguard Global or Globalization Partners.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“Lower-risk: Providers with wholly owned local entities (e.g., Globalization Partners has 100+ owned entities)” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · alternative
“Safeguard Global and G-P focus on white-glove, strategic consulting” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative 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.