One of twelve models named Rippling first on the direct prompt; one named G-P. Rippling was named by twelve of the twelve models and G-P by nine and Rippling carries 33 labels and G-P 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in twenty-eight categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
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.
| 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 |
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.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“Rippling (for global payroll outside the US)... If you need true multi-country payroll, look elsewhere.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
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
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.