Insperity vs Paychex
Two of fourteen models named Insperity first on the direct prompt; one named Paychex. Insperity was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Paychex by seven and Insperity carries 35 labels and Paychex 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in six categories this edition.
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 PEO providers page.
By framing
InsperityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPaychex
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Insperity and Paychex were named in the same answer twenty times, of the 105 answers naming Insperity and the 98 naming Paychex. In those answers Paychex took the first choice two times and Insperity zero.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | | |
Insperity Paychex first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Insperity on the left and Paychex on the right.The direct prompt
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Insperity first, Paychex not the choice
1 of 14 modelsPaychex was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Insperity2%#6 of 8Paychex2%#7 of 8Paychex2%#5 of 8Insperity0%#7 of 8What the models said about Insperity
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid or approach with extreme caution: Any PEO without ESAC accreditation or IRS CPEO certification” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Insperity: Frustrations with slow support, unauthorized deductions, billing disputes, withholding records—mixed but recurring in DesignRush/BBB.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“Insperity is more expensive on the administrative side, with an average price of around $220 per employee per month” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · soft negative
“the most practical default choice is often Insperity if you want strategic HR support” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
“Peometrics/PEO Consulting: Insperity for mid-market HR; ADP for scale.” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice
“Top Recommendation: Insperity” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Paychex
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“A major drawback users mention with Paychex is issues with accurate time-tracking and payroll processing” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Best overall for midsize businesses: Paychex — multiple guides explicitly position it as a strong fit for midsize companies.” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
“SAFE BET: Stick to large, publicly traded PEOs (like Paychex, ADP TotalSource, Rippling)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“Paychex appears to be one of the more budget-friendly options for very small teams” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
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.